Briarcliff High School Class of 2012

Briarcliff High School Graduation

For a final time, all 152 members of the Briarcliff High School Class of 2012 met on June 21st, clad in caps, gowns, sashes, and cords. Graduation day had arrived, […] Read more »
Sunnyside Federal logo Irvington NY

A Bit of Sunshine…Irvington’s Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Named One of the Safest Banks in America

Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan has just been named one of the 359 safest banks in America out of more than 7,300 banks in a recent study conducted by financial […] Read more »

Memorial Day Parade 2012

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Mayor Brian Smith Irvington New York

Shouldering Responsibility…A Mayor Reflects

Starting your second year in office, what has surprised you?  What have you learned? Much of the job of Mayor of Irvington was what I expected: dealing with residents’ issues, […] Read more »

America’s “Grandest Mansion”’ is Right Down the Block

Budget Travel Online recently named Kykuit, the six-story stone house and rolling hilltop estate that served as home to four generations of Rockefellers, as #1 on its list of “America’s […] Read more »
briarcliff schools reduced budget

Briarcliff-More Tightening and Another Reduced Budget

On Monday, April 16th, the Board of Education for the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District adopted the proposed budget, submitted by Superintendent Neal Miller, of $47,650,000 for the upcoming […] Read more »
Tarrytowns-Under the Cap and Doing More with Less

Tarrytowns-Under the Cap and Doing More With Less

On the evening of April 24th, the Board of Education for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns was scheduled to adopt a budget of $66,827,609. The budget will be put […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s EF International Academy

Perching upon a quaint tree-lined hill overlooking the Hudson River is one of the most prestigious international college preparatory schools in the country. And chances are good you’ve never heard […] Read more »

In the Fight Against Bullying… Irvington School District Leads the Way

The statistics are shocking:  Nationwide, 1 in 3 kids is bullied and 1 in 5 admits to being a bully. Read more »
The Good High School

The Good School – Sleepy Hollow to Serve as Model

In the early 1980s, Harvard Professor and Sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot published The Good High School, which helped usher in a new paradigm in public education. Read more »