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These Westchester School Districts Are Closed, On Delayed Starts
The following school districts have scheduled closures and delayed starts on Thursday, Feb. 6 as a result of storm-related wintry conditions:
Westchester County
Bedford Central School District, closed
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, closed
Byram Hills Central School District, three-hour delay
Chappaqua Central School District, closed
Croton-Harmon Union Free School District, closed
Dobbs Ferry School District, two-hour delay
Eastchester Union Free School District, closed
Elmsford Union Free School District, closed
Greenburgh Central School District,…
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'Sing Sing', Based On Events In Westchester, First Film Shown In Prisons, Theaters: Report
A movie based on a theater program at a maximum security prison in the Hudson Valley is making history by becoming the first film to be screened in prisons across the country, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter.
"Sing Sing," based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in the Northern Westchester village of Ossining, will again be released in theaters on Friday, Jan. 17. On this same day, it will also be shown inside correctional facilities in 46 states, including New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
This is made …
Yorktown, Carmel Named Among Safest Towns In Country In New Rankings
If you're looking for peace and quiet, you may want to settle down in one of three Hudson Valley towns named among the safest places in the country in new rankings by MoneyGeek.
In their list of the 25 Safest Small Cities and Towns in the US released on Monday, Dec. 16, the personal finance website ranked towns from Westchester, Putnam, and Orange counties among the country's municipalities with the lowest crime numbers.
The following towns were named:
Yorktown, which took No. 6;
Carmel, which took No. 7;
Wallkill, which took No. 8.
In order to make their rankings, Money…
This Westchester Town Saw 3.5 Inches Of Snow, Leading Snowfall In Latest Storm
The National Weather Service has released snow totals from this week's winter storm.
Snowfall accumulation impacted areas across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York, with Sussex County, NJ, and Putnam County, NY, seeing the highest totals from Sunday, Dec. 15 into Monday, Dec. 16.
Below are detailed figures reported by state, county, and town, as per the National Weather Service:
New Jersey
Mercer County:
Trenton Mercer Airport: Trace (11:59 PM, 12/15)
Morris County:
Butler (1 S): 3.0 inches (5:15 AM, 12/16)
Sussex County:
Wantage Twp: 4.1 inches (5:00 AM, 12/16)
Wan…
This Westchester Locale Top 10 Richest In NY, These Rankings Say
One county accounts for 70 percent of the Top 10 richest municipalities in New York.
Nassau County has seven of the top 10. Coupled with a Suffolk County village in the Hamptons, Long Island locales make up eight of the state's richest 10.
According to data from New York Demographics, the top 10 wealthiest municipalities, based on average household income, are:
Brookville, Nassau County; Population: 2,947; Average Household Income: $617,235
Tuxedo Park, Orange County; Population: 624; Average Household Income: $600,705
Scarsdale, Westchester County; Population: 17…
