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By Erin Maher The Bedford Board of Education narrowly rejected the School of Choice option for Mount Kisco Elementary School’s Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) program last week forcing the district to maintain the current guidelines with modifications. School of
Read MoreBy Erin Maher Two websites have been started to help the family of Fox Lane Middle School student Jacob Kornreich who died on Monday. An e-mail was sent out to the Bedford Central School District community early Tuesday morning by
Read MoreFormer Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel received the highest degree of sexual offender status for sexually abusing three students on the Chappaqua campus. New Castle Town Justice Douglas Kraus, who handed down Schraufnagel’s three year probationary sentencing on May 30, assigned a
Read MoreBy Erin Maher A website has been started to help the family of the Fox Lane Middle School student who died on Monday. The website — www.teamjacobsfamily.com — was launched to lend assistance to the family of Jacob Kornreich, who attended West
Read MoreChildhood sex abuse survivors and their advocates last week pressured state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) to support the Child Victims Act that would expand the criminal and civil statute of limitations so victims can seek justice. New Yorkers Against Hidden
Read MoreA Fox Lane Middle School student has died. An email sent out to members of the Bedford Central School District (BCSD) early on Tuesday morning by BCSD Superintendent Dr. Christopher Manno stated, “It is with great sadness that I inform you
Read MoreSunshine Children’s Home & Rehabilitation Center has applied for three permits with the Town of New Castle connected to the sudden site work on its Spring Valley Road property that started shortly after Thanksgiving. The applicant, which has proposed a
Read MoreRobert Fuhrer found the perfect venue for Sunday’s eighth annual KenKen International Championship. After the tournament’s popularity outgrew the Chappaqua Public Library, where it was held for the first six years, Fuhrer discovered a willing host in the Westchester Table
Read MoreA Bedford attorney is the first Republican to officially announce his candidacy in hopes of filling the 37th state Senate District seat that will soon be vacated by County Executive-elect George Latimer. Political newcomer Sarmad Khojasteh, a commercial litigation lawyer
Read MoreHaving recently restricted where vape shops can operate, the New Castle Town Board is now considering raising the minimum age to purchase items related to smoking. Town Attorney Nicholas Ward-Willis told the Town Board at its Dec. 11 work session
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