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Lucy Hernandez has been named valedictorian and Kevin Behrendt has been tapped as the salutatorian for the Class of 2026 for Mahopac High School.
High School Principal Patrick Keevins praised both students for their well-rounded...
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5/3/26
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The Mahopac Central School District has proposed a $148.3 million budget, a 2.23 percent increase from last year’s $145.1 million.
The board discussed keeping the tax levy change at 0 percent. A decision has not yet been made on the tax levy; the...
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By KATE WATSON
Contributing Writer | 3/28/26 |
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Dear Dr. Linda,
PAPERS, PAPERS, and more PAPERS!!!
My sixth-grade son’s backpack is a mess of papers! He has five binders jammed into his backpack and each one is overloaded with papers. Some of the papers are in the rings in the binders and...
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3/27/26
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Three Mahopac High School students will be recognized for their commitment to community service when the Putnam County Youth Bureau and Putnam County Youth Board host their 41st annual Youth Awards Dinner next month.
Kevin Behrendt,...
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3/9/26
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Mahopac Central School District is celebrating the Mahopac High School School Counseling Department, which recently received the New York State School Counselor Association’s (NYSSCA) 2025 Outstanding Program, Practice or Project Award.
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3/2/26
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Mahopac Central School District’s search for a permanent replacement for interim Superintendent Frank Miele is entering the home stretch. At the Feb. 12 school board meeting, School Board President Michael Mongon said the district was scheduled to...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 2/25/26 |
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Mahopac Middle School students explored everything from kinetic energy and robotics to stop-motion animation during the school’s annual STEAM Fair, held Jan. 23–24 in the gymnasium. After weeks of research and preparation, more than 350 students presented more than 175 projects, highlighting their creativity, curiosity and critical thinking.
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By Halston Media Staff
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2/11/26
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When interim Superintendent Frank Miele came out of retirement to take the district’s top job, he inherited the fallout from his predecessor’s controversial resignation, a divided school board and a failed budget.
Miele, a Connecticut resident...
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By KATE WATSON
Contributing Writer | 2/6/26 |
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When it comes to Mahopac sports royalty, the same names continue to come up through the years—the Big 4: Joe Corace, Gerry Keevins, Frank Miele and Teddy Georgalas. And rightfully so based on their accomplishments to the Mahopac Central School...
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By RAY GALLAGHER
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1/28/26
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Emotions ran high during a loud and contentious Mahopac School Board meeting on Jan. 22 that was dominated by questions over Trustee Christopher Harrigan’s fitness to serve while working as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 1/24/26 |
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Enhanced security is expected at tonight’s Mahopac School Board meeting after word spread that pro-immigration advocates plan to attend and demand the resignation of Trustee Christopher Harrigan. The calls follow the circulation of social media...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
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1/22/26
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As the school year progresses, many students begin to struggle, not because they've forgotten what they've learned, but because their reading comprehension hasn't kept pace with the increasing difficulty of their lessons.
Strong reading skills...
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BY EILEEN DEL MONACO
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1/16/26
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School success requires many skills, but there's something else that matters just as much: confidence.
Students with self-confidence believe in themselves and their ability to learn and achieve. As a result, they are better able to persevere...
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12/11/25
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The school year often begins on a high note. For the first few weeks, students review last year's material, feel confident, and transition back into the classroom.
However, by late September or mid-October, reality sets in. New content gets...
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By Eileen Del Monaco
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11/21/25
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Our daughter is in eighth grade. She's smart, a great soccer player, a member of the swimming team, a skilled dancer, and a talented musician. We're so proud of her. But her grades are always mediocre. It's the tests that are...
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By Dr. Linda Silbert
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11/21/25
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The Mahopac School Board has made it official that personal financial literacy is now a graduation requirement.
The Board of Education unanimously approved the measure at its meeting Tuesday night (Nov. 18). It makes Mahopac the first school...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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11/20/25
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Lakeview Elementary School welcomed local veterans from the Mahopac VFW and American Legion post for a special pre-Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 10, where students expressed appreciation through music, artwork, handwritten letters and a...
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11/18/25
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The Mahopac Central School District may soon become the first district in New York State to mandate personal financial literacy as a requirement for graduation.
The board is expected to vote on the idea next month and Trustee Tanner McCracken, who...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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11/3/25
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Our fourth-grader had to write a Halloween story.
Since my wife and I were both wrapped up with family problems, we didn’t have time to check his story before he handed it in. We told him to type it on the computer because spell...
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10/31/25
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When Mahopac High School seniors Matthew Conelli and Celina Wendler and juniors Cira Graap and Sullivan Hunter walk into the high school auditorium for board of education meetings this year, they won’t just be students in the audience. They’ll...
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By Mahopac Central School District
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10/18/25
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