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Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident
Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident The daughter of a 91-year-old man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Westchester got emotional at the sentencing for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed her father. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Johnny David Machado, age 28, was sentenced to one year in jail for his role in the 2019 crash that left the lifelong Westchester resident dead. Machado pleaded guilty last November to felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide for the fatal crash that took the life of Rocco DePaolo in Dobbs Ferry in September 2019. …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into High School In Westchester, Report Says Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into High School In Westchester, Report Says
Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into High School In Westchester, Report Says A 60-year-old man allegedly attempted to get onto the campus of a Westchester high school before school security turned him away. The incident took place on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Dobbs Ferry High School, when the man attempted to come on campus saying he was looking for a job for his son, said Elizabeth Hausman, spokeswoman for the school.  Security recognized quickly that something was not right and denied him access to the school, she added. Police were notified and it was later learned that the same man, identified as Donald Bennett, allegedly attempted to gain access to an E…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident
Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident A 28-year-old man has admitted to his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a lifelong 91-year-old Westchester resident. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Johnny David Machado pleaded guilty this week to felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide for the fatal crash that took the life of Rocco DePaolo in Dobbs Ferry last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Sept. 20 last year, Machado drove near Dobbs Ferry High School on Broadway, Route 9, in Dobbs Ferry when his car struck DePaolo in the …

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by Zak Failla
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These Westchester High Schools Among 100 Best In NY In New Rankings These Westchester High Schools Among 100 Best In NY In New Rankings
These Westchester High Schools Among 100 Best In NY In New Rankings The Hudson Valley is well-represented in a brand-new U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools National Rankings. The following high schools, most from Westchester County, made the Top 100 in New York State: Rye High School is ranked 12th within New York and 125th in the nation. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School is ranked 14th in New York and 138th nationally. Bronxville High School is ranked 17th in New York, 170th nationally. Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua is ranked 18th within New York and 176th nationally. Byram Hills High School is ranked 22nd in New York and 184th in t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings
Westchester High Schools Among Best In NY, Nation In U.S. News Rankings Westchester County is well-represented in a brand-new U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools National Rankings. The following high schools in the county made the Top 50 in New York State: Rye High School is ranked 12th within New York and 125th in the nation. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School is ranked 14th in New York and 138th nationally. Bronxville High School is ranked 17th in New York, 170th nationally. Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua is ranked 18th within New York and 176th nationally. Byram Hills High School is ranked 22nd in New York and 184th in the nation. Blind …

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
From One Shining Moment To The NBA: Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Reach Dream From One Shining Moment To The NBA: Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Reach Dream
From One Shining Moment To The NBA: Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Reach Dream A pair of former high school basketball stars from Westchester who helped lead their teams to NCAA championships were among the top 45 picks in the NBA Draft. Ty Jerome, a four-time varsity letterer at Iona Prep who cut down the nets with the Virginia Cavaliers was chosen 24th overall and acquired by the Phoenix Suns through a trade with the Boston Celtics. According to Sam Vecenie of The Athletic, “in Jerome, the Suns get a mature, big lead guard who can play both on or off the ball. He has a tremendous amount of confidence as well, and fits terrifically next to Devin Booker on offense due…

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by Zak Failla
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Speculation Swirls As Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Await NBA Draft Speculation Swirls As Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Await NBA Draft
Speculation Swirls As Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Await NBA Draft Click here for an updated story - From One Shining Moment To The NBA: Ex-Westchester HS Basketball Stars Reach Dream  A pair of former area high school basketball standouts will have their lives forever changed in just hours. After starring in the NCAA Tournament, Ty Jerome, a four-time varsity letterer at Iona Prep, and former Dobbs Ferry High School star Eric Paschall take center stage as potential first-round picks in the NBA Draft, which starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ESPN is providing coverage. According to Sam Vecenie of The Athletic, T…

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by Zak Failla
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These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings
These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ex-Westchester Stars Jerome, Paschall Have Final Four Hopes Ex-Westchester Stars Jerome, Paschall Have Final Four Hopes
Ex-Westchester Stars Jerome, Paschall Have Final Four Hopes Some former Hudson Valley high school basketball standouts are set to star at the NCAA Tournament and are eyeing a deep run into the Final Four. Ty Jerome, a four-time varsity letterer at Iona Prep, will take center stage playing in the backcourt of the top-seeded University of Virginia, while former Dobbs Ferry High School star Eric Paschall will take the court for the sixth-seeded Villanova Wildcats in the South region. Jerome, a New Rochelle native, is highly regarded as one of the top guards in the country. The 6-foot-5 junior finished the season averaging 13 points a game and hit nearl…

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by Zak Failla
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These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists Some of Westchester County’s best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates academic achievement in high school students. On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college. Semifinalists from Westchester County are:  Ardsley High School Maxwell T. Greenspoon; Melody S. …

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by Zak Failla
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These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List
These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List More than two dozen high schools in Westchester County earned top rankings as "best high schools" in New York state and nationwide in this latest comparison by U.S. News & World Report.  U.S. News & World Report's rankings emphasize student outcomes, using information on graduation rates and state assessments for more than 20,500 schools nationally. Here is the list of local top schools in the order of their rankings: Edgemont Junior-Senior High School ranked 14th in New York state and 87th nationwide. Bronxville High School ranked 15th statewide and 90th nationwide. Rye…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Westchester Has 17 Reward Schools Designated By State Education Department Westchester Has 17 Reward Schools Designated By State Education Department
Westchester Has 17 Reward Schools Designated By State Education Department A total of 22 schools in the Hudson Valley, including 17 in Westchester, were among 155 high achieving and high progress schools state-wide identified as Reward Schools by the State Education Department in an announcement made Thursday. To be identified as a Reward School, a school must: Be among the top 20 percent of schools in the state for English language arts (ELA) and math performance for both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years or be among the top ten percent of schools in terms of gains in ELA and math performance in the 2016-17 school year; Have made Adequate Yearly Progress for …

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by Joe Lombardi