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Former Police Chief, Veteran From Brookfield Dies Former Police Chief, Veteran From Brookfield Dies
Former Police Chief, Veteran From Brookfield Dies A former police chief from Connecticut who led a department in Northern Westchester is being remembered for his lifetime of public service. Fairfield County resident Fred Gambino, Jr. of Brookfield, the former chief of the North Castle Police Department, died on Sunday, Dec. 3 at the age of 86, the department announced on Monday, Dec. 11.  Born in White Plains in 1937, Gambino graduated from White Plains High School before going on to serve in the Marine Corps.  After this, he then began a long career in law enforcement by joining the New York State Police. He eventually joi…
Attack Inside High School In Region Caught On Video, Report Says Attack Inside High School In Region Caught On Video, Report Says
Attack Inside High School In Region Caught On Video, Report Says A video showing three Westchester County high school students attacking another student has been circulating online, according to a new report from NBC New York. The video, which was posted to social media, shows a student at White Plains High School being punched and kicked in a school bathroom by the other students, NBC New York reported on Saturday, Feb. 19. White Plains Superintendent Dr. Joseph Ricca told the news outlet that the three students who attacked the victim and the student who recorded the attack are all facing disciplinary action. Ricca said the student who was attacked wa…
COVID-19: US Education Secretary Touts Success Of Local School District In Visit To Westchester COVID-19: US Education Secretary Touts Success Of Local School District In Visit To Westchester
Covid-19: US Education Secretary Touts Success Of Local School District In Visit To Westchester United States Education Secretary Miguel Cardona took his “Help is Here” school reopening tour to the Hudson Valley with a visit to one of the region’s largest high schools. Cardona, the former Education Commissioner for the State of Connecticut, came to Westchester for a pair of events at White Plains High School on Thursday, April 22 and praised how the district was navigating the return to in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Education, during the "Help is Here" tour, Cardona visits schools that have "successfully reopened and stayed open to highl…