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Water Main Break Disrupts HS In Westchester, Emergency Plans Activated Water Main Break Disrupts HS In Westchester, Emergency Plans Activated
Water Main Break Disrupts HS In Westchester, Emergency Plans Activated A main break interrupted water service at a Northern Westchester school campus, prompting emergency plans to ensure student safety and school operations. The break occurred on Friday, Dec. 13, on Westlake Drive, leaving the Westlake High School campus in the Mount Pleasant Central School District without running water for part of the day, according to district officials. While repairs to the water main have been made, the district had to await system pressurization to ensure there are no further issues. In the meantime, school officials assembled an emergency response team to implement cont…

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School Bus Crashes In Westchester, Causes Delays School Bus Crashes In Westchester, Causes Delays
School Bus Crashes In Westchester, Causes Delays A school bus carrying students was involved in a crash in Northern Westchester just a short time after beginning its route, officials said. The crash, which happened on Friday afternoon, May 3 in Mount Pleasant, occurred shortly after Bus 4 left the Westlake High School campus in Thornwood. The incident was a minor crash and caused no injuries, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said. Members of the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Mount Pleasant Central School District staff were at the scene, Giarrizzo added. A replacement bus was brought…

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Port Chester School District Named Best Among Best Communities For Music Education Port Chester School District Named Best Among Best Communities For Music Education
Port Chester School District Named Best Among Best Communities For Music Education Several school districts in Westchester and Putnam counties are being recognized as amongst the best in the entire nation for music education.  A total of 10 school districts across both counties have been named winners of the Best Communities for Music Education Award for 2024 by the NAMM Foundation.  These districts are some of only 975 across the country to receive the award, which recognizes "outstanding" efforts from teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders who make sure students can include music as part of their education, according to th…

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Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Her Classroom, Building In Westchester Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Her Classroom, Building In Westchester
Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Her Classroom, Building In Westchester A school district in Northern Westchester is implementing additional safety protocols after a young student was able to walk out of her classroom and leave the building, officials said.  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, when a student at Hawthorne Elementary School walked out of her classroom and then the building, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in a letter to families on Tuesday, Feb. 6.  Luckily, the girl was soon found and safely returned to the school by staff members, and Mount Pleasant Police, distinct offici…

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Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester
Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester District officials had to make a call to police after a drone was spotted flying near a Northern Westchester school. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 13 just before 12:30 p.m., when a drone was seen flying near Hawthorne Elementary School, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced.  The sighting prompted district officials to immediately contact Mount Pleasant Police, which advised that there was no need to initiate emergency protocols as there was no threat to the safety of students and staff, according to Giarrizzo. "We will continue…

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Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up
Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up As a result of severe flooding, a Northern Westchester school district's bus fleet will be unable to bring students home, requiring them all to be picked up. According to an announcement by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday afternoon, Sept. 29, flooding at the district's bus yard has left all the vehicles unable to leave.  Because of this, all Mount Pleasant students will need to be picked up from school, Giarrizzo said. Each school building's principal will be sending out directions for pickup, according to Giarrizzo's anno…

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New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester
New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester A middle school in Northern Westchester has a new assistant principal who will be very familiar to district families.  Theresa Outhouse has been named the new assistant principal at Westlake Middle School in Thornwood, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Thursday, July 13.  Outhouse will likely already be known by many students and families in the district, as she has already served as assistant principal at both Columbus Elementary School and Hawthorne Elementary School since joining the Mount Pleasant District in 2015, Gia…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester
New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester A school district in Northern Westchester has named a new athletic director who is determined to work together with school staff to foster the growth of student-athletes on the field and in the classroom.  Shawn Baumann is set to be appointed as the new Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics for the Mount Pleasant Central School District at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, May 24, Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Wednesday, May 17.  Baumann, who is replacing Donna Pirro who announced her retirement in early Spring, will take on …

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High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset'
High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' A high school in Northern Westchester has appointed a new assistant principal who district officials believe will quickly become successful in his new position.  Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo is set to recommend that Daniel Brady be appointed as the new Assistant Principal of Westlake High School during the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 18, the district announced.  Brady will begin his new position on Saturday, July 1, and will replace Ken Amann, who is set to become the district's new Director of Technolog…

