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Suffern Schools realignment plans

Suffern School District Superintendent Erik Gunderson presents a plan that would consolidate five elementary schools into four, during a school board meeting in Hillburn Aug. 22, 2023.

 

AG tells immigrant service provider to stop posing as attorney, give refunds to four

AG James has reached an agreement with a Yonkers-based immigrant service assistant to stop claiming to be an attorney and give refunds to four

 

Mount Vernon takes significant step toward gender equality with all-female sanitation crew

The all-female crew marks a significant step toward gender equality and diversity in Mount Vernon's workforce.

 

Bear that attacked boy in North Castle tests negative for rabies

The Westchester County Department of Health said a bear that attacked a boy in North Castle Tuesday tested negative for rabies.

 

History making Mount Vernon all female sanitation crew gets the job done

Mount Vernon all female sanitation crew gets the job done in a historic first for the city

 

Bear Mountain starts reopening after July 9 storm damage; water, trails still limited

The Bear Mountain Carousel is expected to open Saturday. The zoo and inn are expected to open by Labor Day weekend.

 

Pfizer's women leaders talk representation, mentoring, and vaccine hesitancy

The scientists' work includes developing a maternal RSV vaccine given during pregnancy so an infant is born with virus protection.

 

Tax inequities abound in this Lower Hudson town; high-end properties don't pay fair share

A Tax Watch analysis of 175 real estate sales in Philipstown since 2021 shows deep inequities in assessments between high-end and more modest homes

 

More school buses outfitted with cameras. How drivers get caught passing such vehicles

This spring, a student from Cherry Lane Elementary in East Ramapo was hit by a pickup that passed a stopped school bus.

 

MLK biographer Jonathan Eig, a Rockland native, to talk about King, take questions

Airmont's Jonathan Eig wrote the definitive work on MLK. Now, he's coming home, sort of, in a virtual talk about the book, and to take questions.

 

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