The Lakeland School District recently donated 15 smart boards to the Town of Yorktown and the John C. Hart Memorial Library. Four of the smart boards will be set up in the library for use by patrons and community groups. The
Read MoreA custodian who works with the Lakeland Central School District is being called a hero after recently rushing to help a third-grade student who was choking during lunch. Angelo Alessandro, who has worked part-time at George Washington Elementary School since
Read MoreBy Madeline Rosenberg When Lourdes Vivanco graduated from Lakeland High School in 2018, she thought she would say goodbye to her classmates and leave her old school district for good. But Vivanco is now part of a group of former
Read MoreVoters in the Lakeland School District approved a $166.6 million budget Tuesday by a margin of 774-215. The 2018-19 spending plan includes a tentative 2.4% tax increase for Yorktown residents and a 0.3% tax decrease for Cortlandt residents. Five
Read MoreDr. George Stone, superintendent of Lakeland School District, told the school board at a public budget meeting that the district intends on freezing the 2012 budget at the 2011 level of $157,235,514, but that does not mean that the tax
Read MoreFive high school students, a bus driver and two occupants of a separate vehicle suffered minor injuries in a crash Friday morning in Yorktown. At about 9:30 a.m., Yorktown Police received several calls of an accident on Route 132 near
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Somers Shocks Brewster; Hen Hud, P’Ville Move to Quarters By Tony Pinciaro WALTER PANAS entered the 2023 Section Class A Girls’ Basketball Championship on a mission. The Panthers lost in the previous year in the Section 1 Class A final
Read MoreBy Karen Pressman and Jessica Mayes For those not familiar, Libs of TikTok is a national social media account that thrives on dangerous conspiracy theories and hate speech. Its founder is especially known for targeting educators, medical providers and the
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A local assemblyman is ramping up support for a universal free school meals program that would provide breakfast and lunch to every public school student in the state. Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) last week called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to
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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
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