Rick Pezzullo

Veteran Brewster High School Science teacher Brittany Kozlenko received the nation’s highest honor for teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics last week.

White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach and Councilwoman Jennifer Puja are not getting free rides in the Democratic Party in their quests to win Westchester County seats in November.

The Town of New Castle has received a $5 million state grant that will enable the town to begin building a 1.7-mile trailway from near the grounds of Horace Greeley High School to downtown Chappaqua.

By Rick Pezzullo— Two former officials at a Hastings-on-Hudson school district that serves at-risk students were arraigned Wednesday on an indictment charging them with multiple public corruption offenses. Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that Oliver Levy, the former superintendent in the Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District, and Surendra Kumer, a former security system specialist, were arraigned before Westchester County Court Judge Anne Bianchi on the charges of Second-Degree and Third-Degree […]

By Rick Pezzullo— A senior at the Hackley School in Tarrytown was named a finalist in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search. Vivek Malik, 17, was one of 40 students selected by a national jury of professional scientists from 300 scholars who were announced a few weeks ago. Malik was recognized for his project titled, “Novel Characterization of Plexin D1’s Role in Regulating the Macrophage Immune Response,” and has been awarded $25,000. “We celebrate this exceptional group of Regeneron Science […]

By Rick Pezzullo— A current principal in Tarrytown is being promoted to an administrative role in the district next school year. After an extensive search, Sharon O’Grady, principal at Washington Irving Elementary School for the past year, was chosen to fill the position of Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, effective July 1. “I feel incredibly honored and excited to step into the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction role. I am eager to lead efforts that promote meaningful learning […]

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins is not getting a free ride in next month’s special election after all.

It is not often that an applicant seeking approval on a project will ask a municipal board not to take a vote, especially when it appears that vote will be an affirmative one.

By Rick Pezzullo– The Greenburgh Town Board voted unanimously last week to authorize a Master Plan for the courthouse and police headquarters. The study, which will review options for the board to consider, is expected to take about eight months and will not exceed $135,100. “In addition to the study, we need to work with the villages to come up with a more efficient and effective way to deal with all the needs of the court, including consolidation of functions,” […]