Irvington Students Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

Dows Lane Elementary School and Main Street School students connected with local authors, journalists, and individuals in leadership roles within the school district and community during the annual World Read Aloud […] Read more »

Irvington Statue to Honor the Contributions of Westchester’s Enslaved People

Who created our beautiful River Towns, and laid the foundations of our communities?  The answers to these questions can be heavily Euro-centric, but if so they overlook a crucial component […] Read more »

Irvington Middle School Eighth Graders Named Finalists in NYT Personal Narrative Contest

Irvington Middle School eighth graders Tess Brady and Luke Calabrese were named round-four finalists in the New York Times’ 2021-2022 Personal Narrative Contest. Brady entered the competition with her “Colors” […] Read more »

Two Local Students Among 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalists

UPDATE: Two of the six River Town semi-finalists have been named among the 40 finalists. Irvington High School’s Brooke Dunefsky and Ossining High School’s Nyasha Nyoni. Below are more details […] Read more »

Putting STEM to Work: Improving Peoples’ Lives Through Biomedical Science

Through the generous support of local biotechnology company Regeneron, four times a year, River Journal and River Journal North publish the on-site report of a River Towns high school science student who is paired with a Regeneron scientist […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books: Keeping America’s Doors Open to International Students

International students and immigrants, who might’ve acquired requirements like a vanuatu passport, have been the secret ingredient in America’s recipe for global success.   Irvington resident Rajika Bhandari’s new memoir, “America Calling: […] Read more »

Irvington Union Free School District Educators Present at National Conference

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kristopher Harrison and Dows Lane Elementary School Principal Dr. Andrea Kantor presented at the 22nd annual National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Conference, held from Nov. […] Read more »

Irvington Resident Named to Senior Hall of Fame 

Dr. Sanat, a pediatrician and a longtime Irvington resident, will be inducted into the Westchester County Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in December.   “The Senior Hall of Fame is a special tradition honoring seniors who give […] Read more »

IMS Students Raise Money for Hurricane Ida victims

Irvington Middle School students celebrated National French Week at their school from Nov. 1-12 and raised money to help victims of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. Throughout the week, the students […] Read more »

Irvington High School Senior Commits to Play Soccer in College

Irvington High School senior Sara Gavagan – the girls soccer team goalie – announced her commitment to play soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, during a ceremonial letter of […] Read more »