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The Bedford Board of Education is weighing the installation of a solar farm on 30 vacant acres behind West Patent Elementary School that would net the district an average of about $500,000 annually. District officials have been in discussions with
Read moreBedford school officials tamped down rising speculation last week that they were considering all-remote learning just prior to and the week after Thanksgiving because of concern that travel or family get-togethers could trigger spread of COVID-19. At last week’s Board
Read moreFox Lane Middle School will switch to remote learning for the remainder of the week due to an abundance of teachers and staff members currently in quarantine. In a letter to the community Monday afternoon, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joel
Read moreThe Bedford Central School District will remain open despite two people testing positive for COVID-19. In a letter to the community Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joel Adelberg said two individuals — one from Fox Lane Middle School and
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By Samantha Schnupp “It’s never too early for children to feel equal and accepted in everything they do,” Dorothy Venditto writes in her new book “Gender Equity in Elementary Schools: A Road Map for Learning and Positive Change.” Venditto taught
Read moreAfter receiving considerable pushback from the community, two controversial projects that would see a solar farm and a cell tower erected on the same parcel in Mount Kisco will have their environmental impact reviews conducted in tandem. With two applications
Read moreA group of Fox Lane High School students who attended large gatherings over the weekend are barred from school grounds and will switch to remote learning for the next 14 days. Community members and local law enforcement identified several students
Read moreMore than a dozen independent theaters and art house cinemas across New York State, including three venues in Westchester, have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow them to reopen. The group of operators, which includes the Bedford Playhouse and
Read moreSomeone in the Fox Lane High School community has tested positive for COVID-19, Bedford Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joel Adelberg stated in a Thursday letter. The superintendent did not explicitly specify whether the individual is a member of the faculty or a student.
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By Jon Craig What can attract Pleasantville’s mayor and police chief, a county legislator, news reporters with cameras, proud parents, smiling teachers, a principal-hugging-panther and a gym packed with hundreds of screaming students? That would be the sixth annual Pajama
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