Students and Families Beautify Garden at Dows Lane Elementary School 

A group of Dows Lane Elementary School students and their families worked diligently to revive their school garden by pulling weeds, turning the soil and planting seeds during Garden Community […] Read more »

Dows Lane Elementary School Second Graders Bring Fables to Life 

Dows Lane Elementary School second graders, who have been reading Aesop’s fables, brought literature to life through a creative and authentic learning experience. Students wrote their own scripts for selected fables before performing the tales in front […] Read more »

Irvington High School and Middle School Chamber Ensemble and Jazz Band Students Perform at Annual IEF Gala 

Talented members of Irvington’s high school Chamber Ensemble and middle school Jazz Band performed at the annual Irvington Education Foundation Gala held at the Ardsley Country Club on March 23.   The Chamber […] Read more »

Main Street School Students Welcome Best-Selling I Survived Author

Students and faculty at Main Street School welcomed Lauren Tarshis, a New York Times best-selling author, for a special visit on April 9. Known to students as the author of the wildly popular I […] Read more »

League of Women Voters of Westchester to Hold Media and Politics Workshop

The League of Women Voters of Westchester (LWVW) will hold a workshop on Media and Politics on May 18th at the Irvington Public Library at 2pm. Free and open to […] Read more »
Synchronicity, Pit Stop Players

From Irvington School Band to Broadway and Beyond

When Garah and Greg Landes were growing up in Irvington, performing on Broadway and Lincoln Center were far from their thoughts. They were just kids attending the Main Street School […] Read more »
Antonio Alvarez and his paintings

Irvington Artist Donates Collection of His Work to Decorate Lifting Up Westchester’s Men’s Shelter

Antonio Alvarez, a long-time resident of Irvington, recently donated two dozen of his works on canvas and wood paneling to Lifting Up Westchester for use in decorating its Open Arms […] Read more »

Main Street School Custodian Named Finalist in National Contest

Angel Aviles, a custodian at Main Street School, has been named a finalist in a nationwide Custodian of the Year contest, which is sponsored by Cintas Corp. He is one […] Read more »

Speaker Inspires Irvington Middle School Students to Believe in Themselves

Sixth- through eighth-graders welcomed motivational speaker Shaun Derik to their school on February 28 for a special presentation, “Use Your Inside Voices.” A metaphor for listening to one’s voice within, Derik used music, humor and […] Read more »

Fortnite: Why are Parents Worried about this Video Game Craze? 

The outcry of violence in video games has existed nearly as long as video games themselves. Going all the way back to 1976, public outcry caused a game called Death Race to […] Read more »