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School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent
School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent A longtime educator is heading back to Westchester to take over at the helm of the Mount Pleasant Central School District. Former Pelham Schools Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo has been named to the same position in Mount Pleasant, where he previously served as a director of instructional services earlier in his career. Giarrizzo, who started his career as a special education and English teacher on Long Island, previously worked in Westchester for more than a decade, including stops in Elmsford and Pelham, before he moved on in 2017 to serve as the superintendent of North Shore Schools in Na…

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HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash  A teenager was killed in a one-car crash in Northern Westchester, officials said. Police said that Westlake High School senior Sarah Lynch, a member of the class of 2021, was driving in Thornwood on Kensico Road near the intersection of Linda Avenue at approximately noon on Monday, Feb. 15 when she lost control and struck a utility pole. Lynch was treated at the scene and transported to Westchester Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. 
“Sarah was a bright star in the class of 2021, a member of the track team, a familiar face on the 'W,' our monthly broadcasting class …

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'Exciting Upgrades': Construction Starts On Westlake Campus 'Exciting Upgrades': Construction Starts On Westlake Campus
'Exciting Upgrades': Construction Starts On Westlake Campus Construction is officially underway for a series of what Mount Pleasant Central School District officials are calling “exciting upgrades” taking place at the Westlake campus throughout the summer. Construction crews have been working hard to ensure that as many upgrades as possible are prepared prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school year. So far, the areas around the tennis courts have been cleared and leveled. This area will be closed and fenced off to be used as an equipment storage area and construction “headquarters” starting on Wednesday, June 26. Crews have also started to work o…

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Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester
Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester Two students in Mount Pleasant received a scare on Thursday when they “sensed someone walking uncomfortably close to them,” near the Hawthorne train station after being let off the bus. Mount Pleasant Central Schools Superintendent Kurtis Kotes issued an alert to parents on Friday, Dec. 14 cautioning that on Thursday, Dec. 13, two students were followed after being let out at their designated bus stop near the station. As the student and her sibling walked toward their home, they sensed that they were being followed, Kotes said. The two were able to get back safely and promptly alerted thei…

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Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent
Mount Pleasant Central School District Decides On New Superintendent An exhaustive search has resulted in the Mount Pleasant Board of Education deciding on an experienced Orange County educator who lives in Dutchess to take over as the newest Superintendent of Schools. In January, current Superintendent Susan Guiney announced that she will be retiring at the end of the academic year, effective in July, prompting a nationwide search for her replacement, which led the search committee to Kurtis Kotes, who worked his way up from social studies teacher to superintendent in Goshen. Kotes, a Hopewell Junction resident, began his career as a high school social stud…

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