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 »

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 »

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 »

A Bridge to Nowhere

The big New York State transportation agencies are saying that we need a new larger bridge, a train and bus line, and two major bus depots in Tarrytown. Before we […] Read more »

Irvington School Tax

To the Editor: I am a frustrated and agitated Irvington school taxpayer. The school tax bill recently arrived and I thought what a huge price I pay to educate the […] Read more »

Kudos for Tappan Zee Bridge Cover Story

Kudos to Henry Steiner for his compelling article [Summer 2010 Issue] about the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. His concerns really hit home for us. Here’s why. About three years […] Read more »

From River Journal – Besides “Not Guilty” What Does the Verdict Reflect?

On Tuesday, July 20 in the trial, The United States versus Quinoy, Judge Kenneth M. Karas delivered the charges to the jury in White Plains and deliberations began. Read more »