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Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill
Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill City officials in Northern Westchester are calling for the resignation of a councilman who allegedly used his close relationship with a judge to get his friend out of a traffic ticket.  In a statement released on Tuesday, Sept. 24, Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie said the majority of the city's Common Council believes that Councilman Ramon Fernandez should resign from his position following his alleged conduct with embattled Peekskill City Court Judge Reginald J. Johnson.  According to a report by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which filed formal…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Principal Named At School In Northern Westchester New Principal Named At School In Northern Westchester
New Principal Named At School In Northern Westchester The search for a new middle school principal in a Northern Westchester district ended up settling on a candidate very close to home.  Donald Peters has been named the new principal of Peekskill Middle School, Peekskill City School District Superintendent David Mauricio announced on Wednesday, May 17.  Mauricio's recommendation of Peters, who was already serving as interim principal at the school, was accepted by the district's school board during their meeting on Tuesday, May 16.  Before serving as the school's interim principal, Peters held the position of assistant pr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Pipes Burst At School In Northern Westchester: Cold Temperatures Cause Flooding Pipes Burst At School In Northern Westchester: Cold Temperatures Cause Flooding
Pipes Burst At School In Northern Westchester: Cold Temperatures Cause Flooding Freezing cold temperatures caused pipes to burst in a Northern Westchester Middle School, which resulted in parts of the building flooding.  At around 3 p.m. in the afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 4, a fire suppression sprinkler in the ceiling of a stairwell at Peekskill Middle School froze because of the high wind gusts and cold temperatures, according to a letter sent to parents by Superintendent David Mauricio. This caused a pipe to burst, sending water into the stairwell which eventually traveled through hallways into several classrooms in a portion of the school.  A notice w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent
Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent After an extensive search, the Peekskill Board of Education announced that Dr. David Mauricio has been selected to serve as the district’s next Superintendent of Schools.  Mauricio, who is currently serving as the chief of Strategic Alignment and Innovation at Buffalo Schools, was officially appointed on Tuesday, April 10. He will replace Peekskill’s Interim Superintendent, Dr. Mary Keenan Foster and begin his three year contract effective July 1. Foster will return to her previous position as Peekskill’s assistant superintendent for Elementary Education. “I am very excited to join the Pee…

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by Jon Craig