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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 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
Read moreVoters in the Lakeland School District approved a $14.5 million proposition Tuesday that will pay for a variety of safety, security and other improvements in all eight school facilities and the administration building. The margin of approval for the
Read moreResidents in the Lakeland School District will be asked on Tuesday, November 19 to support a $14.5 million proposition that would pay for a variety of safety, security and other improvements in all eight school facilities and the administration building.
Read moreThe Lakeland Education Foundation (LEF) awarded more than $51,000 in grants last week for programs, projects and equipment in the district. “This was a busy and very successful year and it feels good to keep writing bigger and better checks
Read moreVoters in local school districts will be going to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to decide on proposed budgets for the 2013-14 school year and candidates for the Board of Education. The following is a quick glance on what
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