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YORKTOWN, N.Y.— Residents cast their ballots Tuesday in the Yorktown Central School District, approving the $123.1 million budget for the 2025-26 school year and reelecting three incumbent Board of …
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Miranda Ferrante
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5/20/25
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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. —Members of the faculty of Yorktown Central School District have been awarded tenure. Throughout their rigorous probationary period, these educators have demonstrated …
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Yorktown Central School District
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5/14/25
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SHRUB OAK, N.Y. —The Lakeland Board of Education adopted a $196,915,496 budget for the 2025-2026 school year at its April 10 meeting. The budget will be up for a public vote on Tuesday, May 20.The …
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Miranda Ferrante
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5/8/25
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SHRUB OAK, N.Y. – Eighth graders at Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School are helping breast cancer patients in Westchester County—one stitch at a time.The students recently delivered …
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Lakeland Central School District
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5/3/25
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Dear Editor,By all measures, it’s been a successful year for the Somers Central School District’s Board of Education. Given its responsibility to ensure good stewardship of district …
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Elana Sofko
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4/18/25
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The Harvey School in Katonah has announced the names of Yorktown residents who have earned academic honors for the winter term.Ryan Dey, grade 11 made the head’s list as a Cavalier Scholar with a …
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Halson Media Staff
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4/5/25
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Dear Editor,As a 20-year professional educator and now as a candidate for the Somers Board of Education, I’ve been deeply concerned by the recent discussions surrounding bullying within our school …
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Michael Ritacco
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3/29/25
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Dear Editor,When I campaigned for a seat on the Lakeland Central School District school board three years ago, special needs programs were central to community discussions.Parents, teachers and …
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Joe Ascanio
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3/29/25
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In celebration of National Read Across America Day, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) visited the Putnam Valley Library on Friday, Feb. 28, to take part in a special storytime session with local …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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3/7/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Sixteen years ago, Emily Kluga, band director at Yorktown High School, introduced the idea of a swing dance concert as a one-time event. What began as a simple concept has since …
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Miranda Ferrante
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2/15/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y.—A number of Yorktown college students earned academic accolades from their respective institutions of higher learning last fall. Here is a sampling, courtesy of Merit Pages News from …
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Halston Media Staff
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2/8/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y. — On Jan. 30, the Yorktown High School Law Enforcement Club welcomed the FBI, with Supervisory Special Agent John Sullivan addressing a packed classroom of students. During his …
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Miranda Ferrante
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2/3/25
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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined students, teachers and local officials at Brookside Elementary and Crompond Elementary to take part in Operation Cupid, an annual initiative by United …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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1/31/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y. —Superintendents Ron Hattar and Karen Gagliardi, backed by their respective Boards of Education at the Yorktown Central and Lakeland Central School Districts, both moved to opt out …
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Miranda Ferrante
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1/28/25
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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined his colleagues for a press conference at the New York State Capitol earlier this week to address the urgent need for improvements to the state’s Early …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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1/25/25
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Shrub Oak, N.Y.—Dr. Karen Gagliardi, the first woman to lead the Lakeland Central School District, has been named a “Superintendent to Watch” by the National School Public Relations Association …
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Lakeland Central School District
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1/23/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y.—They talked the talk… Now, they must walk the walk.Nia Gooden of New Rochelle HS and Sheldon Joseph of Walter Panas HS recently won first and second place awards in the …
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Halson Media Staff
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12/16/24
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Dear Dr. Linda,We have three kids. One’s in second grade, one’s in fifth and our oldest is in ninth.Every time we find fun activities to do at home that are educational, we jump right in. Can you …
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Dr. Linda Silbert
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11/27/24
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Westchester Children's Association (WCA), the county's leading independent voice for the children and youth of Westchester, will host, Poverty Pulse, a pivotal discussion on issues affecting children …
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Karen Bell
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11/13/24
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Dear Dr. Linda, It happens every year, and I never seem to know what to do. Some of my boys’ teachers schedule homework for the evening the kids go trick or treating. I think it’s not a …
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Dr. Linda Silbert
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10/26/24
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