Carmel School Super Resigns
The Carmel School Board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Mary-Margaret Zehr effective June 30, during its May 23 meeting. “At...
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Schools
School Budgets Approved Countywide
By Holly Crocco The proposed operating budgets for the 2023-24 academic year were approved by voters in school districts across the...
Brewster Students to Honor Former Classmate at Relay for Life
Brewster Students Against Cancer – which includes many members of the Brewster High School Class of 2023 – will be walking on behalf of...
Celebration of Wildlife Returns to Green Chimneys
Few schools can call themselves home to 300 domesticated farm animals and wildlife including 50 birds of prey, but the Green Chimneys...
Area Lawmakers Call On Albany to Fund New Mahopac Mascot
By Holly Crocco Advocates recently gathered at the Mahopac High School to denounce Albany’s attempt to make local school districts pay...
Candidates Set For May 16 School Board Elections
School board elections will take place May 16 across the county, accompanying the annual school budget votes. In Mahopac, three seats on...
Mahopac Schools Propose 2.81% Tax Levy Hike
By Holly Crocco The Mahopac School Board has approved a $137.9 million budget for the 2023-24 school year, which represents a 4.1 percent...
Sheriff: Racist TikTok Videos Lend No Basis for Arrest
By Holly Crocco Following weeks of demands for action from parents and residents from Carmel, Brewster and all throughout Putnam, county...
Carmel School Board Eyeing 1.86% Tax Levy Increase
By Holly Crocco The Carmel School Board is expected to adopt a budget with a 1.86 percent property tax levy increase later this month....
Parents Demand Action to Prevent School Violence
By Holly Crocco Area parents who are troubled by, and fed up with acts of racism, violent threats, and other concerning behavior at local...
Parents, Students Denounce Hate at Carmel Schools
By Holly Crocco Members of the Carmel Central Schools community showed up in force at the March 21 school board meeting, urging the...
Brewster Voters Approve School Capital Project
By Holly Crocco Voters in the Brewster Central School District last week approved a two-part $83 million capital project across the...
‘Beauty & the Beast’ Hits Mahopac Middle School Stage
By Holly Crocco The success of the Mahopac Middle School Theater Department is a tale as old as time, with Director Heather Palkewick and...
Mahopac Schools Dive Into 2023-24 Budget
By Holly Crocco Like its neighboring districts, Mahopac Central Schools is looking forward to an increase in state education aid for the...
Brewster Schools Project 0% Tax Increase Next Year
By Holly Crocco The Brewster Central School District is beginning its budget process on a positive note: An increase in state aid means...
Mahopac Forced To Address Mascot Name Change
By Holly Crocco The Mahopac School Board will be asking the community whether it would like to try to keep the “Mahopac Indians” name and...
Schools Discuss Parental Control Over Vaccination
By Holly Crocco Local school boards are considering advocating for parental control over whether their children should be vaccinated...
Mahopac to Convene Selection Committee To Pick New Mascot
By Holly Crocco The Mahopac School Board is convening a selection committee of about 60 people to meet February through April to consider...
Community Basketball Challenge to Tip Off Feb. 25
Carmel Rotary Club members kicked off the annual Community Basketball Challenge fundraiser recently by erecting a sign outside George’s...
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