The Rockefeller Institute of Government outlined a series of recommendations last week to analyze and update New York’s Foundation Aid to provide more equitable funding for school districts. The organization released its report on Dec. 3, making suggestions for state
Read MoreQuestions over the recent resignation of longtime Ossining High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Casey remain unanswered. Casey, who has worked in the district for 25 years, including as a Dean of Students at Ossining High School, resigned from his
Read MoreQuestions over the recent resignation of longtime Ossining High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Casey remain unanswered. Casey, who has worked in the district for 25 years, including as a Dean of Students at Ossining High School, resigned from his
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More than 60 people attended a Pleasantville School District public forum last week and expressed both displeasure and support for the proposed $15 million capital project. Residents will decide on Dec. 17 whether to authorize the district to borrow up to $13
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It’s safe to say that Byram Hills High School’s girls’ tennis team is now a dynasty. The 13-member team captured its third New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship in the past four years when it defeated Bayport
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More than 350 high school students came to Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) last Saturday in what could be a positive life-changing experience for them. Those students from around Westchester and the Bronx attended the hospital’s sixth annual Medical Career Expo
Read MoreA proposed change to the starting time at Church Street School in the White Plains School District has many families up in arms. More than 340 people have signed petitions opposing a plan under review by Superintendent of Schools Dr.
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About a decade ago, longtime Pleasantville resident John Mueller was alarmed at the spiraling rates of overdoses and drug use among local youths. While reports suggested it may have been part of a national trend, Mueller knew that something had
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Colleen Spor’s husband Joseph was one of 343 New York City firefighters who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center catastrophically collapsed following the terrorist attacks. Last week, Spor stood with Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) to support
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If you need some work done around the house that requires heavy lifting, who better to call than the Horace Greeley High School wrestling team? For years, the Greeley wrestling team has visited P.S. 811X (formerly P10X) in the Bronx,
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