A Ten…, With the Potential to be a Twenty

The intensity of the fire (started by lightning) that engulfed Hackley’s Goodhue Memorial Hall had not been seen in over 20 years according to 1st Assistant Chief Patrick Derivan. Read more »
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After 94 Years, A New Bridge For Irvington

It has provided passage for countless pedestrians destined for Matthiessen Park and other points on the Westside of the railroad tracks. It has borne the weight of cars and trucks […] Read more »
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Business Spotlight: Realtor Valerie Kopelman

By having a natural affinity for gardening, architecture, design and historical sites, the choice to become a realtor became increasingly clear to Valerie Kopelman when she moved to Tarrytown in […] Read more »

Making Good…, Irvington Board Addresses Taxes and Spending

At Irvington’s most recent Board of Trustees meeting the forty-five seat room was filled to capacity, and like a good Off-Broadway show there was standing room only which spilled outside. Read more »

From River Journal

This past February we wrote a story about a Tarrytown resident, Gisela Marin, whose daughter, Jessica Santos, was fatally shot the day before she was to return to college. Read more »
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Taxing Matters, Irvington Looks at Possible Relief

Consider the following. There are 9,600 taxing entities within the State of New York. There are 4,600 local governments that tax. New York has the distinction of being the highest […] Read more »
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Washington Irving Principal Resigns…, Cites Personal Need for Greater Pupil and Parent Interaction

For the better part of 5 years Zbynek Gold has been the principal of Washington Irving Intermediate School in Tarrytown. Mr. Gold and Assistant Principal Rachel Gonzalez have been team […] Read more »
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Duplication of Services, Can Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown Continue to Afford Them?

The vexation of taxation is given lip service year round and becomes profane this time of the year when the first of three (County & Town, Village and School) tax […] Read more »

Irvington’s Citizen’s Budget Committee, A Matter of Dollars and Sense

When this publication first interviewed Trustee Erin Malloy last fall, she labeled taxes as one of her principal concerns for the residents of Irvington. Read more »

From River Journal, Artificial Turf or Artificial Promise?

Call it coincidence; call it timing. Regardless, several articles in this issue deal with one of the two certainties in life — taxes. It is refreshing to learn about the […] Read more »