U.S. News & World Report has come out with its 2024 rankings of public high schools, and four rivertown schools have made the top four percent of the nearly 18,000 schools the magazine considered. At the top of the local list... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— When residents head to the polls May 21 to vote on the annual school budgets, they will also get to choose the individuals who volunteer their time and make critical decisions for students and the school dis... More »
By Shana Liebman– On May 8th, the annual Westchester Tennis Ladder (WTL) will launch its fifth season, this time with a new women-only doubles ladder. Over 300 players competed in last season’s coed ladders (Advanced and Inte... More »
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By Barrett Seaman— Over the course of a few hours on Thursday, April 25, the President of the United States came and left Irvington, a village of 6,652 on the banks of the Hudson River. It was unrealistic to think that a drop-by at a private fundraising event ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— President Biden is coming to Irvington. That’s exciting—at least to local Democrats, some of whom are forking over four- and even five-figure checks to be at a private fundraiser this Thursday, the 25th. That’s also exciting for lots of Irvi... More »
U.S. News & World Report has come out with its 2024 rankings of public high schools, and four rivertown schools have made the top four percent of the nearly 18,000 schools the magazine considered. At the top of the local list is Irvington High School, which wa... More »
WRITER’S BLOCK…OF CLAY: The pleasure, pain and Play-Doh of creating By Krista Madsen– There have been times in my writing life—memorable, magical, rare—when the words just seemed to flow from my fingertips. Writing, for me, isn’t a brain exercise so much as so... More »
By Kris DiLorenzo– Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, and Ardsley — All over the world, young people are leading the fight against climate change. Sweden’s Greta Thunberg may be the most famous representative of this movement, but Rivertowns students of all ages... More »
LAND OF AMBIGUOUS LOSS: Make a left after crossing the Uncanny Valley By Krista Madsen– When a robot—perhaps crafted to resemble a human—dares veer too uncomfortably close to anthropomorphic, we humans supposedly tend to get hit with a queasy squeamishness/r... More »
By Shana Liebman– On May 8th, the annual Westchester Tennis Ladder (WTL) will launch its fifth season, this time with a new women-only doubles ladder. Over 300 players competed in last season’s coed ladders (Advanced and Intermediate), but this season (May 8-A... More »
LAND OF AMBIGUOUS LOSS: Make a left after crossing the Uncanny Valley By Krista Madsen– When a robot—perhaps crafted to resemble a human—dares veer too uncomfortably close to anthropomorphic, we humans supposedly tend to get hit with a queasy squeamishness/r... More »
Free Bee Line Bus Trips Available with Student ID Prom season is almost upon on. But prom costs can make it hard or even impossible for many students to participate in this annual rite of passage with their peers. That’s why Westchester County is proud to par... More »
The just approved New York state budget includes a payroll tax credit for local news outlets. With the passage of this bill NYS is the first state in the nation that is incentivizing the hiring and retaining of local journalists. The passage of the budget co... More »
AGNES M. SINKÓ (1941-2024) passed away on March 2. She was one of seven children, grew up in Irvington, NY, and lived and worked in the New York City area for most of her life. She married Josef Sinkó (deceased 2023) in 1966 and brought her in-laws to live wi... More »
By W.B. King– On November 16, 1944, 37-year-old Helen Ray Fowler was seated in “Old Sparky” in Sing Sing prison, facing her fate for committing the murder of a “hotheaded” boarder, George Knight, in the red light district of Niagara Falls. When the “crackling”... More »