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School Superintendent In Westchester Leaving For New Position In Area School Superintendent In Westchester Leaving For New Position In Area
School Superintendent In Westchester Leaving For New Position In Area One of Westchester’s top educators has officially been tabbed to take over at the helm of a different district in the Hudson Valley. Dr. Marc P. Baiocco, the current Schools Superintendent of the Elmsford Union Free School District, has been formally voted in by the Board of Education of the Clarkstown Central School District in Rockland County to assume the same position there this summer. Clarkstown had been under the guise of interim Superintendent Jeff Sober since September 2021. “With a gavel and a handshake, the Board of Education formally voted in Dr. Marc P. Baiocco as the Clarksto…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Racism Concerns Prompt High School In Westchester To Cancel 'Tarzan' Play Racism Concerns Prompt High School In Westchester To Cancel 'Tarzan' Play
Racism Concerns Prompt High School In Westchester To Cancel 'Tarzan' Play The show will not go on, as a high school in Westchester has canceled a scheduled student play amid concerns of racism. The Elmsford Central School District announced that it will be canceling its planned Disney’s “Tarzan” play, the day before auditions were scheduled for the Alexander Hamilton High School production on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Instead, due to concerns raised by parents, students will instead perform William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” A pair of parents reportedly brought up concerns that students of color would wind up playing certain characters in the Tarzan musical, which…

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by Zak Failla
News
Defunct Company Donates 105 Bikes To Westchester Town, New 'Bike-Share' Deal In Motion Defunct Company Donates 105 Bikes To Westchester Town, New 'Bike-Share' Deal In Motion
Defunct Company Donates 105 Bikes To Westchester Town, New 'Bike-Share' Deal In Motion One of the two bike-share companies that offered Westchester residents the opportunity to rent bicycles in White Plains -- named oFo -- swiftly closed down their operation.  They left over 105 bicycles near the White Plains train station and advised the Cycle Club of Westchester that they would like to donate the bicycles to those who can’t afford a bicycle.  On Friday, July 27 the Town of Greenburgh picked up the bicycles and stored them. The apps on the oFo bicycles have been removed.  Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said he contacted area schools including the principal of Alexander H…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Keeping It 500: Legendary Westchester Basketball Coach Notches Historic Win Keeping It 500: Legendary Westchester Basketball Coach Notches Historic Win
Keeping It 500: Legendary Westchester Basketball Coach Notches Historic Win The accolades keep rolling in for legendary Mount Vernon High School varsity boys basketball coach Bob Cimmino. Cimmino - whose resume includes 15 consecutive New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYPHSSA) Section 1 titles, seven NYPHSSA Class AA state championships and four New York State Tournament of Champions Class AA titles - added another notch to his belt, locking his down his 500th win as coach after beating Scarsdale on Tuesday night. Following the historic victory, Cimmino became the fourth Section 1 coach to reach the 500 win plateau, joining Lou Panzanaro in Pe…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Hamilton Students Perform At Rogers Theater Hamilton Students Perform At Rogers Theater
Hamilton Students Perform At Rogers Theater ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Two Alexander Hamilton High School juniors recently got to perform at the theater that's made their namesake relevant again. Taiyo Spain and Jason Bernard performed a rap on the Boston Massacre from a British soldier's perspective at the Richard Rogers Theater last month. The Rogers theater is where "Hamilton," the hit Broadway musical on Alexander Hamilton is performed. As a result of a partnership with the Hamilton Education Program, run by the show, students were able to see the show for just $10 and teachers integrated Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fath…

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by Sam Barron