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Vincent Minotti, Longtime Teacher/Coach In Westchester, Dies Vincent Minotti, Longtime Teacher/Coach In Westchester, Dies
Vincent Minotti, Longtime Teacher/Coach In Westchester, Dies A longtime teacher and coach in Northern Westchester has died. Vincent Minotti died on Sunday, Nov. 14, at his home in Orleans, Massachusetts, surrounded by his family.  He was born on Sept. 28, 1940, in Bedford Hills. He attended St. Mary’s High School in Katonah and later attended Springfield College in Massachusetts majoring in physical education. He earned his graduate degree at Teachers College Columbia University in New York City.  He followed his passion and became a dynamic physical education teacher and coach. He taught in the Bedford Central School District from 1963 …

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Schools
Westchester County Schools: '400 Years' Talk Open To Students, Teachers, 'Hybrid' Plan Westchester County Schools: '400 Years' Talk Open To Students, Teachers, 'Hybrid' Plan
Westchester County Schools: '400 Years' Talk Open To Students, Teachers, 'Hybrid' Plan Parents and students in one of Westchester's largest school districts can expect a "hybrid blend" of education when the schools can safely reopen, according to an educator there. The formula that will be used to reopen schools across New York State was released this week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement at a COVID-19 news briefing on Monday, July 13 in Manhattan.  White Plains Superintendent of Schools Joseph Ricca said the schools' Reopening Committee is "working diligently to implement the requirements of the guidelines established by the New York State Departm…

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by Donna Christopher
Obituaries
Former Middletown Mayor Gertrude Mokotoff Dies At 100 Former Middletown Mayor Gertrude Mokotoff Dies At 100
Former Middletown Mayor Gertrude Mokotoff Dies At 100 Former Middletown Mayor Gertrude F. Mokotoff, a 66-year area resident, died at the Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill on Wednesday, Oct.17. She was 100 years old. The daughter of the late Abraham and Anna Fox, she was born on August 20, 1918, in Brooklyn. She later married her first husband, Reuben Mokotoff, a cardiologist from Manhattan, where they lived until she talked him into moving his practice to Middletown in 1954. A professor at S.U.N.Y. Orange in Middletown teaching microbiology and lab tech, Mokotoff, served as Alderwoman, Common Council President and eventual…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Horace Greeley HS Names New Principal Horace Greeley HS Names New Principal
Horace Greeley HS Names New Principal Less than a week after the Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education announced that Horace Greeley High School Principal Robert Rhodes will resign from his job, a successor has been appointed. The board appointed Andrew Corsilia as Greeley's next principal. The appointment is effective Aug. 1. No stranger to Chappaqua’s schools, Corsilia has been with the district for 20 years. During his tenure, he served as an English teacher and assistant principal at Greeley, and is currently the principal of Seven Bridges Middle School. “Over the years, Andrew has earned the respect and adm…

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by Joe Lombardi