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Lakeland Hopes to Own Class B; Carmel Looks to Build on 2020 By Tony Pinciaro Even though the pandemic delayed the 2020 fall high school sports and canceled the state championship in each fall sport, one thing remained constant —
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Folks in our neck of the woods have no idea how fortunate they are to have people like Lakeland educators/coaches Sharon Sarsen and Tim Hourahan providing a summer outlet for field hockey preps
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
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Over the last few years, Jonathan de Marte has experienced the highs and lows associated with being an athlete. The 2011 Lakeland High School graduate had his share of injuries while playing Division I baseball at Richmond and then played
Read moreWestchester County school districts will be receiving a chunk of the more than $2.5 billion set aside for New York State schools in the federal American Rescue Plan recently signed by President Joe Biden. “Everyone wants schools to reopen completely
Read moreAs district superintendent, I believe the best place for students to learn is in our classrooms. It is important for their academic success as well as their social and emotional growth. I wholeheartedly share the goal of wanting to bring
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 moreSchool budgets were approved in all seven districts in the Northern Westchester region Tuesday, while new school trustees were elected in Lakeland, Croton-Harmon and Peekskill. In Lakeland, the $161 million budget, which carries a 2.5% tax increase in Yorktown
Read moreA 14-year-old boy was charged with phoning in false bomb threats Monday to Lakeland and Walter Panas high schools. The unidentified youth was arrested at his home following an investigation by detectives from the Westchester County Police General Investigations Unit
Read moreBy Neal Rentz Chris Herren seemed to have it all. Herren was a basketball star in high school in Massachusetts and at Fresno State. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and later played for his hometown Boston
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