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COVID-19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned By Area HS COVID-19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned By Area HS
Covid-19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned By Area HS A group of high school students in Northern Westchester who attended large gatherings over the weekend have been banned from school grounds and will have to switch to remote learning for the next two weeks  The Bedford Central School District Board of Education said it was informed by local police authorities and community members that large groups of Fox Lane High School students attended large gatherings this past weekend, without regard for social distancing, masks and "all of the health and safety measures we have all been asked to follow as we continue to combat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
COVID-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure COVID-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure
Covid-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure Three more school districts in the area have closed as a result of concerns over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest closure announcements have come from Westchester, neighboring Fairfield County as well as in the Hudson Valley. The Bedford Central School District will be closed on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 to "thoroughly sanitize" all district facilities after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19.  The district has also canceled all activities, events and meet…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Pound Ridge Police: Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Pound Ridge
Police: Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Pound Ridge This story has been updated. A teenage student in Northern Westchester falsely reported an assault and robbery, police said. Officers from the Pound Ridge Police Department and New York State Police troopers from Somers received the report of a robbery and assault at approximately 7:05 a.m. on Friday morning, April 12 at a bus stop on Trinity Pass Road. The false report led to a lengthy police investigation. According to police, a 16-year-old alleged that she had been assaulted by a man who then stole two purses. A BOLO ("Be on the Lookout") alert was issued for a dark-skinned man wit…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alleged Incident At Pound Ridge Bus Stop Under Investigation Alleged Incident At Pound Ridge Bus Stop Under Investigation
Alleged Incident At Pound Ridge Bus Stop Under Investigation Click here for an updated story: Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Northern Westchester, Police Say  Police officers were called to a Northern Westchester bus stop to provide assistance to a student who was involved in an alleged incident. Bedford Central School District Superintendent Christopher Manno sent an email to parents at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Friday, April 12, advising that they had been notified of an incident involving a student that took place at a bus stop in Pound Ridge earlier. The nature of the incident has not been released, though New York S…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teacher Suspended After School Says He Showed Inappropriate Video In Northern Westchester Teacher Suspended After School Says He Showed Inappropriate Video In Northern Westchester
Teacher Suspended After School Says He Showed Inappropriate Video In Northern Westchester Click here for an updated story: Suspended Northern Westchester Teacher Cries Foul To District Claims A high school teacher who has taught local students for more than 30 years has been suspended without pay for showing a video the school district said had "inappropriate political and sexual content." Michael Poplardo, who teaches at Fox Lake High School in Bedford, was suspended on Jan. 1 for one month for showing the film "Fox News: The Truth About Sex and College," to students last year. "Ordinarily, when the Bedford Central School District disciplines an employee, we do n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Popular School Administrator From Fairfield County Dies At 53 Popular School Administrator From Fairfield County Dies At 53
Popular School Administrator From Fairfield County Dies At 53 A popular school administrator in Northern Westchester and youth sports coach in Fairfield County has died at age 53. Brian Davidson was assistant principal at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford who worked in the Bedford Central School District for 20 years. He also served as a guidance counselor during that time. Davidson had been on leave for the past year, according to BCSD Superintendent of Schools Christopher Manno. He died on Thursday, Aug. 16. He is survived by  his wife Sharon and children, Emma, Olivia and Devin, and was predeceased by another daughter, Katie. Davidson was a resid…

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by Joe Lombardi