The whole school at Greenvale in Scarsdale came out for the Arbor Day celebration today. Photo above: Nicholas Lindsay-Jones, the coordinator of the student government, watches as fifth grade president Frankie Czuchan, 11, left, and vice president Kelly Ryan, 10, center throw some dirt on the Japanese Lilac tree planted… Read More →
Today is Arbor Day and the third grade at the William Cottle School in Tuckahoe held a ceremony at the school. Steven A. Ecklond, the deputy mayor for the Village of Tuckahoe, helps third graders in Jennifer Scrivo and Gianna Cozzali’s class water the newly planted flowering dogwood tree, during… Read More →
Ten Bronxville Elementary School third-graders will be competing in the national children’s chess league games on May 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. Nolan Kordsmeier, center, the coach of the team, works with from left: Jack Haims, Cory Ramundo (rear left), Tyler Mackesy, Jack Kochansky, David Weild, Buzby Robb and Fritz Pingel… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino says he will not be employing the security detail used by his predecessor Andy Spano. That detail included three bodyguards who shadowed Spano, even for travel, and racked up hotel and meal expenses beyond the thousands in payroll and benefits. Find out how much he… Read More →
More school tidbits, courtesy of Mary Ellen Byrne: The following seventh and eighth grade students represented EMS in the National French Contest, an annual event sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French: Natalie Ewing, Kiersten Harris, Daniel Pollack, Yasmeen Safaie, and Juri Tanaka; (seventh graders) Jacqueline Mazariego, Michael… Read More →
A few tidbits from Eastchester schools, courtesy of Mary Ellen Byrne: The Class of 2010 Valedictorian and Salutatorian have been announced: Valedictorian: Raina Gandhi (attending Harvard in the fall) Salutatorian: Elizabeth Pereira (attending Cornell in the fall) …………………………….. Through her collaboration with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and The… Read More →
School board interviews Candidates in select contested school board races are invited to discuss the issues in interviews webcast LIVE on LoHud.com. The schedule follows. Because of the vast number of races — and the impossibility of crafting a schedule that meets everyone’s family, work and campaign needs — we… Read More →
The Eastchester high school baseball team traveled to Glover Field in Pelham where they defeated Pelham high school 13-3.Eastchester’s Hajima Ozawa (26) looks between Pelham pitcher Dylan Howlett’s legs as he leads off first just prior to stealing second, during baseball game at Glover Field in Pelham April 29, 2010…. Read More →
Julia Giustiniani of Eastchester is greeted at home after scoring against Pearl River at Pearl River High School on Thursday. Click here to view a gallery of photos from the game.
My coworker Jerry McKinstry, who covers county politics, has just posted on his blog that the county Board of Elections has set June 22 for a special election to fill the 10th Legislative District seat that had been held by Vito Pinto. The seat represents Eastchester, Tuckahoe and parts of… Read More →