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New Update: School Districts In Westchester Announce Closures, Delays New Update: School Districts In Westchester Announce Closures, Delays
New Update: School Districts In Westchester Announce Closures, Delays As an upcoming winter storm threatens to dump several inches of snow in the region, several school districts in Westchester have announced delayed starts and closures to account for snow cleanup.  Related Story - Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Major Winter Storm Headed To Region The announcements followed predictions of between 6 to 8 inches of snow that is expected to accompany a storm beginning on Monday night, Feb. 27, and lasting into Tuesday morning, Feb. 28.  The storm will likely bring the first widespread plowable snowfall of the season an…

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Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester
Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester A data breach may have exposed information related to some students at a school district in Northern Westchester.  The breach was announced by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday, Feb. 17, who said that several student email passwords may have been compromised by the incident.  After the data breach was discovered on Friday, an investigation into the matter found that several passwords belonging to Grade 7 students in the district had been posted to a shared Google Classroom during the 2020-2021 school year. After this document was …

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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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New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday
New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday The following school districts have announced closures and shifts to remote learning for Tuesday, Feb. 2 due to the major winter storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Ardsley Public Schools, remote instruction Bedford Central School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, asynchronous snow day Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Eastchester Union Free School District, asynchronous snow day Elmsford Union Free School District, remote instruction  Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, remote instructi…

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New Update - Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm New Update - Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm
New Update - Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm The following school districts have announced closures for Monday, Feb. 1 due to the major winter storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Bedford Central School District, closed Briarcliff School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, closed Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Elmsford Union Free School District, closed Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, closed Harvey School, Katonah, closed Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District, closed Hendrick Hudson School District, closed John F. Kennedy Catholic …

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Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm
Schools Announce Closures Due To Storm The following school districts have announced closures for Monday, Feb. 1 due to the major winter storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Bedford Central School District, closed Briarcliff School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, closed Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Elmsford Union Free School District, closed  Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, closed Harvey School, Katonah, closed Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District, closed Hendrick Hudson School District, closed John F. Kenne…

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COVID-19: New Westchester School Goes Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: New Westchester School Goes Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: New Westchester School Goes Remote After Positive Cases A new school in Northern Westchester is transitioning to remote learning after COVID-19 cases. Three people, two at Westlake Middle School and one at Hawthorne Elementary School, are being treated as positive for COVID-19 in the Mount Pleasant Central School District, Superintendent Kurtis M. Kotes announced in an email to the community early Sunday night, Nov. 15. "The individual related to Hawthorne Elementary School has not been in or around the building since Oct. 29," Kotes said. "Therefore no additional quarantine orders will be necessary for Hawthorne Elementary School and the b…

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COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester
Covid-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester A new school district in the Hudson Valley is reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19. The latest case comes in Westchester where the Mount Pleasant Central School District said it learned on Tuesday, Oct. 6 that a member of the school community tested positive on Monday, Oct. 5.  The person has not been in or around any school buildings since Thursday, Sept. 24, and has been in quarantine, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis M. Kotes said in an email to the school community. "The district has been in contact with the Westchester Count…

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Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures
Latest Update: Covid-19 School District Closures Click here for a new story: All Schools In State Will Close For At Least Two Weeks, Cuomo Says Earlier update: The following are the latest closures and schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Ardsley Union Free School District: Closed on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Bedford Central School District: Closed Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3 after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Blind Br…

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COVID-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments COVID-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments
Covid-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments The following are closures and schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Bedford Central School District: Closed Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3 after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District: Closed until Saturday, March 28. Croton-Harmon School District: Closed on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Byram Hills Central School District: In response to t…

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Schools Announce COVID-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13 Schools Announce COVID-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13
Schools Announce Covid-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13 The following are schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Bedford Central School District: Closed on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 to "thoroughly sanitize" all district facilities after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Croton-Harmon School District: Closed Friday, March 13 on Superintendent's Conference Day. Byram Hills Central School District: Closed, the Superintendent’s Conference Day will occur vir…

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Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings
Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings Students at two Northern Westchester schools were released early due to paint fumes, the school district said. At approximately 9:30 am, Friday, Dec. 13, paint fumes began to fill the halls of Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School in Mount Pleasant, said Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Dr. Kurtis Kotes. According to Kotes, the source of the fumes was quickly determined to be from paint being used by a contractor who was painting the Westlake Middle School boiler room. Work was immediately stopped and the district construction manager overseeing the proj…

