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Date Scheduled For Reopening Of Westchester School Where Mold Was Found Date Scheduled For Reopening Of Westchester School Where Mold Was Found
Date Scheduled For Reopening Of Westchester School Where Mold Was Found Less than a month after being forced to close its doors when a mold outbreak was discovered, a Yonkers school may soon be reopening. Paideia School 15 may be reopening as soon as Monday, Oct. 22, with a new roof, following an expedited replacement project that took just weeks and cost the district approximately $3 million. There was an emergency closing of the K-8 school on Monday, Sept. 24, when ceiling tiles tested positive for mold. Since the mold outbreak, older students above grade four are going to St. Bartholomew School on Saw Mill River Road, while the younger students have been att…

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by Zak Failla
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Tuckahoe Voters Asked To Consider $10M School Bond Proposal Tuckahoe Voters Asked To Consider $10M School Bond Proposal
Tuckahoe Voters Asked To Consider $10M School Bond Proposal The Tuckahoe Board of Education has proposed a near $10 million bond that, if approved, would “address the district’s most basic needs for additional classrooms, safety and security upgrades, and high priority infrastructure repairs. The Board announced on Monday that on Tuesday, April 10, members of community will be asked to vote on a $9,987,000 capital bond project that includes the addition of a second story at William E. Cottle Elementary School, construction of a new security vestibule at Cottle and a turf field replacement and communication system replacement at the school. If passed…

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Bronxville Voters Approve $24.8M Schools Bond With No Tax Impact Bronxville Voters Approve $24.8M Schools Bond With No Tax Impact
Bronxville Voters Approve $24.8M Schools Bond With No Tax Impact Although voter turnout was low, the Bronxville community overwhelmingly approved a near $25 million schools bond referendum that will help officials address needs at the building and in the district. Voters approved the $24.8 million bond referendum with an unofficial tally of 511 “yes” votes against 97 “no” votes, the district announced on Tuesday night, stating that they will begin addressing facility needs, infrastructure improvements and program-related enhancements. There is expected to be no tax increase as a result of the bond, district officials stated, due to several million dollar…

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Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum
Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum Voters in Rye Neck overwhelmingly approved the school district’s proposed $27.6 million capital improvement bond spending plan. With a vote of 733 to 153, voters approved Proposition One, which includes a $6.28 million plan that will replace antiquated roofs across the district’s three buildings. Proposition B, which passed 608 to 278, includes an expansion to the middle and high school that will add eight new classrooms. According to the Rye Neck school district’s bond presentation, a Rye Town home assessed at $835,000 will see tax increases peak in 2021-22 at $144 for Proposition One and …

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