By Barrett Seaman Now, Irvington and Tarrytown residents can manage even their garbage and recycling on their home computers or cell phones. The respective village DPW departments, working in conjunction with Sustainable Westchester, an environmental collabora... More »
by Barrett Seaman – All around the smooth, silent stones that lie beneath young trees in Irvington’s Scenic Hudson Park, children play, mothers push strollers, basketballs thump on the Bobby Speisman court and motorboats roar past on the nearby river. There a... More »
by Barrett Seaman – Consistent with its Updated Comprehensive Plan, which was approved last year, the Village of Irvington is poised to rezone a stretch of North Broadway, from Strawberry Lane northward to Sunnyside Lane on the Tarrytown border. For years, th... More »
by Katherine Cain – Last month, the Irvington Board of Trustees approved the budget for updating Matthiessen Park, with construction likely to start next spring. The biggest changes to the park will be modernizing the playground to include three age-appropria... More »
By Barrett Seaman The Martucci Reading Room of the Irvington Public Library was packed to the rafters Sunday afternoon for a panel discussion featuring ten of the twelve subjects of the Irvington Historical Society’s “Legacies” project. All twelve were in at l... More »
Barbara Denyer — artist, activist, and Irvington resident for 58 years — was honored on May 31 at Clocktower Players’ spring fundraiser gala with a 2019 Bravo Award. For over half a century, Denyer’s creative vision, energy, and dedication to the arts have sig... More »
by Katherine Cain – With a changing demographic that includes more young families with children and dogs, the Village of Irvington is taking a fresh look at the configuration of its signature waterfront Matthiessen Park and the rules that govern its use. An o... More »
by Rick Pezzullo – Residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to vote on budgets for the 2019-2020 school year, candidates for Boards of Education and a bond referendum in the Tarrytown, Irvington and Dobbs Ferry school districts. More than 70 percent ... More »
by Barrett Seaman – With quibbles and concerns coming from every angle during the February and March public hearings, Irvington’s efforts to permit the use of homes for short-term rentals (think Airbnb) seemed destined for a long, drawn-out legislative grind ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Irvington High School began what is expected to be an extensive search for a new athletic director after Artie McCormack, who held the position for the last 19 years, resigned to lead the sports programs at Pearl River High School. “We are de... More »
by Paula Romanow Etzel – His talents and creative energy are boundless. Irvington Town Hall Theater Manager, Gregory G. Allen, is an accomplished actor, playwright, author, speaker, and filmmaker. This January, he garnered rave reviews for his performance as ... More »
Our Indy Talks interview with Irvington girls’ basketball coach Gina Maher was conducted a week before the team’s victory in the New York State championships and later its win in the Federation Cup tournament. In it, coach Maher demonstrates why she is able to... More »
