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Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School
Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School Hundreds of students in one of New York's largest school districts will have to seek alternate routes to make their way to the first day of classes due to a bus driver shortage. Nearly 500 students in the Yonkers School District will be impacted by the national bus driver shortage when they return to school for the first day on Friday, Sept. 3.  School officials said that the district was notified on Friday, Aug. 27 that there were not enough bus drivers to cover all routes, noting that there is a nationwide school bus driver shortage. With short notice, the district was forced to iss…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Respond In Force To White Plains HS After Lockdown Alert Sent Police Respond In Force To White Plains HS After Lockdown Alert Sent
Police Respond In Force To White Plains HS After Lockdown Alert Sent This story has been updated. Police responded in force to White Plains High School after receiving an unscheduled lockdown notification from the school. The White Plains Department of Public Safety said it responded in force around 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, as is always the procedure, after receiving the notification. Police officers are clearing the building at this time, an alert from the White Plains Mayor's office said. "There is no indication as to why the lockdown notification was sent," the alert said.  There are no injuries at the school.  The Police Department is con…

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by Kathy Reakes