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Pilot Uninjured After Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At NY High School (
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This story has been updated. A pilot came out unscathed after being forced to make an emergency landing at a high school in Westchester County following a mechanical issue. The landing happened Tuesday afternoon, May 26, at Rye Neck High School on Hornidge Road in Mamaroneck, when the aircraft landed on one of the school's athletic fields, according to Rye Neck Union Free School District Superintendent Michael Burke and City of Rye Police. Burke said the helicopter had a mechanical issue before the landing. The pilot was the only one inside the aircraft and was not …
Police & Fire
Woman Seriously Assaulted Near School In Dutchess County: Suspect At Large (
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This story has been updated. Police in Dutchess County say a woman was seriously assaulted near a school Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, prompting a temporary school lockdown as officers searched the surrounding area. New, updated report - Assault Near School: Suspect's Description Released In Beacon Attack (Update) According to an updated statement from the Beacon Police Department from just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called at around 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, after Dutchess County 911 requested help for Fire and EMS responding to a report of an unconscious woman near …
Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For 58M Pounds Of Snack Products
A popular grab-and-go snack is off the menu after an unusual problem turned up in the batter. Federal food safety officials said The Hillshire Brands Company is recalling about 58,000,000 pounds of corn dog and sausage-on-a-stick products that may contain pieces of wood embedded in the batter, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The items were packaged between March 17, 2025 and Sept. 26, 2025. The recalled products bear establishment numbers EST-582 or P-894 on the package. They were sold online and shipped nationwide to retail and foo…
News
Woman Stole $220K Intended For NY School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA
A Queens woman is accused of stealing more than $220,000 in funds meant for a Westchester County school district that serves vulnerable students, prosecutors announced. On Thursday morning, Aug. 21, 26-year-old Nataly Ramos Allende was arraigned in Mount Pleasant Justice Court on two counts of second-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree grand larceny in connection with her alleged theft from the Mount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege that Ramos Allende created a fa…
Police & Fire
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester
A 69-year-old man from the Hudson Valley was injured in an explosion inside a school district maintenance building in Westchester that also caused a small fire. The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 just before 1:20 p.m., when an oil tank explosion was reported at a Mamaroneck School District maintenance building and garage at 119 Gertrude Ave., according to Lt. Mark Gatta of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. The building is located across from the Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School. Arriving police and fire crews found that a vapor explosion had occurred,…
Schools
$12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts
A half dozen school districts in the region will receive over $12 million in federal funding to pay for electric school buses. Six districts, located in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Montgomery, and Warren counties, were awarded nearly $12,080,000 in federal rebate funding through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Clean School Bus Program. The program is meant to help underserved districts transition to low or no emission buses without overburdening local taxpayers, Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office said. “This $12+ million federal boost will help power schools in the Capital Regio…
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Superintendent, Security Specialist Stole From Westchester School District: DA
A former superintendent and security system specialist face corruption charges after allegedly stealing thousands from the Westchester school district they served and using the funds to buy luxury items for themselves, officials announced. Former Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Superintendent Oliver Levy, age 55, and the district's former security specialist, Surendra Kumar, age 47, were both arrested and arraigned on Thursday, May 30 in connection with the scheme, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ann…
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School District In Hudson Valley Names New Superintendent
A school district in the Hudson Valley has just named a longtime educator in the region as its new superintendent. In Ulster County, the Marlboro Board of Education announced that it has appointed Michael Rydell as the district’s new superintendent of schools. He will be replacing Michael Brooks, who is retiring this summer. The appointment was made during a board meeting on Wednesday, July 6. "It concludes a nearly three-month superintendent search process, led by Orange-Ulster BOCES," the district said in a statement on the hiring. "The process, which sought to collect feedback fro…
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Covid-
19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester
There has been a new positive COVID-19 case in a Westchester school district. Someone at the William E. Cottle Elementary School in Tuckahoe has tested positive for the virus, Superintendent Amy Goodman wrote in a note to parents. It was not disclosed whether it was a student or staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, Sept. 11. Goodman said the person who tested positive for the virus is in a state-mandated quarantine and alerted students and staff members who were exposed through contact tracing.
