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New Principal Takes Over At Middle School In Westchester New Principal Takes Over At Middle School In Westchester
New Principal Takes Over At Middle School In Westchester A longtime Long Island educator and administrator is heading north to serve as principal at a middle school in Northern Westchester. The Chappaqua Board of Education announced that current Lynbrook South Middle School principal Joseph Wiener has been tabbed to head the Robert E. Bell Middle School at the conclusion of the school year. “I’m excited to join the wonderful team of educators at Bell Middle School and meet the talented students and families in Chappaqua,” Wiener said in a statement announcing his hiring. Wiener officially assumes duties at the school on Wednesday, July 1. …

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Chappaqua School District Seeks Buyer For 21 Acres Chappaqua School District Seeks Buyer For 21 Acres
Chappaqua School District Seeks Buyer For 21 Acres With student enrollment on the decline, the Chappaqua School District is looking for a buyer to purchase a 21-acre parcel of land inside the Westorchard Elementary School zone. The Board of Education announced that it is looking to sell property at the intersection of Buttonhook Road and Garey Drive for approximately $3.5 million. It is expected that once the land is sold off, it will be filled with high-end single-family homes. The district reportedly acquired the land more than four decades ago for approximately $125,000. The taxes on the property are approximately $18,988 annually. The …

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Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Westchester Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Westchester
Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Westchester A pair of men from Westchester are facing charges for their roles in an alleged $100,000 kickback scheme to defraud the Chappaqua School District in New Castle. Cortlandt Manor resident Jorge Barreiros and Yonkers resident Ricardo Jimenez surrendered themselves into the custody of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and were arrested on Tuesday after being implicated in the scheme. The felony complaint alleges that the two men ““engaged in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud” the Chappaqua Central School District,” Westchester Co…

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Tuckahoe BOE Announces Appointment Of Newest Middle School Principal Tuckahoe BOE Announces Appointment Of Newest Middle School Principal
Tuckahoe BOE Announces Appointment Of Newest Middle School Principal The Tuckahoe Board of Education has announced the appointment of former Chappaqua School District educator Gregory Stiefel as the newest principal at the middle school. He had previously served 10 years as an assistant principal at the Seven Bridges Middle School. Stiefel will take the helm officially on Aug. 27, replacing Mark Barnett, who will complete his assignment on Aug. 15. Before taking over as assistant principal in Chappaqua, Stiefel served as an eighth-grade social studies teacher at the East Side Middle School in Manhattan. He comes to the district with a masters degree in Teach…

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