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 »

Unofficial Results of Village Elections in Irvington, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor

As of 9:45 pm on Tuesday, March 20, the following unofficial results of local elections in Irvington, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor are as follows. Read more »

Irvington Leads The Way

In preparation for New York State’s “Dignity for All Students Act” which goes into effect July 1, 2012,  the Irvington Diversity Foundation, Inc. (IDF) presents “Come Together…Irvington Talent Rocks” on […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Track and Field Athlete is Runner-Up NYS Champion

Congratulations to Sleepy Hollow High School Track and Field athlete, Gillian Berger! Gillian is the runner up New York State Champion in the triple jump, as well as the seventeenth […] Read more »