Bronxville, NY
Schools
Eighth Graders Around Westchester Mark Pivotal Leap, Student's Essay On Gun Control A Winner Eighth Graders Around Westchester Mark Pivotal Leap, Student's Essay On Gun Control A Winner
Eighth Graders Around Westchester Mark Pivotal Leap, Student's Essay On Gun Control A Winner All parents know the angst and excitement of watching their children graduate from eighth grade. They started middle school as fifth-grade children and leave as almost young adults at 12 or 13. It's an important time. One study even suggests the pivotal years bring more academic achievement to impact college and career readiness than high school. Fortunately, COVID-19 didn't stop the milestone from being creatively celebrated this month around Westchester. Bronxville Middle School students were feted in a virtual event live-streamed on YouTube with highlights including music by the school'…

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by Donna Christopher
Stony Point, NY
Schools
Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm
Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm The following school districts have announced closures or delayed starts for Wednesday, Dec. 11 due to the storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Ardsley Public School District, two-hour delay Bedford Central School District, two-hour delay Blind Brook Public School District, two-hour delay Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, three-hour delay Chappaqua Central School District, two-hour delay Croton Harmon Union Free School District, closed Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District, two-hour delay Elmsford Public Schools, two-hour delay Hackley&nb…

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by Daily Voice
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School
Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School Another swastika was found Thursday at a Glen Rock school, the second such incident in a week and a half, authorities said. This time, a teacher found it etched into a classroom wall at the high school, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "Officers responded and photographed the area," Ackermann said. "However, very little in the way of evidence existed."The Detective Bureau will be conducting a bias incident follow-up in accordance with the state Attorney General’s Revised Bias Incident Investigation Standards," the chief said. Ths came after a swastika was found drawn on the wall of a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monroe, NY
Schools
This Orange County School District Among Best In State For SAT Scores This Orange County School District Among Best In State For SAT Scores
This Orange County School District Among Best In State For SAT Scores Highland Falls Central School District ranked 33rd among 600 districts statewide for its total average score on the SAT tests, according to this article in newyorkupstate.com A total of 74 Highland Falls students took the SATs, with an average score of 1170. Highland Fall's average score on the Evidence-based Reading and Writing portion of the SATs was 588. Their students averaged 582 on the math SATs. More than 135,141 New York state students took the new SAT in 2017. The average total score statewide was 1052. The average Evidence-based Reading and Writing (ERW) score was 528 and the ave…

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by Jon Craig
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Obituaries
Third Young Death Since December Shakes Saddle Brook Third Young Death Since December Shakes Saddle Brook
Third Young Death Since December Shakes Saddle Brook At the request of the family, details have been removed. A young Saddle Brook man died suddenly over the weekend. Many expressed extreme grief, noting that the 20-year-old resident was the third township high school student or alumnus to die this school year, joining Brooke Costanzo and Andrew Gutierrez. "The township is heart-broken over the sudden and untimely passing of yet another young resident," Mayor Robert White told Daily Voice. "Our deepest condolences to the families," the mayor said. "May they find peace and comfort during this difficult time."

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by Cecilia Levine