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School Districts Announce Early Dismissals School Districts Announce Early Dismissals
School Districts Announce Early Dismissals The following school districts have scheduled early dismissals for Monday, Dec. 2 due to the storm: Westchester County Byram Hills CSD: Four-hour early release Edgemont SD: Junior/Senior High School at 12:06 p.m.; Edgemont elementary schools at noon. Elmsford PS: Half-day schedule Greenburgh CSD: Bailey, Woodlands at 10:45 a.m., Highview, Jackson, Early Childhood at 11:30 a.m. Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD: Hillside at 10:30, MS/HS at 11; After-school, evening activities canceled. School board meeting moved to Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Irvington UFSD: Two-hour early release Mount Pleasan…

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Hawthorne Cited For Being A Neighborly Community With Strong Schools In NY Times Story Hawthorne Cited For Being A Neighborly Community With Strong Schools In NY Times Story
Hawthorne Cited For Being A Neighborly Community With Strong Schools In NY Times Story Westchester County’s quaint hamlet of Hawthorne was highlighted in a New York Times real estate story for its strong schools and community values. Hawthorne, which is nestled between the hamlets of Thornwood to the north and Valhalla to the south and east, has about 4,650 residents, according to 2017 census estimates. Carl Fulgenzi, Mount Pleasant’s supervisor, describes the population as a mixture of working-class and white-collar commuters. Hawthorne’s main commercial sector, which includes a car dealership, lodging and various retail stores and restaurants, can be found along Route 9A. “…

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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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by Valerie Musson
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Report Of Suspicious Behavior Leads To Lockout At Mount Pleasant Central School District Report Of Suspicious Behavior Leads To Lockout At Mount Pleasant Central School District
Report Of Suspicious Behavior Leads To Lockout At Mount Pleasant Central School District A report of suspicious behavior caused a lockout at the Mount Pleasant Central School District on Monday, May 13. "At approximately 10 a.m, the district was notified by Mount Pleasant Police that a person was in custody due to suspicious behavior," Dr. Kurtis Kotes, Superintendent of Schools, said in an email sent shortly before 10:30 a.m. "They have updated us on the situation and informed us that the person is a non-threat and has been cited for hunting in an unauthorized area. The lockout has now been lifted. "We appreciate your patience and understanding when things…

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Morning Update: Delayed School Starts For Wednesday Morning Update: Delayed School Starts For Wednesday
Morning Update: Delayed School Starts For Wednesday The following schools and school districts have announced delayed starts for Wednesday, Feb. 13 due to the winter storm. Westchester Chappaqua Central School District, two-hour delay   Croton-Harmon School District, two-hour delay  Elmsford Union Free School District, two-hour delay Greenburg-Graham Union Free School District, two-hour delay Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District, two-hour delay Hendrick Hudson School District, two-hour delay John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, two-hour delay Katonah-Lewisboro School District, two-hour delay Lak…

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Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Thursday Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Thursday
Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Thursday The following area school districts and schools have announced they will have delayed starts on Thursday, March 22 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Ardsley Union Free School District, two-hour delay Bedford Central School District, two-hour delay Briarcliff Manor School District, two-hour delay Byram Hills Central School District, two-hour delay Chappaqua Central School District, two-hour delay Croton Harmon School District, two-hour delay Eastchester Union Free School District, two-hour delay Greenburgh North Castle Unio…

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Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday
Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter.  Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Archbishop Stepinac Ardsley Union Free School District Beacon City School District Bedford Central School District Blind Brook Public Schools Chappaqua Central School District Croton Harmon School District  Eastchester Union Free School District Edgemont School District Elmsford Union Free School District Garrison Unio…

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New Updates: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday New Updates: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday
New Updates: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Ardsley Union Free School District Beacon City School District Bedford Central School District Blind Brook Public Schools Chappaqua Central School District Croton Harmon School District Eastchester Union Free School District Edgemont School District Elmsford Union Free School District Garrison Union Free School District…

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Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement
Mount Pleasant CSD Superintendent Announces Retirement Susan Guiney is stepping aside. The Mount Pleasant Central School District superintendent announced her retirement at Wednesday's board meeting, effective in July. Guiney originally joined in the district in July 2008 as director of curriculum. "Over the past 10 years, our school community has worked together to create great success and to bring well-deserved recognition to Mount Pleasant as a high achieving school district," Guiney said. Guiney said she intends to work with the board to ensure a smooth transition.  "The past 10 years have been incredible and it has been a …

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