Albany State Capitol Building

Will State Aid Cuts Hurt Schools in Irvington and the Tarrytowns?

When Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the first on-time state budget in five years, Albany watchers and many average New Yorkers alike praised lawmakers for avoiding the dysfunction that made last […] Read more »

Family Volunteer Day in Douglas Park

In 2009, many residents of the Webber Park community noticed the continued degradation of the Douglas Park playground and decided to take action. While the surrounding areas of the park […] Read more »

Annual St. Barnabas Thrift Sale – A Proud Tradition

The annual Thrift Sale at the Church of St. Barnabas in Irvington has been a community fixture for many, many years.  In 1875 the second rector of St. Barnabas, Dr. […] Read more »

Decorating With & Caring For Antiques

Antique furniture can work in any style of home, with any style of decor.  Whether you live in a contemporary ranch with an open floor-plan, a center-entrance colonial, or a […] Read more »

Archiving the Children

Each and every day after school, I unload my kids’ backpacks. I check to see what food drive, conference or school trip we have forgotten, empty out the crumbs, notice […] Read more »

Summer Camp at Tarrytown Nursery School

Spring is here and that means that summer is right around the corner. The teachers at Tarrytown Nursery school know how they’ll be spending their summer – at TTNS’s annual […] Read more »

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 »
Tarrytown Music Hall

125th Anniversary Season Gala at Music Hall

Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti, County Board of Legislators Chairman Kenneth Jenkins,  NYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett,  presented Björn Olsson, Executive Director of the […] Read more »

Filet O Fish Really Isn’t A Healthy Alternative… Despite a Really Big Banner!

$3 for a bag of fried fish. (And only 760 calories). Roughly speaking, this was a banner I noticed flapping in the breeze over a McDonald’s establishment the other day. […] Read more »
Master Yoo

A Warm Farewell….Master Kim to Return to South Korea

When 5th degree black belt, Master Juhee Kim, arrived in the United States 1 ½ years ago she could not have predicted that her experience at Yoo’s Martial Arts in […] Read more »