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Mahopac Assistant Superintendent Takes On Role At New District Mahopac Assistant Superintendent Takes On Role At New District
Mahopac Assistant Superintendent Takes On Role At New District After a thorough search process, a Northern Westchester school district has selected a new superintendent who comes from a school system close to home.  The Hendrick Hudson School District has named Michael A. Tromblee as its new superintendent of schools, who will be appointed to his new position during a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Hendrick Hudson High School library.  Tromblee, who will officially begin his new role on Friday, Dec. 1, will come from the nearby Mahopac Central School District, where he has served as Assistant Sup…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Longtime Employee At School District In Hudson Valley Dies At 67 Longtime Employee At School District In Hudson Valley Dies At 67
Longtime Employee At School District In Hudson Valley Dies At 67 A longtime employee of a school district in Westchester County has died at the age of 67. Katherine Umbro died on Tuesday, Dec. 21, according to her obituary. Umbro was a resident of New Rochelle and a graduate of St. Gabriel's High School. She worked for the City School District of New Rochelle for more than 30 years, and she retired as the personnel assistant for Civil Service responsible for the district, her obituary reads. She was the wife of John Umbro and the daughter of Andrew Pelham Sr. and Veronica Pelham. Umbro is survived by her children, her siblings and her 11 gra…

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media
Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media For the second time in a week, a Westchester school district is dealing with racist posts by students on social media. Videos of students in New Rochelle, some of whom have been confirmed to attend Albert Leonard Middle School, were involved in videos on multiple social media platforms that included ethnic slurs and language. The videos of students were reportedly on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and others using offensive racial slurs. “We are horrified to have learned about a vicious act of racism in the District perpetrated on social media, involving the vilest of ethnic slurs …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media
Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media A Westchester school district is investigating a targeted “vicious act of racism” that was posted on social media. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo sent an alert to the community this week in response to a post on social media that involved “the vilest of ethnic slurs.” Feijoo declined to specify what exactly the slur was. The district is currently investigating the incident and Feijoo said they will “take the most severe action possible in response.” “This type of hurtful, destructive behavior is reprehensible and is certainly unacceptable anywhere in the City School Dis…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Teaching Assistant From Area Dies COVID-19: Teaching Assistant From Area Dies
Covid-19: Teaching Assistant From Area Dies A teaching assistant at a Westchester middle school who died from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be celebrated with a socially distant moment of silence. Joy Gaglia, who worked at Isaac E. Young Middle School in New Rochelle, was among the New Yorkers to die this week due to complications from COVID-19. At 11 a.m. on Monday, April 13, teachers and staff members at Isaac E. Young will pause for the long-time teaching assistant who was “beloved for her sense of humor, her kindness and willingness to help others,” the district announced. There will also be a moment of silence during the sch…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say
Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say New Rochelle High School students reportedly ended the month of January in a similar fashion in the way it started: with violence. Following three violent incidents involving high school students throughout the month - including the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior - police were once again required to break up a fight just blocks from the high school. According to multiple reports, police were dispatched to the corner of Chauncey Avenue and Clove Road on Wednesday afternoon to break up a fight involving more than a dozen students. No arrests were made and there were no in…

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by Zak Failla