Briarcliff's Top Stories This Week

BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. - In case you weren't able to check in with The Briarcliff Daily Voice every day, here are a few of the top stories from this week.

Briarcliff runner Benedicte Uguen, seen here at a prep race in Connecticut, finished the Boston Marathon about 45 minutes before two explosions ended the race.
Photo Credit: *Benedicte Uguen*

by The Daily Voice

04/21/2013 5:00 a.m.

Briarcliff runners Lisa Goodkin and Benedicte Uguen completed the Boston Marathon before two explosions halted the race Monday.

An individual spotted Wednesday morning on the hills behind Briarcliff Manor Middle School/High School prompted school officials to contact police to investigate, a message from the Briarcliff Manor school district said. Police concluded there was no threat and that the individual who was spotted was a student who left campus without permission, the district’s message said.

Briarcliff students in grades three through eight began taking the state’s English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments on Tuesday.

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