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Car Crashes Through School Wall In Yonkers: Students Now Being Re-Routed Car Crashes Through School Wall In Yonkers: Students Now Being Re-Routed
Car Crashes Through School Wall In Yonkers: Students Now Being Re-Routed Students are being re-routed after a vehicle crashed into their Westchester school building, creating a gaping hole in the wall.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, when a motorist lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the Waring Avenue side of Yonkers Public School 9 at 53 Fairview St., Yonkers Police announced.  The collision created a gaping hole in the school's kitchen and knocked bricks from the exterior wall.  Although the school suffered damage, luckily, the incident happened before students arrived and resulted in no injuries …

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Ida: Two Schools In Westchester Forced To Delay Openings Ida: Two Schools In Westchester Forced To Delay Openings
Ida: Two Schools In Westchester Forced To Delay Openings A pair of schools in one of Westchester’s largest districts were forced to delay their reopening plans due to the damage caused by Tropical Depression Ida. In New Rochelle, both the high school and Isaac E. Young Middle Middle School sustained substantial damage, forcing contractors to make emergency repairs and delaying the reopening of the building to students and staff. Officials said that “most notably, at New Rochelle High School, the situation is serious. Unfortunately, the building received substantial damage, and will take significant time to remediate.” District officials sai…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm
Ida: Westchester School, Fields Damaged By Flooding From Storm A school district in Westchester is scrambling after Tropical Depression Ida caused mass flooding and damaged parts of the building and outside fields in advance of the first day of classes. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a message to the community after the village was hit particularly hard by the storm, with as many as eight inches of rain falling over a three-hour period. The rain and flooding - which prompted a State of Emergency in the village - caused damage to a portion of the Bronxville School and playing fields. “Spaces on the first floor of our building re…

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by Zak Failla