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Update: Interim Superintendent Named At Westchester School District After Predecessor Leaves Update: Interim Superintendent Named At Westchester School District After Predecessor Leaves
Update: Interim Superintendent Named At Westchester School District After Predecessor Leaves A school district in Westchester has selected an interim superintendent following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor after only a few months in the position.  The Elmsford Union Free School District has appointed James M. Ryan as Interim Superintendent, district officials announced on Friday, Dec. 8.  Ryan, who will serve through the rest of the 2023-24 school year, replaces the former superintendent Ronald Gonzalez, who resigned on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Gonzalez had been appointed superintendent in March 2023 after joining the district in July 2022 as…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Northern Westchester Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Northern Westchester
Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Northern Westchester A former high school varsity baseball coach from Northern Westchester who led his team to a state championship is being remembered for his ability to connect with his players.  Amleto “Mel” Giarolo of Croton-on-Hudson died on Saturday, April 21 at the age of 88 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and renal cancer, according to his obituary.  Born in Tarrytown in 1934, Giarolo spent his life following his passion for the game of baseball. After he was honorably discharged from the US Army, he began playing ball with the Lexington Indians, an independent minor lea…

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by Ben Crnic
News
New Update: Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday New Update: Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
New Update: Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Hudson Valley schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Westchester County Bedford Central School District, closed Byram Hills Schools, teachers will post asynchronous work to their Google Classrooms for students to complete on their own time. Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Edgemont Schools, closed Greenburgh CSD, Transitioning to full remote for students, faculty, and staff and will not be transporting to private schools Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, closed Har…

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by Daily Voice
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Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
Hudson Valley Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Hudson Valley schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Westchester County Bedford Central School District, closed Byram Hills Schools, teachers will post asynchronous work to their Google Classrooms for students to complete on their own time. Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Edgemont Schools, closed Greenburgh CSD, Transitioning to full remote for students, faculty, and staff and will not be transporting to private schools Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, closed Harrison…

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by Daily Voice
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Returning Soldier Surprises Second-Grade Son At Ben Franklin School Returning Soldier Surprises Second-Grade Son At Ben Franklin School
Returning Soldier Surprises Second-Grade Son At Ben Franklin School What was expected to be a typical day at school turned into an incredibly emotional reunion between a second grader at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and his father. Specialist Chris Larkin, who just returned from a year away on a tour of duty with the U.S. Army National Guard in the Middle East, flew into New York Thursday, Jan. 31 and headed straight to his son, Sean’s school in the Lakeland School District. Larkin worked alongside his son’s teacher, Kathy Nash, as well as the school’s Principal, Patricia Moore, over the course of several weeks to plan the heartfelt reunion. Larkin …

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by Valerie Musson
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Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday
Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday The following schools and school districts have announced delayed starts for Tuesday, Jan. 22 due to icy conditions following the storm on Sunday, Jan. 20 and subsequent freeze-up. Related story: Midweek Storm Will Be Followed By New Round Of Arctic Air, Possible Weekend Snow Westchester Hendrick Hudson School District, two-hour delay   John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, revised testing schedule Lakeland School District, two-hour delay Our Montessori School In Yorktown & Carmel, two-hour delay  Peekskill City School District, two-hour delay  Putna…

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by Daily Voice
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Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday
Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday The following schools and school districts have announced delayed starts for Tuesday, Jan. 22 due to icy conditions following the storm on Sunday, Jan. 20 and subsequent freeze-up. Related story: Midweek Storm Will Be Followed By New Round Of Arctic Air, Possible Weekend Snow Westchester Hendrick Hudson School District, two-hour delay John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, revised testing schedule Lakeland School District, two-hour delay Our Montessori School In Yorktown & Carmel, two-hour delay Peekskill City School District, two-hour delay Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES, …

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by Daily Voice
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Lakeland, Hen Hud Schools Add Armed Security Officers Lakeland, Hen Hud Schools Add Armed Security Officers
Lakeland, Hen Hud Schools Add Armed Security Officers The Westchester County Department of Public Safety will provide four police officers to serve as School Resource Officers (SRO) in the Lakeland and Hendrick Hudson School Districts.  The positions were created through an amendment to an existing intermunicipal agreement (IMA) which adds three new SRO’s where the existing IMA previously provided one SRO at Walter Panas High School.  The newly created SRO positions were approved at the Westchester Board of Legislators meeting on Monday evening, Sept. 17 by a unanimous 16-0 vote. The new SRO positions were created at the request of the L…

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by Jon Craig