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East Ramapo Central School District Monitor Named To New Post East Ramapo Central School District Monitor Named To New Post
East Ramapo Central School District Monitor Named To New Post As a Northern Westchester school district's superintendent prepares to take over at a neighboring village, officials have named his temporary replacement.  Mary Fox-Alter will take over as Interim Superintendent of the Ossining Union Free School District beginning on Saturday, July 1, district officials announced.  She will replace Raymond Sanchez, who will depart to begin leading the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns on the same date.  Earlier Report - Tarrytown Public Schools' New Superintendent Comes From Neighboring District The former superintendent of th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student For Years At Area School Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student For Years At Area School
Nun Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student For Years At Area School A former student at an area private school has accused a former nun who later took positions of power at schools in Westchester of sexually abusing her in the 1960s. Sister Ann Peterson has been accused of groping and molesting Pamela Hayes in Orange County at the Saint Joseph School in Middletown during the 1960s, according to court documents. At the time of the alleged abuse, Hayes was 10 years old. The new lawsuit, filed this week, accuses Peterson of asking Hayes to stay late after school, then she allegedly kissed, groping and molested her, according to the court documents that were fi…

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by Zak Failla
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College Controller From Rockland Sentenced, Must Repay Millions For Fraud College Controller From Rockland Sentenced, Must Repay Millions For Fraud
College Controller From Rockland Sentenced, Must Repay Millions For Fraud The former controller at the College of New Rochelle will spend time behind bars and repay millions after admitting to doctoring the school’s books by nearly $34 million dollars, forcing the 115-year-old institution to close its doors. Keith Borge, 62, of Valley Cottage, has been sentenced to three years in prison, $25,000 in fines and will pay restitution that reaches as much as $13.2 million after pleading guilty securities fraud and failure to pay $20.4 million in payroll taxes. As part of the plea, Borge, a resident of Valley Cottage in Rockland County, admitted to filing fina…

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by Zak Failla
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It's Official: College Of New Rochelle Sets Date For Closure It's Official: College Of New Rochelle Sets Date For Closure
It's Official: College Of New Rochelle Sets Date For Closure The College of New Rochelle is officially shuttering its doors at the conclusion of its summer semester and an agreement has been finalized to transfer students to Mercy College for the beginning of the fall semester. Amid a three-year financial crisis, CNR and Mercy announced on Tuesday that they’ve entered into an Agreement of Mutual Cooperation that will “ensure a seamless transition for CNR students to continue their education at Mercy.” According to Mercy College, the agreement allows CNR students in good standing the opportunity to transfer to Mercy College, as CNR’s designated prefer…

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by Zak Failla
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Area College Revokes Degree To Cardinal In Sex Abuse Scandal Area College Revokes Degree To Cardinal In Sex Abuse Scandal
Area College Revokes Degree To Cardinal In Sex Abuse Scandal Related story: Catholic Priests With Hudson Valley Ties Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report An honorary degree given to a cardinal connected to the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has been revoked by a college in Westchester. After a discussion regarding the complaints of sexual abuse made against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and in light of the related directive by Pope Francis that Cardinal McCarrick no longer publicly exercise his priestly ministry, the College of New Rochelle Board of Trustees approved the revocation of the 2012 honorary degree, effective immediately. Re…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Services Set For Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Killed In Storm Services Set For Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Killed In Storm
Services Set For Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Killed In Storm Services have been set for a Westchester native, beloved teacher in the North Salem Central School District and former Western Connecticut State softball standout who died Tuesday, May 15 when a tree hit the car she was driving near her home in New Fairfield during a fierce storm that swept through the area. Lauren June Svendsen, 41, spent 13 years teaching at North Salem Middle/High School.  A White Plains native, she received her bachelor's degree from Western Connecticut State University and her masters and sixth-year degrees from the College of New Rochelle.  Lauren's family will recei…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bowl For College Scholarships: Byron Womack Fundraiser This Weekend Bowl For College Scholarships: Byron Womack Fundraiser This Weekend
Bowl For College Scholarships: Byron Womack Fundraiser This Weekend Friends, students and teaching associates of Byron Womack, a very popular assistant principal at Port Chester Middle School, have organized a singles bowling tournament in his memory. Womack was found dead on Feb. 20 at the age of 48 of natural causes. All proceeds from the bowling tournament will go to the Byron Womack Scholarship Fund. Competition begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 14 at Homefield Bowl, 938 Saw Mill River Road in Yonkers. For more details, call 914-969-5592. The cost/donation is $50 per bowler. Womack was assistant principal at Port Chester Middle School for the past ei…

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by Jon Craig
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Bernice Feldman, 94, Briarcliff Native Bernice Feldman, 94, Briarcliff Native
Bernice Feldman, 94, Briarcliff Native Bernice K. Feldman, a resident of Briarcliff Manor for more than 50 years, died on Jan. 6 in Texas. She was 94. A graduate of Hunter College, Columbia University and New York University, Dr. Feldman specialized in speech pathology and rehabilitation, serving as a speech therapist, pathologist and teacher at numerous health and educational institutions, including the Dobbs Ferry School System, Lehman College, the College of New Rochelle, Mercy College, Westchester Community College, Phelps Memorial Hospital and the Mount St. Ursula Speech Center.  She was a past president of the Westchester …

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by Sam Barron