Voters in the Bedford and Chappaqua school districts will have a choice of four Board of Education candidates for two open seats as incumbents in both communities have decided against running for re-election. Meanwhile, three neighboring districts – Pleasantville, Byram
Read MoreBy Jonathan Notis After participating in Byram Hills High School’s Global Scholars program, three high school juniors, Billy Gillespie, Marco Scali and Michael Solow, formed The Hunger Guys, a team dedicated to solving food insecurity in Westchester County. As second-year
Read MoreThe Hendrick Hudson Board of Education surprisingly voted last week to postpone an expected change to the Princeton Plan structure in the district’s elementary schools. Following pleas from teachers’ union members, former board members and parents, the board decided in
Read MoreTo say that Stacey Cohen knows a thing or two about marketing, branding and communications would be just a bit of an understatement. The Westchester resident is an award-winning public relations professional and the founder and CEO of Co-Communications, a
Read MoreA bill to equip school buses throughout Westchester County with stop arm cameras has been introduced to the Board of Legislators, which would enable fines to be levied against motorists caught on video passing stopped busess. County Executive George Latimer
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Board of Education approved last Wednesday sending a nearly $138.3 million budget to the voters later this spring but several parents called on district officials to invest in additional school resource officers (SRO). Last week’s meeting, where the
Read MoreA former business administrator in the Lakeland School District has filed a lawsuit to get her job back, contending her was due to “nepotism.” In a March 20 Article 78 proceeding against the district and Superintendent of Schools Karen Gagliardi,
Read MoreBy Louise Rose Grant Carmel residents are demanding action from the Board of Education to address the racist TikTok rant that has gripped the community. Parents spoke out at a meeting for nearly two hours about the video, which was
Read MoreVoters in the Brewster School District approved two capital projects propositions Tuesday totaling more than $83 million. Proposition 1, set at just under $60 million, was approved by a margin of 746-452. This proposition covers high priority infrastructure improvements across
Read MoreCurriculum demands on students and budgetary limitations on school districts sometimes make seemingly worthwhile trips to museums and other cultural institutions difficult to achieve. White Plains Public Schools did the next best thing – it brought an innovative exhibit to
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