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These Putnam Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists These Putnam Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
These Putnam Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Several talented high school seniors in Westchester and Putnam have been recognized for their impressive achievements by being named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.  Those who earned this title join more than 16,000 other students across the country also named as semifinalists after earning high marks on the Preliminary SAT during their junior year.  Now, each semifinalist must fulfill requirements to advance to the finalist level, including submitting an application including information about their academic record, school and extracurricular activities, leadership abil…

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by Ben Crnic
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HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player
HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player A 16-year-old high school student from Westchester who was killed in a crash is being remembered for his love of baseball and his role as a mentor to young summer campers.  New Rochelle resident Aidan Galeano, age 16, was killed in a crash that happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Wednesday, July 17. Earlier Report - ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In New Rochelle Born in 2008, Galeano spent hi…

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by Ben Crnic
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ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester
ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester The identity has been released of a high school student who was killed in a crash at a shopping center in Westchester County. Click here for a new, updated story: HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road. Officers arrived on the scene and found a 2019 Honda Accord completely on fire.  The sole occupant in the vehicle was found in the driver's seat deceased, according to Captain J. Collin…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Victim In Fatal Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester ID'd As HS Student Victim In Fatal Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester ID'd As HS Student
Victim In Fatal Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester ID'd As HS Student A local high school student has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash at a shopping center in Westchester County. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In New Rochelle The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road. Officers arrived on the scene and found a 2019 Honda Accord completely on fire.  The sole occupant in the vehicle was found in the driver's seat deceased, according to Captain J. Collins Coyne, the com…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Iona Prep Athlete, 21, Dies Just Before Scheduled Graduation From Binghamton University Former Iona Prep Athlete, 21, Dies Just Before Scheduled Graduation From Binghamton University
Former Iona Prep Athlete, 21, Dies Just Before Scheduled Graduation From Binghamton University A  21-year-old from Westchester a day away from his scheduled graduation from college has died. Clive T. Chakavarika of New Rochelle died Friday, May 17. Information surrounding the cause of death was not released. At the time of his death, Chakavarika had just completed his bachelor's of science degree in integrated neuroscience from Binghamton University and was set to graduate on Saturday, May 18. Chakavarika was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 21, 1997, to Emily and Mack Chakavarika. He is also survived by two brothers, including Trevor Chakavarika, a rising sophomore at Bing…

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by Donna Christopher
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Ex-Westchester Priests Among Four NY Clerics ID'd As Being Accused Of Sexual Abuse Ex-Westchester Priests Among Four NY Clerics ID'd As Being Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Ex-Westchester Priests Among Four NY Clerics ID'd As Being Accused Of Sexual Abuse Two former clerics in the Hudson Valley were among four more from New York accused of sexual abuse. Michael Kevin John, who worked at Blessed Sacrament High School in New Rochelle in the late 1970s, and Robert Louis Pavlica, who worked for Iona Preparatory School in the 1960s, were among four former members of the Irish Christian Brothers Order who are facing charges of sexual abuse. Rev. John Paddack, worked for the New York Archdiocese and was a priest at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, according to lawyers representing their alleged victims. Cardinal Hayes High School was overse…

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by Zak Failla
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Popular School Administrator In Northern Westchester Dies At 53 Popular School Administrator In Northern Westchester Dies At 53
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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by Joe Lombardi