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Yonkers, NY
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New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers
New School Planned In Former Housing Complex Building In Yonkers A new school will be built at the site of a former housing complex in Westchester, officials revealed.  Yonkers city officials announced on Tuesday, April 1, that a new Pre-K through 8th grade school will be built at the former Mulford Gardens housing complex, adjacent to Grant Park.  The facility will accommodate up to 800 students and be modeled after the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School, which opened in September 2024.  According to a social media post from the City of Yonkers, the new school will feature an auditorium, full gym, library, music and art rooms, medi…

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by Ben Crnic
Silver Spring, MD
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Fire Tears Through Vacant Silver Spring Elementary School Under Construction Fire Tears Through Vacant Silver Spring Elementary School Under Construction
Fire Tears Through Vacant Silver Spring Elementary School Under Construction Retirement had to wait for a veteran fire chief who was was active in suppressing a massive blaze that broke out overnight in Montgomery County. A massive two-alarm fire erupted at a vacant Maryland elementary school scheduled to be demolished later this year and replaced with a new building. Crews in Montgomery County were on hand for hours at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School in Silver Spring overnight, when a massive fire broke out and tore through the school. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The fire was initially reported at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. At the time, the school was un…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
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US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers
US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will soon visit a city in Westchester to attend the grand opening celebration for a school named after her.  Sotomayor will attend the opening of the Yonkers Public School District’s new Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School on Monday, Sept. 16 at 12:30 p.m., city officials announced.  The new school building will serve more than 600 students ranging from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade and is the first of three new schools constructed in Yonkers to rebuild the city's aging public school infrastructure. It is the city's fir…

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by Ben Crnic
Monroe, NY
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Hudson Valley School To Close For Year Hudson Valley School To Close For Year
Hudson Valley School To Close For Year Delays from the state Department of Education have forced a Hudson Valley school district to close an elementary school for a year. The school, Fort Montgomery Elementary School, is located in Orange County. According to Superintendent of Schools Michael McElduff, the district submitted all required documentation for the extensive project review to the State Education Department.  On Thursday, May 30, the district had not heard back from the state on the proposed improvement and much-needed upgrades for the school. "The district has been proactive in communicating with SED and h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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School In Westchester Reopens After State-Ordered Closure School In Westchester Reopens After State-Ordered Closure
School In Westchester Reopens After State-Ordered Closure Weeks later than originally planned, a Westchester school will reopen for in-person learning amid safety concerns during construction in the building. In September, the Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education due to safety concerns during construction. Earlier story - District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close Students were initially welcomed back to the classroom as scheduled, though the state forced the building to be closed as a massive…

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio
Around The Schools: New High School Campus For Norwalk, Canaan Board Of Education Adds New Trio Norwalk will get a new, expanded high school campus -- totally replacing the existing high school. State Sen. Bob Duff, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski, and other state and local officials announced plans for the new Norwalk High School on Monday, Dec. 9   The 337,000-square-foot facility will be expanded to include three unique school programs for 2,000 students.  State and school officials estimated that 80 percent of the construction costs will be paid with the help of state taxpayer money. The remaining cost would be paid using local …

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by Donna Christopher
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools
Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools Voters approved the Fair Lawn School District Bond Referendum in a special election held on Tuesday, March 13 by a vote of 2,241 to 1,458.  The $25 million bond referendum will fund a plan to build new classrooms and expand other facilities to solve the space demands of the local population growth.   The district qualifies for $3.8 million in state aid, reducing the out-of-pocket expense for taxpayers to $21.2 million. The Board of Education worked closely with contractors and architects to carefully assess the bond referendum plan for the district, according to Superintendent Ernest Pales…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Soccer Field Could Become New School Hackensack Soccer Field Could Become New School
Hackensack Soccer Field Could Become New School Due to increasing enrollment in the district, the Hackensack Board of Education is considering building a new school, NorthJersey.com reports. Officials are considering the field at the corner of American Legion Drive and Comet Way as a new location for a school, the article says. Since 2010, district enrollment has increased more than 16 percent, according to NorthJersey.com. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine