Irvington School District

March 2014 Education Roundup-Irvington

Ambitious Irvington School Budget The proposed budget from Irvington Superintendent Kristopher Harrison will see a tax rate increase of 3.942%, and a budget-to-budget increase of 4.39%. However, due to the […] Read more »
An in-progress student artwork by Rebecca Mesonjnik.

February 2014 Education Roundup – Irvington

Main Street School Welcomes Back a Familiar Face Current Irvington Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Human Resources, Dr. Raina Kor, will be returning to her former position of Principal of […] Read more »
Village of Irvington

Trustees Adopt Legislation that Addresses Irvington’s Affordable Housing Code

A public hearing was held on February 3rd. The Village had already adopted the Westchester County’s affordable housing law and put it in the code. It occurred to Board members […] Read more »
Rivertown Revelations 2014

2014 Rivertown Revelations-Irvington

What Your Village is Working On Irvington A few months back, the Building Department proposed some wide-ranging changes to the fee structure for various types of permits (building, plumbing, electrical). […] Read more »
Mayor Brian Smith, Bill Boeckelman, Debbie Elliot and Tim Sullivan at ribbon cutting

Celebrating a Refurbished Sunnyside Federal

Sunnyside Federal Savings & Loan has been serving the Rivertowns for over 80 years. Originally in 1930 Sunnyside transacted business in an unused room of law offices at 54 Main […] Read more »
Irvington Village seal

Doing More With Less…4 Village Governments – Irvington

Every year, the Villages in the Rivertowns do more with less as they stretch the taxpayer’s dollar further and further. Recently, the State-mandated 2% tax levy cap has squeezed the […] Read more »
Historic Irvington

Historic Irvington…

River Journal spoke with Andy Lyons, Co-Chairperson of Irvington’s Historic District Committee, about a letter that this publication received from Mayor Brian Smith, reaching out to residents and property owners […] Read more »
Immaculate Conception Pre-K

Spotlight on Immaculate Conception Pre-K

In the “home environment” setting, Immaculate Conception Pre-Kindergarten in Irvington prepares children for formal education using Montessori materials, according to Director Victor Presto. “We don’t consider ourselves a Montessori school,” […] Read more »
Red Barn Bakery Irvington

Spotlight on Red Barn Bakery in Irvington

As autumn begins our third Thanksgiving we are offering salted caramel apple pies, as well as the new mini, salted apple caramel crumb pies, our famous pumpkin chiffon and apple […] Read more »
Margaret Benedetto Assistant Principal

Irvington names New Assistant Principal for Dows Lane

Margaret C. Benedetto was named Dows Lane Assistant Principal on Aug. 5 replacing Deborah Marinello who held the position in a part-time capacity last year. In the administrative reorganization, Deborah […] Read more »