Irvington Schools Budget

Our audited financial statements show that we are spending close to $30K per pupil. Thirty thousand dollars is the cost of tuition at a private school – and far more […] Read more »

Our Deepest Sympathies & Commitment to Safety

March 18, 2011 To the Editor, Entergy Corporation and its employees express their deepest sympathies to the people of Japan during this difficult time. Entergy’s nuclear employees are closely monitoring […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Election 2011

Letter from Philipse Manor residents to neighbors in Philipse Manor, Sleepy Hollow Manor, and Kendal on Hudson. Click here to read the letter in PDF format Read more »

Further thoughts on Tax Certioraris

Dear Editor, I enjoyed Arnold Thiesfeldt’s recent article on Tax Certioraris. Allow me to add some further thoughts.  Many mistakenly assume that successfully grieving their Village of Tarrytown assessment will […] Read more »

Irvington School Curriculum Position

To the Editor: Recently, Irvington’s Board of Education voted (3-1-1 abstention) to advertise a curriculum position in Irvington.  Those who voted yes or abstained noted that sound budget decisions are […] Read more »

The Proposed Waterfront Rezoning Should Not Be Approved

As it promotes the proposed zoning scheme for our waterfront, the Irvington Village Board claims that it is fulfilling the mandate of the 2003 Village Comprehensive Plan. Yet, while the […] Read more »

Irvington PTSA and The Race to Nowhere

To The Editor: Thank you to the Irvington PTSA for showing The Race To Nowhere last week to a large crowd.. It’s about our culture of overscheduled and overachieving families […] Read more »

Irvington Cannot Sustain Double Digit Tax Increases

To maintain the excellence of our school district we need to at least keep our budget on a same level. The budget does not even include the health care cost […] Read more »

Irvington is the “Best Place to Live” in Westchester

The Village of Irvington wants to capitalize on its October 2010 designation by “Westchester Magazine” as the best place to live in Westchester County. Mr. Marty Ketels from Westchester Magazine […] Read more »

Covering Healthcare for Retirees

Recently our newspapers carried stories about the $200 billion New Yorkers owe to cover healthcare for public sector retirees over the upcoming decades. Here is the situation in the Irvington […] Read more »