By Samuel Rowland Tensions exploded last Thursday in the Lakeland School District over whether the Board of Education should accept a petition calling for an emergency meeting to address perceived pro-Critical Race Theory bias in the district. “I have a
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By Samuel Rowland The Lakeland School District renamed the baseball and softball fields behind the district’s administration building in Shrub Oak in honor of a former detective and beloved community leader in an emotional ceremony on June 19. The facility
Read MoreVoters in northern Westchester districts overwhelmingly approved budgets for the 2021-22 school year and elected board of education members Tuesday. In the largest school district, Lakeland, the $168 million budget passed 1,088-266. In the Board of Education race, where seven
Read MoreVoters in local school districts will have plenty of choices to make when they head to the polls on Tuesday, May 18 as all board of education elections in northern Westchester will be contested. The Croton-Harmon School District has the
Read MoreMarisa Ragonese is exactly who we need on the Lakeland Board of Education. She has more than 16 years of experience mentoring teens at a teen center she started in Astoria, Queens, and then later, as a director for a county-wide
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 MoreLakeland School District officials have responded to an outcry from parents to return students to the classroom by unveiling a plan that would implement in-person learning four days a week in early April. During a lengthy meeting Thursday night in
Read MoreLakeland High School junior Yazmine Sibiski is determined to make a difference and fight for people’s rights. “One of my goals is to be able to create an accepting environment and allow people to feel more confident with their ideas
Read MoreThe Lakeland Central School District is the latest district in Westchester County to temporarily shutter some buildings due to exposure to COVID-19. In a letter to the community Wednesday night, Superintendent of Schools Brendan Lyons said two students were identified
Read MoreLakeland School District officials announced Wednesday students will be switching to a hybrid model of learning three weeks earlier than anticipated. At the start of the school year last week, all students were doing remote instruction and were expected to remain
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