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Past Athletes Inducted Into High School's 2024 Hall Of Fame In Westchester
Several standout athletes from years past, including three complete teams, were honored by being inducted into a Northern Westchester high school's hall of fame. The honorees were recognized during a halftime ceremony held at the Lakeland-Somers football game on Friday evening, Oct. 25, Lakeland Central School District officials said. Those inducted into the 2024 Hall of Fame included: Basketball player Jen Ritz, who graduated in 2004 and was the first Lakeland High School basketball player to play for a Division I team at Iona College (now Iona University). A captain for…
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Westchester Park To Be Named After Former Town Supervisor After His Sudden Death
A park and sports complex in Northern Westchester will soon be named in honor of a former town supervisor who died suddenly. During a ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 8, at 9 a.m. the Granite Knolls Recreation & Sports Complex at 2975 Stony St. in Yorktown will be renamed after the town's former supervisor Tom Diana, who died on Friday, Jan. 5 at the age of 66 only days after being sworn into the position. Earlier Report - Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana According to Yorktown officials, the park wil…
Schools
HS Students Honored As Outstanding Teens By Westchester Non-Profit
A Northern Westchester non-profit organization has honored several accomplished high school students as outstanding teens. The students were announced as winners during the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester's Annual Youth of the Year Award Ceremony on Tuesday, March 26 at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua, the organization announced on Friday, March 29. The three winners chosen by the ceremony's judges were: Pleasantville High School junior Grace Gerosa, who won the Youth of the Year Award. Gerosa, who has been a club member for a decade, manages…
Obituaries
Beloved Westchester Business Owner Dies At 69
A community is mourning the loss of a Hudson Valley woman who once owned two popular businesses in Northern Westchester and was known for her love of crafting. Putnam County resident Diane Callahan-Caro of Brewster died on Friday, Jan. 19 in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 69, according to her obituary. Born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1954, Callahan-Caro went on to graduate from Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak in 1972 before earning her bachelor's degree from Briarcliff College. Years later in 1978, she married John Caro in Peekskill and together, they live…
Obituaries
Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Westchester Town Supervisor
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a beloved Northern Westchester town supervisor who died suddenly just days after being sworn in. A visitation for Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana, who died on Friday, Jan. 5 at the age of 66, will be held on Monday, Jan. 8 between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Yorktown Funeral Home located at 945 East Main St., according to his obituary. Earlier Report - Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many' To help Yorktown residents travel to the visitation service, the town will provide a sh…
Obituaries
Supervisor Of Westchester Town Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many'
The beloved supervisor of a Northern Westchester town has died suddenly, officials announced. Here's a new, updated report - Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana died on Friday morning, Jan. 5, Yorktown Deputy Supervisor Ed Lachterman announced. Lachterman announced the news in a statement released on social media and the town's website. "Tom was an incredible friend to so many. He was filled with energy, an open mind and heart, and a sense of duty and that influenced everything …
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Westchester
A woman has been arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against an area school. Northern Westchester resident Diane Harris-Hines, age 54, of Peekskill, was arrested by Yorktown Police on Friday, April 23, after allegedly making a threatening phone call to the main office of Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, said the Yorktown Police. During the call, it's alleged the unidentified caller -- later identified as Harris-Hines -- made threats that she was on her way to the school to cause physical harm to the school administrators over what she alleged was an unresolved complaint, pol…
News
Videos Of Students In Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation
An investigation is underway after an area school district became aware of videos featuring "racially insensitive language" by students. The videos, currently circulating on social media among Northern Westchester students in the Lakeland Central School District who attend Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak and Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor came to the attention of district officials earlier this week, the district said on Wednesday, June 3. "Based on initial findings, these incidents appear to have taken place in the past, several years ago, and are now being recirculated," sa…
Schools
Lakeland High School Threat Deemed Non-Credible
Yorktown Police said a social media post indicating a possible threat at Lakeland High School was found to be "nothing to worry about." On Monday, Sept. 23, the department notified school officials about several social media posts indicating a possible threat at the school, said Superintendent Dr. George Stone On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Yorktown Police Lt . Tom Genter said the threat "was nothing" and had been spread after "someone thought they heard something." Stone said in a letter to parents that the district cooperated with the police department’s investigation into the incident, which con…
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Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester
A 14-year-old left his prestigious private school after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former student at Kugnus ACTS Academy in Closter, New Jersey, faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from a debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed…
Schools
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Some of Westchester County’s best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates academic achievement in high school students. On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college. Semifinalists from Westchester County are: Ardsley High School Maxwell T. Greenspoon; Melody S. …
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County Police Chopper Touches Down At Westchester High Schools
Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble said the police department ended this school year's Law Enforcement Clubs at both Yorktown and Lakeland High Schools with a memorable visit from above. "A big shout out to the Aviation Crew of the Westchester County Police Department who impeccably landed their helicopter at both schools . . . and provided an excellent demonstration of what they do to protect and serve our community," Noble said. "The students at both schools met countless law enforcement personnel from Yorktown PD, as well officers from our county, state and federal law enfo…
Schools
These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List
More than two dozen high schools in Westchester County earned top rankings as "best high schools" in New York state and nationwide in this latest comparison by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report's rankings emphasize student outcomes, using information on graduation rates and state assessments for more than 20,500 schools nationally. Here is the list of local top schools in the order of their rankings: Edgemont Junior-Senior High School ranked 14th in New York state and 87th nationwide. Bronxville High School ranked 15th statewide and 90th nationwide. Rye…
Police & Fire
Two Lakeland HS Students Charged In Bomb Threat That Caused Evacuation
Two Northern Westchester teenage girls are facing felony charges after making a bomb threat in a bathroom that forced the evacuation of Lakeland High School last week. The Yorktown Police Department announced the arrests of Mohegan Lake residents Emma Lineau, 16, and Alexandra Pujol, 17, on Monday. The two face first-degree falsely reporting an incident charges -- a Class D felony -- for their roles in making a threat in the bathroom that forced a school-wide evacuation. A Lakeland High School resource officer reported the bomb threat shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, saying that it was…
Neighbors
Westchester 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls
Jothi Ramaswamy was having dinner on a school night, halfway through the 2015 school year when a conversation with her brother left her even hungrier. Her brother, Akshay, happened to mention that out of the 33 students in his C++ class—a computer science language—none were girls. Ramaswamy, a Yorktown resident, had been interested in computer science since sixth grade, but hearing something like that flustered her. She decided to research why but discovered the void wasn’t just present in his class, it was the entire Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. After doi…
Schools
High School In Westchester Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom
An area high school had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a written threat was found in a bathroom. Lakeland High School was evacuated at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday to allow officers from the Yorktown Police Department and a bomb squad to investigate a written “non-specific” threat that was found in a bathroom, school officials said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department and Westchester County Bomb Squad responded to the school at approximately noon, with students and staff returning to the building shortly thereafter. School officials said that the Yorktown Police De…
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