Fortnite: Why are Parents Worried about this Video Game Craze? 

The outcry of violence in video games has existed nearly as long as video games themselves. Going all the way back to 1976, public outcry caused a game called Death Race to […] Read more »

Local Group Takes on Teens’ Biggest Addiction: Their Phones

It’s no secret the youth of America are spending more and more time on smartphones. What’s becoming clearer, though, is the harm phones are causing them. As mothers, and smartphones […] Read more »

Irvington Main Street School Names Geography Bee champion

Main Street School held its 10th annual Geography Bee competition on March 6, when a group of 15 fourth-graders and 15 fifth-graders answered questions covering all facets of geography worldwide.  […] Read more »

Scientists of Tomorrow: Irvington HS Science Research Students Earn Top Spots at Symposium 

Thirteen members of the Irvington High School Science Research program presented their research projects at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, held at John Jay High School on February 9. The program provides students […] Read more »

Great Saw Mill River Cleanup Set For this Weekend

The 10th annual Great Saw Mill River Cleanup will be held on April 13th and 14th from 10 am to 1pm at 8 locations along the waterway from Yonkers to […] Read more »

Who You Gonna Call? Pothole Killer! 

What’s more annoying than driving around Westchester and feeling that shock of hitting a massive pothole that you’re sure wasn’t even there yesterday? Like snow, freezing temperatures and school closings, […] Read more »

Irvington Middle School Names Geography Bee Champion

Ten finalists – students in grades six through eight – waged a spirited competition answering questions covering all facets of geography in the U.S. and the world before an audience […] Read more »

Prominent Guests Help Irvington Students Spread Kindness on World Read Aloud Day

With the common theme of ‘kindness’ for this year’s World Read Aloud Day, students at Dows Lane Elementary School and Main Street School welcomed prominent members of the community as […] Read more »

Irvington High School Students Earn Medals at Science Olympiad

Twelve members of the Irvington High School Science Olympiad Club earned multiple medals when they competed at the annual regional Science Olympiad, held at Byram Hills High School on February […] Read more »

Irvington Middle School Eighth-Graders Build Models of Washington, D.C. Buildings

Irvington Middle School eighth-graders became ‘architects,’ creating a three-dimensional map of Washington, D.C., complete with nearly 40 proportional models of iconic buildings in the nation’s capital. Using cardboard boxes and […] Read more »