Fish Survey At Reservoir Sparks Contamination Outcry
At the Board of Trustees meeting the controversy centered on a fish survey at Harriman Road Reservoir. Conservation staff planned to use gasoline motors for nets, opposed by Supt. Ernest Stubing due to drinking water, while Mayor Peyser and Trustee Hibbard discussed alternatives. The meeting also announced librarian Nancy Woodall’s resignation, summer youth job program kickoff, traffic-light construction, and Mayor Peyser’s positive note on Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson visit.
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Harriman’Road
Department of Conservation
Board of Trustees
Recreation Commission
George Hibbard
Supt. of Public Works
Ernest Stubing
Hibbard
John’r. Arnold
Nancy. C. Woodall
Woodall
Anne Arundel County
Maryland
Peyser
Charles Ritchie
Department of ‘Transportation
North Broadway
Sunniside Lane
Lyndon B. Johnson
Police Department
Kevin O'Neill
Johnson
Wizard of Oz Musical Opens Friday at Irvington High
Junior High Drama Club presents a fast paced Wizard of Oz at Irvington High School this Friday evening May 24. Seventh and eighth graders star as Dorothy Scarecrow Tinman and Cowardly Lion with a large cast and crew. Proceeds support the Experiment in International Living under supervision of Michael Penta.
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Dorothy
Susan Herlitz
Kansas
Patty Gross
Henry
Andy Gross
Joe
Peter Mastroianni
Munchkinland
Yellow Brick Road
Scarecrow
Mitchel Morofsky
Tinman
Edward Fitzgerald
Cowardly Lion
Thomas Lloyd
Paul Schultz
Irvington High School
Michael Penta
Donald Petrie
Derek Jacobs
Christopher Aird
Carey Grogs
Victoria Levitt
Peter Jones
Anne Finn
Patty Kopcinski
Jody Spitz
Tad Marshall
Steven Buchthal
Claire Uhle
The
Three Teachers Cited for Service at Dows Lane
Three educators at Dows Lane School were honored on May 21 Teacher Recognition Day for decades of devotion to Irvington children and the teaching profession. Miss Helen Gorman received a 25 year silver pin, presented by pupil Paul Schrader. Mrs Mildred Shepherd and Mrs Frances Hayes also honored with acclaim.
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Dows Lane
Helen:Gorman
Mildred Shepherd
Frances: Hayes
Miss Gorman
Paul Schrader
Irvington
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson Visits Noted Historic Homes
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson visited Irvington during her Discover America tour. She toured Boscobel in Garrison, Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton, Sunnyside, and Lyndhurst, former Jay Gould residence, highlighting historic sites along the route.
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Irvington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Boscobel
Garrison
West Point
Van
Cortlandt
Manorini-Croton
Sunnyside
Lynhurst
Jay Gould
Recreation Commission Hears Parking Lot Plan Debate
About twenty residents from the Dows Lane area attended the Recreation Commission meeting to learn details of a proposed parking area off Dows Lane near Memorial Park. George Hibbard said funding was included in this year’s budget, though objections cited nearby school parking and safety concerns.
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Dows Lane
Recreation Commission
Croton Aqueduct
Memorial Park
George Hibbard
Dews Lane
Hibbard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter A. Peyser
Mr. Hibbard
Junior High Drama Club
Maureen Roseenmann
Peter Peyser
Kathy Bonomi
Lynn Carelli
Barbara Fleischman
Diane Fowler
Cathy Hart
Bonnie Kaus
Carol McMillan
Elaine Orlando
Wendy Rachlin
Anne Reininger
Julia Rowe
Wendy Salisch
Mallory Samson
Alison Strachan
Teresa Treuer
Sonia Trueb
Cindy Volk
Edward Brandt
Imrton Public Library
Hall Y
Weyerhaeuser
Laurence Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Mrs. Rockefeller
New York City
Hudson River
Circle’ Line
Lawrence Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Ne‘son
A. Rockefeller
New York Council of Park and Recreation
Irs
Kenneth Sherwood
Edward Michaelian
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