by Barrett Seaman – The old joke is that Episcopalians have their own Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not eat thine entrée with a salad fork. Once the church of choice for the country’s cultural and political elite, the Episcopal Church, the American branch ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Elizabeth Segreti was inspired as a child by “Swan Lake,” a ballet about a princess transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer. She began learning ballet when she was three years old and continued to perform through middle school. Although h... More »
by Constance Kehoe – Flying over the Alps for the fourth time in two weeks, heading home to Irvington from Geneva, the tune from “Both Sides Now” came into my head. Our former EF “daughter” Selma Memic whom my husband Kevin and I hosted in our home two years ... More »
by Barrett Seaman – Nick Campbell has trouble saying “No.” Having only just opened his insurance business in Irvington last year, he went to an event put on by the irrepressible Maggie Segrich, who was promoting the idea of forming a new four-village chamber ... More »
by Ruby Hanna – Rachel Sklar Rachel Sklar, Irvington High School’s valedictorian, is the perfect representative of the motivation and passion for learning that best characterizes her generation. National Honor Society member, winner of the Harvard Book Award,... More »
by Barrett Seaman – Rosa Ramirez, the pregnant 27-year-old woman arrested for the April 10 murder of River City Grille prep chef Bonafacio “Boney” Rodriguez, was formally charged May 25 in Westchester Criminal Court with four counts, including Second Degree M... More »
To the Editor: I am counsel to the owner of Villa Nuits. Your story last week (May issue) addressing “…Irvington’s Comprehensive Plan Proposals Near Approval,” contained a series of statements about Villa Nuits that could be misleading to your readers. Villa N... More »
by Barrett Seaman – Bonifacio “Boney” Rodriguez, 39, was a happy guy by all accounts. Married and the father of two girls, 15 and 12, he had worked at Irvington’s popular River City Grille restaurant for nearly 20 years. He was the “prep chef” who had his o... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Liam Toolan’s passion for baseball will take him far this summer after the Irvington High School standout earned a place on Ireland’s Junior National Team. The team, for players 18 and under who were born in Ireland or whose parents or gran... More »
by Barrett Seaman – It was two years ago when representatives of the company that develops Brightview Assisted Living homes picked up their briefcases and walked out of Irvington Village Hall after Mayor Brian Smith cast what they considered the decisive vote... More »
by Rick Pezzullo – Three candidates will be vying for two available seats on the Irvington Board of Education when district voters go to the polls on Tuesday, May 15. Board President Michael Hanna is the lone incumbent in the race as Trustee Catherine Palmier... More »
by Paula Romanow Etzel – Thirty million Americans watched President Obama on television when he spoke at the University of Arizona on January 13, 2011. Nine-year-old Irvington resident Sam Roth was one of them. The president’s speech was in response to a Tu... More »
