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Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship
Familiar Face, Different Place: Longtime Schools Superintendent In Westchester Jumps Ship A longtime school superintendent in Westchester is taking his talents several miles down the road after announcing his resignation and new gig. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton, who has been at the helm for nearly a decade, announced that he will be resigning from his role to take over in the same position at the Edgemont School District. Hamilton’s unexpected resignation is effective as of Thursday, June 30, at which point he will transition from Mount Vernon to Edgemont. “I want to thank the Mount Vernon district and the Board of Education for welcoming me eight years…
Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures
Latest Update: Covid-19 School District Closures Click here for a new story: All Schools In State Will Close For At Least Two Weeks, Cuomo Says Earlier update: The following are the latest closures and schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Ardsley Union Free School District: Closed on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Bedford Central School District: Closed Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3 after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Blind Br…
18-Year-Old Sentenced For Killing Westchester Woman, 23, In Panama 18-Year-Old Sentenced For Killing Westchester Woman, 23, In Panama
18-Year-Old Sentenced For Killing Westchester Woman, 23, In Panama An appeal is already in the works after a teenager tried as a juvenile received a 12-year prison sentence for strangling a 23-year-old Westchester woman to death in Panama last year. Catherine Johannet, a 2011 graduate of Edgemont High School, was found dead on Feb. 5, 2017 beside a trail on Isla Colon in Bastimentos after she had been reported as missing. Her convicted 18-year-old murderer - whose name was not released because he was 17 at the time and considered a minor in Panama - was subsequently convicted of charges that include rape, robbery and murder. Prosecutors in Panama filed an…