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District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close
District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close A Westchester school district is working around the clock to get students back in the classroom after being forced by the state to transition to its remote learning model due to certain safety concerns amid a massive renovation project. The Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education, much to the disappointment of parents, students, and staff. Students were welcomed back into the building earlier this month as the building was under a massive renovation project, but it was promptly shut dow…

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by Zak Failla
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School District In Westchester Closes After Parent In Healthcare Field Is Quarantined School District In Westchester Closes After Parent In Healthcare Field Is Quarantined
School District In Westchester Closes After Parent In Healthcare Field Is Quarantined A school district has become the second in Westchester and third in the Hudson Valley to close after a parent with flu-like symptoms has been quarantined. Two other parents in the district have also been quarantined. The Blind Brook School District announced the closure for Tuesday, March 10 on its website. "I was informed that another parent has been quarantined for COVID-19," Interim Superintendent of Schools Colin Byrne stated. "The parent works in the healthcare field and has come down with flu-like symptoms.  "As part of the protocol for healthcare employees…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect ID'd In Fatal Stabbing Of College Student From Westchester Suspect ID'd In Fatal Stabbing Of College Student From Westchester
Suspect ID'd In Fatal Stabbing Of College Student From Westchester The identity has been released for the suspect who was apprehended following the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old Binghamton University student from Westchester. Joao Souza of Rye Brook was stabbed to death at a residential hall late Sunday night and the suspect,  was at large until he was apprehended Monday. Michael Roque, 20, of Massapequa in Nassau County, a fellow Binghamton University student, has been identified as the suspect who was taken into custody Monday afternoon. Souza, a native of Brazil, was a freshman engineering student at Binghamton and 2017 graduate of Blind Brook High S…

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by Joe Lombardi