The Town of New Castle and Chappaqua School District recently approved the two-year pilot agreement for two new school resource officers (SROs) in district buildings, but disagreements remain on how to keep the expense financially palatable. On Sept. 13, the
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Record-breaking rain less than 24 hours earlier couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm or limit the turnout for Saturday’s 10th annual Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. When the festivities began at 10 a.m., crowds of parents and children quickly swelled in the Chappaqua
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By Rick Pezzullo— Lakeland School District officials last week celebrated the completion of an Access for All Inclusive patio project at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. At the ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 20, students from Mrs. Elyse Macchi’s third grade class
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo— The Carmel Board of Education has begun the process of searching for a new superintendent of schools for the district. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Strategic Educational Advantage will be hosting a public forum at the George Fischer Middle School auditorium at 7
Read MoreBedford school officials recently discussed adjustments on how they plan to phase in a science of reading strategy as the district desperately tries to improve its literacy ranking. At the Aug. 30 Board of Education meeting, Trustee Kristine Stoker called
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Ever since the brother of Jason Wein’s brother-in-law was killed working in the upper floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, Wein has sought to inspire his Mount Kisco Elementary students about the day. He tells the fourth-graders in
Read MoreIncoming freshmen from the Class of 2027 at Carmel High School received a warm welcome last week from upper classmen during orientation. About 211 junior and senior mentors were on hand Aug. 29 to show approximately 400 freshmen the ropes,
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What had been a typically drab black fence surrounding the play area at the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Academy’s Extended School Year program for most of the summer was transformed into a splendid artistic display last Thursday. It was a colorful
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By Michael Gold The winning team had pinpointed an acute problem for many Westchester residents: There’s only one place in the county, in Valhalla, to dispose of your used cooking fats, oil and grease and residents must make an appointment.
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By Ryan Raicht A group of 46 interns, led by Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith Beville, last week finished their summer-long town project helping some of Westchester’s asylum seekers. In the spring, more than 100 of the roughly 400 migrants who arrived
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