By Jeff Wilson– Hastings-on-Hudson’s school board candidates made their positions known at a May 7 Candidates’ Forum, later presented on YouTube by the League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns. Three of the four hopefuls were on hand for the 90-minute event, a... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Six candidates—three of them incumbents, two of them parents of students in the district and two of them school teachers—are vying for three seats on the Tarrytown Union Free School District Board of Education. Voting will take place on Tues... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Budgets in local school districts for the 2025-26 school year and Board of Education candidates will be in the hands of voters on Tuesday, May 20. Polls in most districts will be open from 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at designated locations. T... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Several local high school students have been selected as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. Earlier this week, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the 2,500 designees that were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 f... More »
By Rick Pezzullo The Tarrytown Union Free School District community is mourning the sudden loss of one of its beloved teachers. Rafael A. Bencosme, a dual language teacher at Winfield L. Morse School and a resident of Sleepy Hollow, died unexpectedly May 5. He... More »
Dows Lane Elementary School third graders recently demonstrated their math skills during the First in Math Virtual Regional Tournament. Competing against students from across the region, they tackled challenging problems using addition, subtraction, multiplica... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ardsley High School has announced its top academic achievers for the Class of 2025, with Niamh O’Donovan named Valedictorian and Heather Rexon as Salutatorian. Both students will be honored during Ardsley High School’s Commencement Ceremony a... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Four Irvington Middle School students recently earned writing awards from the Hudson Valley Writers Center’s Environmental Writing Contest. Seventh graders Finlay Albright-Cook, Sophie Katz and Addie Schutzman and sixth grader Charlotte Dolin... More »
Irvington High School has named its accomplished seniors Scarlett Zumbro and Scott Zinman as valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2025. These outstanding students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to academic excellence, leadership and service... More »
By Tom Pedulla Ardsley produced an historic triumph when it brought the first state Class A girls’ basketball championship to the school. The Panthers capped a magical season by defeating Section 8 opponent Wantagh 39-28 at Hudson Valley Community College in T... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Dr. Stephanie Peborde Burke, an instructional innovation coach in the Irvington Union Free School District, has been recognized with the TELL (Technology in Education through Leadership and Learning) Outstanding Instructional Technology Coach... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns looked at a neighboring school district to land a new principal for Washington Irving Intermediate School. The Board of Education recently announced the appointment of Narelys Pagan, the current assistant ... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Amidst the mostly Gothic architecture of Dobbs Ferry’s Masters School is the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, a state-of-the-art Modernist edifice completed in 2023 that houses the school’s new program of the same name. This jewel of a b... More »
Following a rigorous application process, more than 80 Irvington High School students who demonstrated exceptional achievement and commitment to service were recently inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS). The students were recognized for exemplifying... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A current principal in Tarrytown is being promoted to an administrative role in the district next school year. After an extensive search, Sharon O’Grady, principal at Washington Irving Elementary School for the past year, was chosen to fill t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A senior at the Hackley School in Tarrytown was named a finalist in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search. Vivek Malik, 17, was one of 40 students selected by a national jury of professional scientists from 300 scholars who were ann... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Two former officials at a Hastings-on-Hudson school district that serves at-risk students were arraigned Wednesday on an indictment charging them with multiple public corruption offenses. Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace and ... More »
Three talented Irvington High School students – seniors Marlo Gordon and Sophie Surguladze and junior Lena Svigals – were recently selected as regional finalists in the Upstate Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS). The trio earned the opportunity to ... More »
Dows Lane Elementary School second graders in Mark Rogers’ class recently demonstrated perseverance and creativity as they tackled two- and three-digit numbers using open number lines. Building on their knowledge of the compensation strategy for subtraction, t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Two local high school seniors were among 300 nationwide named as scholars in the annual Regeneron Science Talent Search. The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from nearly 2,500 entrants from 795 high schools across 48 sta... More »
