Time for New Year’s Financial Resolutions 

Many of us probably felt that 2020 lasted a long time. Now that 2021 is upon us, we can make a fresh start – and one way to do that […] Read more »

Irvington High School Senior to be Featured in National Photo Contest Exhibition

Irvington High School senior Jamie Kimura’s photograph, “Light,” was selected to be featured in Drexel University’s 2020 online photography contest exhibition, which received more than 2,100 images from 771 students […] Read more »

Putting STEM to Work – Learning the Critical Process of Preparing Drugs for Clinical Trial

Through the generous support of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, four times a year River Journal publishes the on-site report of a River Towns high school science student who is paired with a Regeneron scientist to experience what […] Read more »

Au Ciel Flowers & More in Irvington Opens Its Doors

Floral design company Au Ciel Flowers & More has grown into a highly curated lifestyle boutique of lovingly crafted items. It is owned by longtime Irvington floral designer Minoo Hersini, along […] Read more »

Dows Lane Elementary School students build houses for ‘The Three Little Pigs’

Inspired by “The Three Little Pigs” story, Dows Lane Elementary School kindergartners recently worked to design, build and test their own house structures. Equipped with popsicle sticks, glue and their […] Read more »

Author Inspires Main Street School Students to Keep Writing

Main Street School students, who read “Amal Unbound” as part of their Global School Read Aloud activities, connected with the book’s author, Aisha Saeed, during a virtual meeting on Dec. […] Read more »

Irvington Middle School students: ‘It’s going to be OK’

Irvington Middle School students celebrated National French Week at their school from Nov. 9-13 and raised $500 for Doctors without Borders. “Our theme this year was rainbows and the saying […] Read more »

Rock the Halls! Irvington Theater to Stream Concert of Holiday Hits

The city sidewalks may not be so busy this year, but there’s no place like home for the holidays! After a sold-out, in-person performance last season, Irvington Theater will stream […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books: From Corporate Ladder to Oprah’s Couch: A Leap of Faith 

Genevieve Piturro of Irvington was pursuing her dream of living like Mary Tyler Moore. She was a single, successful girl from Yonkers living the fast life in New York City and climbing the corporate ladder as […] Read more »

Irvington Resident’s English Language Nonprofit Grows to Reach 1500 Participants 

Innovative Program Builds Virtual Connections Between US Volunteers and Students Abroad  At first glance, Irvington resident Katerina Manoff is a typical parent, juggling the demands of online schooling, erratic sleep […] Read more »