An annual community read in Bedford turned controversial last week after some residents believed that the school district pulled its support for the event due to complaints over one of the featured books. Fox Reads, a voluntary event organized by
Read MoreStepinac High School has announced the creation of a new Business Academic Department to administer the operations of the school’s increasingly popular innovative business curriculum offerings. It started two years ago when Stepinac launched the innovative The Joyce and Frank
Read MoreMost preschools begin their traditional programs for young children with a class for two-year-olds. Starting Oct. 24, the JCC of Mid-Westchester (JCCMW) Nursery School is introducing a new program at its White Plains location that offers a class to begin
Read MoreVoters in the Croton-Harmon School District will likely be presented with a $45.5 million capital projects’ referendum in December that school officials maintain will not raise taxes. Plans include $17.5 million in infrastructure work, most of which is related to
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Board of Education unanimously approved last week holding a referendum for a $45.3M infrastructure and facilities bond issue on Nov. 29, addressing an extensive list of projects that would impact every school in the district. Voters will decide
Read MoreLow-income communities in Westchester, particularly people of color, are disproportionately harmed by having far less broadband access, a newly-published survey revealed. The Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) partnered with Pace University to produce the “Digital Access Survey: Perceptions of Parents in
Read MoreWhen Madison Dakin stepped onto the turf at MetLife Stadium last month, the Brewster senior had to take a few deep breaths and remind herself that this wasn’t a dream. Dakin and her teammates on Brewster’s first-ever girls flag football
Read MoreWhen Jessica Colon moved to Mount Kisco about two years ago, she looked for a way to get involved in the community and indulge in her love for the outdoors. As an educator at the New York Botanical Garden, she
Read MoreChappaqua school officials have reduced the size of the planned facilities and infrastructure referendum for later this fall by more than $5 million and consolidated the proposed projects into two propositions. The Board of Education and administration have removed a
Read MoreCroton-Harmon High School was one of four schools in Westchester County to be named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education last week. Only 20 schools in New York State received the prestigious recognition and
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