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Irivington Junior Maxwell Ma Takes Third Place at ScienceAwards

Irvington High School Junior Science research student Maxwell Ma won a grand prize award at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, which won him an all-expense paid trip to Dallas for the International Science and Engineering Fair. There, Maxwell won th... More »

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Girls Night Out

By Barrett Seaman— It was unseasonably chilly to be camping out in the woods but a lot more comfortable than it would have been the night before. Predicted thunderstorms and occasionally torrential rains drove the leaders of Irvington’s Girl Scouts to put off ... More »

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New Art Installation Celebrates Irvington’s Mascot

By Rick Pezzullo– Bulldogs have long been the mascot of the Village of Irvington school district, signifying strength and courage, particularly among its sports teams. A new art installation pays tribute to the beloved symbol in the form of the Bulldog Walking... More »

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Adopted 2023-24 Village Budgets Reflect Conservative Planning

By Rick Pezzullo—  The 2023-24 budgets recently adopted by local villages reflect a conservative approach to financial planning as revenues remain below pre-COVID19 pandemic levels. Tarrytown’s $38.3 million budget includes an overall spending increase of 7.8%... More »

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Irvington Organist and Choir Master Plays His Last Postlude

It was the last time after 55 years that Donald Butt would end a Sunday service at Irvington’s Church of St. Barnabas by playing the postlude, and he wasn’t going to go quietly into retirement. The piece he chose, the Carillon de Westminster by French composer... More »

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Teaching Teachers How to Teach About the Holocaust

Irvington-based Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan and the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) announced a new partnership to offer the Sunnyside Federal Grant Program for Teachers, to assist them in teaching about the Holocaust and related topic... More »

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Irvington Police Respond to Swatting Incident in Village

By Rick Pezzullo— Irvington Police notified residents Thursday about a swatting incident that occurred near the lower area of Main St. Swatting is described as a dangerous prank where an individual falsely reports a critical incident, such as a hostage situati... More »

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Yesterday Arrives in Irvington

By Barrett Seaman— She arrived on the back of a giant flatbed truck with its own forklift, necessary to lower her dense weight to the pavement and then lift her onto a newly installed base atop a brick wall between Village Hall and the Main Street School. She’... More »

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Andrew C. Lyons

The following obituary was produced by the Hardest Funeral Home in Annapolis MD, where Andy Lyons lived out his final years. Along the way, however, he left many admirers and an indelible mark on Irvington. Andrew Christopher Lyons, of Annapolis, MD, passed aw... More »

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Irvington Schools Appoint Emerson Segara as Director of Technology

The Irvington Union Free School District Board of Education has appointed Emerson Segara as the new director of technology. “I am proud to welcome Mr. Segara to the Irvington school community,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kristopher Harrison said. “I am cert... More »

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Irvington High School Students Design Habitat for Local Wildlife

On Earth Day, the Environmental Club at Irvington High School participated in a project to help increase the biodiversity of the High School and Middle School campus. The idea stemmed from a desire of the district’s Wellness/Sustainability Committee to mow les... More »

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A Pre-Earth Day Ambush of Killer Shrubs

By Barrett Seaman– Out in the Irvington Woods on a sunny afternoon, some two dozen men and women in jeans and t-shirts are getting a two-day jump on Earth Day, hacking away at patches of a prickly, invasive shrub called Japanese Barberry. Most are employees of... More »

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Irvington Native Moves from Med School to Weill Cornell

By Barrett Seaman– For aspiring physicians, mid-March of their last year in medical school is right up there on the anxiety-producing scale with early April for college-bound high school seniors. In their world, it is “Match Day,” when teaching hospitals acros... More »

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Irvington High School Announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Irvington High School has announced seniors Ryan Liu and Olivia Yin as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. “Ryan and Olivia have both been able to accomplish incredible things at Irvington,” Principal Jon Hirsch said. “These honors are testament to t... More »

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