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COVID-19: City In Westchester To Mandate Employees, School Workers Get Vaccinated COVID-19: City In Westchester To Mandate Employees, School Workers Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: City In Westchester To Mandate Employees, School Workers Get Vaccinated Westchester’s largest city will be following the state’s lead in mandating all municipal workers and school employees take the COVID-19 vaccine or else face repeated testing for the virus. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Wednesday, July 28 that all municipal and Yonkers School District employees must provide one-time proof of COVID-19 vaccination by Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 6) or undergo weekly testing. The move comes hours after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced similar measures for all state employees and public-facing employees at state-run hospitals. Earlier story - COVID-19:…

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COVID-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause' COVID-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause'
Covid-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause' A Westchester school district will be extending its plan for remote learning for a “holiday break” due to rising COVID-19 numbers. This week, Yonkers Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada sent a letter to the community saying that the district would be going 100 percent remote between Monday, Jan. 4, and Friday, Jan. 8, with students planning to return to the classroom as of Monday, Jan. 11. During that week, students will be distance learning while teachers and staff members in school buildings are expected to be inside schools to deliver instruction. “While a holiday pause is most certain…

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COVID-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases COVID-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases
Covid-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases The Yonkers Board of Education District Office and some city offices will be closed to non-essential staff for several days after positive COVID-19 cases inside the building. Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada announced that the building at One Larkin will be closed from Friday, Oct. 30 through Tuesday, Nov. 3 after two staff members who work at the Board of Education received notifications of the positive tests. Officials said that the decision to close the offices was made after consulting with the county Department of Health. Anyone who may have been exposed has been instructed to ente…

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COVID-19: Staffer Tests Positive At School In Westchester COVID-19: Staffer Tests Positive At School In Westchester
Covid-19: Staffer Tests Positive At School In Westchester One school in Westchester has been forced to delay the start of remote learning days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. School 17 in Yonkers, which was to begin distance learning on Tuesday, Sept. 8, will instead start on Wednesday after a staffer tested positive for the virus. The staff member informed district officials of the positive test on Saturday, Sept. 5. Superintendent Edwin Quezada said that during the one-day delay, the district will use the time to contact trace and disinfect the building.  All other schools began instruction on Tuesday, with the distric…

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Roof Replacement After Mold Discovery Keeps Westchester School Closed Roof Replacement After Mold Discovery Keeps Westchester School Closed
Roof Replacement After Mold Discovery Keeps Westchester School Closed Tests from a school that was forced to close its doors to hundreds of students after a mold outbreak came back clear, but it is still unclear when it will reopen. There was an emergency closing of the K-8 Paideia School 15 in Yonkers 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 attending the Robert C. Dodson School on Avondale Road. Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada issued an update on Thursday, Oct. 4, reporting th…

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Yonkers Schools Merged Football Teams Debut Yonkers Schools Merged Football Teams Debut
Yonkers Schools Merged Football Teams Debut Football fans in Yonkers are getting excited as the newly merged Yonkers Police and Fire Departments football teams have kicked off their inaugural season as schools open. Earlier this year, Yonkers Board of Education President Steve Lopez released the names of the new 2018-2019 Yonkers merged football teams: the “Brave” and the “Force,” names that “themselves project the fortitude, strength of character and determination of our students and community,” he said. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was on hand at Saunders High School last week to kick off the inaugural season of the newly formed varsit…

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Yonkers Schools Announce Merged Football Teams For Upcoming Season Yonkers Schools Announce Merged Football Teams For Upcoming Season
Yonkers Schools Announce Merged Football Teams For Upcoming Season Although most sports fans’ eyes are glued to the hardwood as March Madness approaches, officials with the Yonkers School District have been busy finalizing the details of their two newly merged football teams. Yonkers Board of Education President Steve Lopez recently released the names of the new 2018-2019 Yonkers merged football teams: the “Brave” and the “Force,” names that “themselves project the fortitude, strength of character and determination of our students and community,” he said. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) Section I recently approved…

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