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The Sharing Shelf Launches Back to School Supply Drive
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - The Mount Kisco Public Library has announced that it is now a drop-off site for new school supplies for The Sharing Shelf's annual effort to provide learning materials to local students! From July 29 through August 19, you can help make a difference for local children in need.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Sharing Shelf is seeking new school supplies for students from Pre-K through high school. Each year, they provide 1,500 local Westchester children with a new backpack and grade-appropriate school supplies. Your generous donations will directly support these efforts. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Putnam CAP needs help in prepping for school year
BREWSTER – The Putnam Community Action Partnership (CAP), a soup kitchen and food pantry in Brewster is seeking donations for its annual School Supply Program as the halfway point of summer has arrived and schools prepare to welcome students in September. CAP Executive Director Marisa O’Leary explained “Low-income Putnam...
Brewster students home after two weeks of Naval training (PHOTOS)
BREWSTER – Students in the Brewster High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) recently returned from Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island following a two-week training to develop skills necessary to excel in both military and civilian life. The training is designed to strengthen the cadet’s ability...
New Canaan Fire Marshal: College Fire Safety Tips
This month many young adults are preparing to travel to college. Students and parents carefully researched the school for the best academic experience. To this point parents have ensured their child’s safety and security living within your home, now they are being asked to live on their own. There...
Somers' Wilkinson Named Academic and Athletic All-American
SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers' Julia Wilkinson wrapped up her high school diving career as a two-time All-American and Academic All-American. The NISCA All America distinction is one of the highest honors for a high school varsity athlete, where each year the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) selects the top divers in the country through a stringent process based on their performance in an 11-dive competition. Wilkinson has earned the title two years in a row in addition to an AAU Diving All America title for her performance at the AAU Nationals Championship in San Antonio in...
Schneider Selected to Lead Mahopac Board of Education
The Mahopac Board of Education selected new leaders for the 2024-25 school year during its reorganization meeting earlier this month. In a closely contested race for president on July 8, Jonathan Schneider, a lifelong resident and Mahopac High School graduate, outlasted Ben DiLullo, by a 5-4 vote. “I’m excited to...
Jennifer Holmes Named Inaugural Dean Of Pace University Sands College Of Performing Arts
Jennifer Holmes, PhD, has been appointed the first dean of Pace University's Sands College of Performing Arts. She has most recently served as executive director of the college since it launched in the fall of 2023 and as executive director of the Pace School of Performing Arts (PPA) since November 2021.
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