Albany Capital building

Unfunded Mandates Crushing School Districts

Our school districts are facing financial hurdles of a magnitude never seen before. This is not the direct fault of school boards, administrators, teachers, local communities, or anyone else. It […] Read more »

Decorating Children

The Powers That Be (Madison Avenue, Illuminati, librarians, take your pick) decree that the Christmas season begins the instant your stomach digests the Thanksgiving turkey. Personally, I like to wait […] Read more »

Parents & Administrators Respond to “No Child Left Behind” Test Results

When the results of the 2011 round of No Child Left Behind – mandated testing for grades 3-8 are officially released later this year, the Union Free School District of […] Read more »

Parents & Administrators Respond to “No Child Left Behind” Test Results

When the results of the 2011 round of No Child Left Behind – mandated testing for grades 3-8 are officially released later this year, the Union Free School District of […] Read more »

Tarrytown Ink

At the Tarrytown Village Board Meeting of Monday, October 3rd, the Board voted 5-1 to approve legislation to allow a tattoo parlor to open within the Village.  Since the decision […] Read more »

It’s a Wonderful Village. Irvington Community Comes to Village Rec Department’s Rescue

Joe Archino can be forgiven if he’s feeling like George Bailey at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life. The Irvington Superintendent of Recreation and Parks was staring at a […] Read more »

Fear of Puberty

Puberty. The very word can send a parent running to the hills in terror. Puberty is the unholy gateway to adolescence. According to whispered stories told by shell-shocked parents behind  […] Read more »

It Took A Village Community Support Brings New Nature Center to Irvington

On top of Irvington’s Mountain Road, next door to what was once the Village dump, a new building is being erected that is a testament to the perseverance and drive […] Read more »
Robert J. Roelle, Ed.D.

Making a Mark in One Year Irvington’s Interim School Superintendent

With the unexpected retirement of Superintendent Kathleen Matusiak, the Irvington Union Free School District finds itself in a period of transition. In August, to help the district through this transition, […] Read more »
Dr. Debbie Hand, W.I. School Principal

New Leadership Coming to Washington Irving School

With regime change all the rage in the world right now, it was only a matter of time before it struck here in the Rivertowns. The leadership of Dr. Bill […] Read more »