Schools
Covid-
19: Teachers From Westchester Express Concerns About Schools Reopening
With schools in New York set to physically reopen in September, some teachers in the Hudson Valley have shown trepidation about returning to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health officials announced that due to low COVID-19 infection rates statewide, all schools would be permitted to resume in-person learning, albeit with certain restrictions in place. All 749 New York school districts were instructed to provide the state with guidance on how they planned to reopen and handle potential remote learning, testing, and contac…
Schools
Schools Announce Delayed Starts For Tuesday
The following schools and school districts have announced delayed starts on Tuesday, Jan. 8 as a result of the winter storm. Westchester County Bedford Central School District, two-hour delay Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, two-hour delay ChappaquaCentral School District, two-hour delay Croton-Harmon School District, two-hour delay Harvey School, two-hour delay Hendrick Hudson School District, two-hour delay John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, two-hour delay Katonah-Lewisboro School District, two-hour del…
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of Hudson Valley Girl Killed In Storm
Support and words of comfort are pouring in for the family of the 11-year-old Newburgh girl killed during Tuesday's storm when a tree fell on the SUV in which she was a passenger. The girl’s mother had just parked at their Newburgh home when violent wind gusts toppled a tree and trapped the girl inside, police said. A GoFundMe page, set up by friends, has raised about $16,000 in just one day, with a goal of $8,000. The page identifies the young girl as Gina Garzon, a student in Newburgh, who had just made her first communion last Saturday. Donations will help the family cover funeral ex…
Lifestyle
Dutchess School Employees' Mail-Order Meds Mandate Concerns Pharmacies
By mid-summer, Dutchess County school district employees and retirees must get most of their prescription drugs delivered by mail to save their health consortium money. Area pharmacies fear the change will hurt local businesses. Most public school districts belong to the Dutchess Education Health Insurance Consortium. The consortium says the mail-order mandate could save $2.2 million a year. The consortium allows schools districts to join together and buy health insurance for their employees. Their group discount helps lower premiums. Consortium plan options cover active school workers…
Schools
Schools Announce Early Dismissals, Closures As Nor'easter Arrives
Taconic Closure, I-684 Crash Among Numerous Incidents On Slick Roadways The following school districts have announced delayed openings or closures for Friday, March 2 due to the Nor'easter moving through the area: Westchester Briarcliff Schools, early dismissal Byram Hills School District, early dismissal Chappaqua Central School District, early dismissal for high school, middle school; elementary schools are closed Croton-Harmon School District, early dismissal Greenburg-Graham Union Free School District, early dismissal Harvey School, closed Hendrick Hudson School District, closed …
Schools
Schools Announce Closures As Winter Storm Arrives
Storm Watch: Latest Update On Timing, Snow/Ice Totals The following school districts have announced delayed openings or closures for Wednesday, Feb. 7 due to the latest winter storm moving through the area: Westchester Ardsley Union Free School District, closed Bedford Central School District, closed Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton-Harmon School District, closed Greenburg-Graham Union Free School District, closed Hackley School, closed Harvey School, closed Hastings-on-Hudson School District, closed Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District, two-hour del…
Schools
Morning Update: School Closure Announcements For Wednesday
New Storm Update: How Much Snow Will You Get? Depends On Where You Are This is a live rundown of school closure announcements for Wednesday, Jan. 17. Check back as this page will be updated frequently with new announcements through the morning. Westchester Ardsley UFSD, two-hour delay Bedford CSD, closed Briarcliff Manor UFSD, two-hour delay Byram Hills CSD, three-hour delay Chappaqua CSD, closed Hendrick Hudson SD, closed Iona Prep, closed John F. Kennedy Catholic HS in Somers, closed Katonah-Lewisboro School District, closed Lakeland CSD, closed Mount Pleasant-Blythedale UFSD,…
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