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Highland wins first Section 9 softball title in 10 years, topping Chester in Class B
It took some time but the Highland Huskies are back in the championship circle. The second-seeded Huskies proved dominant early in Saturday's Class B title tilt with No. 1 Chester/Seward. Highland scored twice in the first inning and snapped a 2-2 tie with five runs in the second on the way to an 8-3 victory at Newburgh's Mount Saint Mary College. ...
Mid-Hudson Valley students competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. How to watch
Dutchess and Orange counties are going to be represented by two spellers this year in the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Eli McNair, a 13-year-old eighth grader from South Middle School in Newburgh and Noah Kaplan, a 12-year-old...
Celebrating Somers High School Seniors
SOMERS, N.Y. - As they count down to graduation, get to know more about members of the Somers High School Class of 2024! Robbie DonaldsonCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER What three words would your friends use to describe you and your personality? Funny, unique, kind Favorite book? “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. RowlingDOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Favorite vacation spot? Miami What three things would you take to a deserted island? Concert merch, my phone, and my DoorDash order. What is something that motivates...
NY weighs fiscal control board of East Ramapo schools as voters reject budget, crisis looms
ALBANY - A state bill aims to install a fiscal control board in East Ramapo to oversee the cash-strapped school district. Without such drastic measures, one lawmaker warns, the school district may not have the funding to open its doors in September. Such a state-run board could have the ability to raise local...
6 key takeaways from school elections — from budget defeats to a school board race's tie
The unofficial results are in from Tuesday's school elections, with Westchester, Rockland and Putnam voters rejecting two budgets and one major proposition. School districts faced a very different budgeting situation this year, with stubborn inflation, limited increases in state "foundation aid" and waning pandemic relief money. Check your district: School election results for Westchester, Rockland,...
Yorktown, Lakeland Voters OK School Budgets, Return BOE Incumbents
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Yorktown and Lakeland school district voters decisively approved their respective school budgets on Tuesday, May 21. Each district also returned incumbents to the school board. In Yorktown Central School District, voters said "yes" to the administration's $119,110,000 budget by a margin of 492-122. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Running uncontested, Jackie Cerbone and Peter Bisaccia were both reelected to the Board of Education with 522 and 525 votes respectively. Seventeen votes went to write-in candidates. Lakeland's $191,413,753 passed by 779-299. The district's vehicle bond proposition passed by 745-329. With four candidates vying for three seats, incumbents Mike Daly (735 votes), Anna Massaro (758), and Becky Burfeind (708) were returned to the school board. Challenger Tracy Sadler-Hormazabel got 522 votes. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
A Wish Comes True at John Jay Middle School
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - John Jay Middle School hosted a very special surprise presentation on May 16. Eighth-grader Gabrielle Camaj’s wish was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation in front of her entire grade. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with critical illnesses, believing that a wish can help them believe in themselves and fight their illnesses.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER While Make a Wish took care of the gift, 8th grade counselor Annemarie MacSweeney arranged the reveal. She coordinated the event in the school’s theater with days’ notice, getting the entire eighth grade,...
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