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Teacher Suspended After School Says He Showed Inappropriate Video In Northern Westchester
Click here for an updated story: Suspended Northern Westchester Teacher Cries Foul To District Claims A high school teacher who has taught local students for more than 30 years has been suspended without pay for showing a video the school district said had "inappropriate political and sexual content." Michael Poplardo, who teaches at Fox Lake High School in Bedford, was suspended on Jan. 1 for one month for showing the film "Fox News: The Truth About Sex and College," to students last year. "Ordinarily, when the Bedford Central School District disciplines an employee, we do n…
Obituaries
Popular School Administrator In Northern Westchester Dies At 53
A popular school administrator in Northern Westchester and youth sports coach in Fairfield County has died at age 53. Brian Davidson was assistant principal at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford who worked in the Bedford Central School District for 20 years. He also served as a guidance counselor during that time. Davidson had been on leave for the past year, according to BCSD Superintendent of Schools Christopher Manno. He died on Thursday, Aug. 16. He is survived by his wife Sharon and children, Emma, Olivia and Devin, and was predeceased by another daughter, Katie. Davidson was a resid…
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Schools Announce Closures, Delays Following Tuesday's Storms
The following school districts have announced closures and delays on Wednesday, May 16 as a result of road conditions and power outages following Tuesday's severe thunderstorms. Westchester County Bedford Central School District, two-hour delay John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Our Montessori School Katonah-Lewisboro School District North Salem Central School District Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES Somers Central School District Yorktown Central School District Putnam Brewster Central School District Carmel Central School District Garrison Union Free School District Gree…
Police & Fire
Police: Westchester School Bus Driver Arrested Trying To Meet Child For Sex
A 22-year-old school bus driver in Northern Westchester is behind bars after he was arrested after police say he had sexual contact with a minor and also sent sexually explicit text messages and images. Brayan Moscoso Arias of Peaceable Hill Road in Brewster, a bus driver in the Bedford Central School District, was arrested by Westchester County Police on Friday night and charged with sexual abuse and disseminating indecent material to a minor, both felonies, said Kieran O’Leary, public information officer for the county police. Arias was held overnight and arraigned today in Mount Kisco J…
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Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Thursday
The following area school districts and schools have announced they will have delayed starts on Thursday, March 22 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Ardsley Union Free School District, two-hour delay Bedford Central School District, two-hour delay Briarcliff Manor School District, two-hour delay Byram Hills Central School District, two-hour delay Chappaqua Central School District, two-hour delay Croton Harmon School District, two-hour delay Eastchester Union Free School District, two-hour delay Greenburgh North Castle Unio…
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New Updates: Schools Announce Closures For Wednesday
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Ardsley Union Free School District Beacon City School District Bedford Central School District Blind Brook Public Schools Chappaqua Central School District Croton Harmon School District Eastchester Union Free School District Edgemont School District Elmsford Union Free School District Garrison Union Free School District…
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Schools Announce Delayed Starts, Closures For Friday
The following area school districts and schools have announced they will remain closed or will have delays on Friday, March 9 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Check back for updates and refresh this page. Westchester Bedford Central School District, closed Hendrick Hudson School District: High School, Buchanan-Verplanck, Frank G. Lindsey, Blue Mountain are on a two-hour delay for staff and students; Furnace Woods school will be closed for students due to a power outage. Peekskill City School District: Friday will now be a Professional Le…
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These Westchester Schools Have State's Best Teachers, New Ranking Says
Hudson Valley school districts performed well among those with the best teachers, according to a recent rating by niche.com. The full results can found by clicking online here. Scarsdale topped the list followed by Bronxville as number two and Edgemont in sixth for best school teachers in New York state. Briarcliff was ranked in ninth place and Pleasantville in 11th. Also making the Top 100: Rye Neck schools ranked 13th and Ardsley was ranked 14th. Pelham Union Free School District's teachers were ranked 16th statewide, while teachers in the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District …
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Schools Announce Delayed Openings
The following area school districts have announced delayed openings for Friday, Feb. 2 due to slick road conditions. Westchester Bedford Central School District, Closed for students, staff will report two hours late. Chappaqua Central School District, two-hour delay Hendrick Hudson School District, two-hour delay Katonah-Lewisboro School District, two-hour delay Lakeland Central School District, two-hour delay North Salem Central School District, Classes are canceled for students. Professional Development will begin at 10 a.m. The PreAct test will be rescheduled until the May 25 snow d…