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Teachers In Northern Westchester School District Picket Amid Contract Dispute Teachers In Northern Westchester School District Picket Amid Contract Dispute
Teachers In Northern Westchester School District Picket Amid Contract Dispute Teachers from a Northern Westchester school district were back outside picketing on Monday morning amid an ongoing contract dispute. For weeks, members of the Ossining Teachers Association, which represents teachers in the district, have picketed outside area schools on every Monday in an effort to call attention to their cause as they seek a new contract. The picketing and protests have been happening every Monday morning during the new school year, as the teachers don Ossining Teachers Association (OTA) garb in a show of solidarity. Teachers, counselors, social workers, therapists, libra…

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by Zak Failla
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Superintendent In Westchester Resigns Following Fallout Over State-Ordered School Closure Superintendent In Westchester Resigns Following Fallout Over State-Ordered School Closure
Superintendent In Westchester Resigns Following Fallout Over State-Ordered School Closure The head of a Westchester school district that had an elementary school forced to close due to safety concerns has stepped down. Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District officials announced that Superintendent Patrick Brimstein, who was placed on paid leave earlier this year, has resigned from his position after the state ordered the closure of the Ridge Street Elementary School. Original story - District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close The move comes after the school building was shut down by the state, which said the district was “using spac…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Northern Westchester Dies Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Northern Westchester Dies
Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Northern Westchester Dies A lifelong Hudson Valley resident who was a beloved high school coach, and teacher, as well as the chief of a local fire department, and a standout college athlete in Connecticut, has died. Northern Westchester resident Michael Repp, of Somers and formerly of Katonah, died on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at age 82 at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.  He was born in Orange County on May 15th, 1939, in Cornwall, to the late Michael and Irene Repp. He was raised in Katonah, attended Saint Mary’s School in Katonah, and was a member of the first graduating class from John Jay High S…

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by Daily Voice
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Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status
Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Some schools in the Hudson Valley have earned top marks in 2021 by being recognized with National Blue Ribbon status. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced 325 schools across the country were recognized for their overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students. In the Hudson Valley, a pair of schools in Westchester were among those designated as National Blue Ribbon recipients: Briarcliff High School in Briarcliff Manor; Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville. Now in its 39th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed a…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Weekly Testing Requirement For Unvaccinated School Staff To Start In NY COVID-19: Weekly Testing Requirement For Unvaccinated School Staff To Start In NY
Covid-19: Weekly Testing Requirement For Unvaccinated School Staff To Start In NY Children in New York will be wearing masks - at least at the beginning of the school year - in the classroom until regions get the Delta COVID-19 variant under control, and school staffers who aren't vaccinated will now have to be tested weekly. During a COVID-19 briefing in Buffalo on Tuesday, Aug. 31, Gov. Kathy Hochul, calling children “resilient,” said that all students will be masked up to start the school year, though circumstances could change depending on the spread of the virus. “It’s been a brutal year and a half for children who have been denied that normal support system and man…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Nation's Largest Teachers Union Calls For Educators To Be Required To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: Nation's Largest Teachers Union Calls For Educators To Be Required To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: Nation's Largest Teachers Union Calls For Educators To Be Required To Get Vaccinated The president of the largest teachers union in the United States has released a statement announcing the association's support for a requirement for educators to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. National Education Association President Becky Pringle released the statement on Thursday, Aug. 12, said the union wants students to safely return to the classroom, and more vaccinations will help combat rising cases of the delta variant.  "NEA has said from the beginning that we need to follow the science, and evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines, combined wi…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent
Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent A veteran Hudson Valley educator is set to step in to replace a schools superintendent in Northern Westchester who announced she will be ending her four-decade career earlier this year. Dr. Tina DeSa, who has served as assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services for the Arlington School District for the past five years in LaGrangeville, is set to take over for current Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter, who announced her retirement in January. Earlier story - School Superintendent In Westchester Steps Down DeSa will serve as a deputy superintendent under Fox-Alter between Nov. 1 and t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School Superintendent In Northern Westchester Stepping Down School Superintendent In Northern Westchester Stepping Down
School Superintendent In Northern Westchester Stepping Down A national search for a new superintendent has been launched by a school district in Westchester. This week, Dr. Joel Adelberg announced that he will be retiring as superintendent of the Bedford Central School District, effective as of June 30, 2022, after leading the district for more than two years. Following his announcement, the Bedford Board of Education announced it will conduct a comprehensive search for his replacement. 
“Thanks to Dr. Adelberg’s dedicated leadership, the Bedford Central School District is well-positioned to pursue our vision of inspiring and challenging our studen…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Beloved Westchester Teacher Dies At Age 56 Beloved Westchester Teacher Dies At Age 56
Beloved Westchester Teacher Dies At Age 56 A longtime, beloved Westchester special education teacher has died at the age of 56. Christine Amanna (Antonecchia) age 56, of Somers, formerly of Hawthorne, died Tuesday, June 29 at Northern Westchester Hospital. Amanna was born in 1964 to Guido and Barbara Antonecchia. She was the eldest of three children predeceased by her sister Lisa and her father.  She was raised in Yonkers, graduated from the University of Hartford where she received a bachelor of science and a dual master of science of education and Special Education from Manhattan College. Amanna was a special education tea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program COVID-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program
Covid-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program A pair of students in Westchester are among 10 who are the latest to receive a full ride to any SUNY or CUNY school after being chosen in the second round of New York’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ COVID vaccination campaign. Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is raffling off scholarships to New Yorkers between the ages of 12 and 17 who go out and get a COVID-19 vaccine in the next several weeks. Scholarships include full tuition and board to any public college or university for the full four years for adolescents who get their shot. Among the latest winner…

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by Zak Failla
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Calls For Area Teacher To Be Fired Over Allegedly Racist George Floyd Assignment Grow Calls For Area Teacher To Be Fired Over Allegedly Racist George Floyd Assignment Grow
Calls For Area Teacher To Be Fired Over Allegedly Racist George Floyd Assignment Grow Calls for a Hudson Valley teacher to either be fired or resign are growing over what many are calling a racist assignment. The controversy began last week in Ulster County when Saugerties High School English teacher Hope Antonelli, gave her ninth-grade English class a writing assignment stating that “George Floyd did not die because (Derek) Chauvin’s knee was on his neck. He died from a heart attack and drug overdose.” Chauvin, the  former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday, April 20 for killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings Hudson Valley High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Hudson Valley High Schools Among Nation's Best In Brand-New U.S. News & World Report Rankings The Hudson Valley is well represented in the brand-new 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The criteria in ranking the more than 17,000 focused on six factors:  College readiness,  Reading and math proficiency,  Reading and math performance,  Underserved student performance,  College curriculum breadth, Graduation rates.  College readiness specifically measures participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, U.S. News & World Report said. The data used was from the 2…

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by Joe Lombardi