Thursday, May 17, 2012
The following is from the police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Police were called to Briarcliff High School on Thursday, May 10 after school officials reported a student had marijuana on campus, according to Briarcliff Manor Police. Police reports indicate the department received a call at 2:33 p.m. from the school on Thursday reporting the incident. Officers responded to the scene and arrested the 16-year-old teenager. He was transported to police headquarters, processed and released to his father with a court appearance ticket. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter
U.S. Congresswoman commends local art student Angela Calvi.
Congratulations to Pleasantville High School's Angela Calvi! The following is from the Office of Congresswoman Nita Lowey: Congresswoman Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) recently honored 41 high school students from Westchester and Rockland counties who submitted original artwork for the Lowey’s annual Congressional Art Competition. The artwork of the winning student, Alessia Solimeo of Harrison, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Started in 1982, the Congressional Art Competition recognizes exceptional high school artists. Each spring, students are invited to participate in the Congressional Art Competition by submitting their work to their local representative. The artwork is then reviewed by a panel of local artists and a winner is …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Superintendent of Schools Neal Miller shared the following message with residents today.
Dear Briarcliff Residents: Thank you to the Briarcliff Community for your support of our district budget and facilities improvement proposition. Both passed last night by significant margins, which shows the strong support our community has for its schools and the children of Briarcliff Manor. With an 81% voter approval on the budget, one of the highest in the area, I am pleased that you recognized the many elements of the budget that were preserved in a very difficult economic climate. The budget you passed will provide: 71% of voters approved the facilities improvement bond that will provide: In addition, I congratulate Dina Brantman and Michael Haberman on their election to the Briarcliff Manor Board of Education. Their terms will …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Dave Wilens elected to school board in uncontested race.
The following is from the Pocantico Hills Central School District website: Read more about the budget here. Budget* (293 total votes, 64.8 percent passing rate) *The district received the supermajority it needs to override the New York State tax cap. Buses (273 total votes, 65.2 percent passing rate) School Board Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter
Community members votes' passed the school budget by large margin.
Today, the Pleasantville Union Free School District residents went to the polls to cast votes for the 2012-13 schools budget as well as elect two to the board of education for the next three years. Click the video for footage from the results announcement. Budget Vote: The $45,300,331 budget includes $55,000 for the repair of the high school tennis courts. The budget is a 1.13 percent overall increase compared to the current year's adopted budget. The Pleasantville UFSD projects a 1.71 percent tax rate increase for district residents inn the coming year. Larry Boes and Emily Rubin Persons have been elected to the school board for the term beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2015. Board of Education Vote: The three candidates were…
Dina Brantman and Michael Haberman have been elected to the school board.
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District voters came out to weigh in on the proposed $47,650,000 school budge for 2012-13, a $10 million bond proposition and vote for two school board candidates today. Budget vote: According to district projections, the adopted budget comes with a 1.99 percent tax rate increase for Town of Ossining residents and 6.61 percent tax rate increase for Town of Mount Pleasant residents. "It's always exciting to see the budget pass," said Board President Guy Rotondo. "When I started—I'm at the end of my term—the budget was $52.6 million and this year the budget that passed was $47.6 million." Rotondo said he has worked hard "to bring the district finances into line" and is pleased with the result. "It's very …
Todd Elementary School students learned about the writing process on Friday.
The following was provided by Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. Find out how you can share your news on Patch here. Author Dan Gutman shared not only his books with students at Todd Elementary School, but his challenges. “I got lots of rejection letters,” he told the children, “but did I give up? No!” He encouraged them to find what they loved to write about and stick with it. Author of The Baseball Card Adventure Series and The Weird School series, including Ms. Beard Is Weird, which will be released in June, Gutman took students through the writing process, including which genre to choose from, as well as the publishing process.
The public is invited to a night of dinner, arts and an original performance by students.
For the 300 or so students who live at the Jewish Child Care Association's (JCCA) Pleasantville Cottage School throughout the year, the therapeutic arts program offers a positive outlet. "It is a way for them to express themselves," explained Lisa Sherman-Cohen, JCCA's director of communications and marketing. "A lot of these kids have had a lot of trauma in their lives and it's a way for them to share with the other youths and a way for them to have other people understand what they have been through." For the second consecutive year, the school's Arts in Action night will also give community members a chance to tap into about 40 of the students' minds. "Most of them are inner-city children coming from the five boroughs; they are foster …
Budget vote from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. in the school library today.
Residents of Pocantico Hills have the chance to weigh in on the 2012-13 proposed budget today. The $28,635,769 figure, according to a Pocantico Hills Central School District newsletter, is a 10.06 percent increase compared to the current year's adopted budget. The district projects a 12.52 percent tax levy increase and tax rate decreases for both Town of Mount Pleasant (-1.08 percent) and Town of Greenburgh (-2.18 percent) residents. The budget, which was approved by the school board on April 3, includes an increase in the district's tax certiorari reserve fund (total of $3,000,000)—$2,000,000 more than originally budgeted. This means, "The community will need to vote to approve going above the tax cap to fund the tax certiorari reserve …
School board candidates Michael Haberman and Dina Brantman are uncontested today.
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District voters have the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed 2012-13 budget, accept or reject a bond proposal and vote for two school board candidates today. The annual budget vote and school board election will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in the Todd Elementary School gymnasium. Current Board President Guy Rotondo and Trustee Eric Bashford are not running for re-election this year. Two candidates have stepped up to fill the seats: School board members serve three-year terms, beginning July 1. The school board as adopted a $47,650,000 spending plan for 2012-13, a 1.55 percent decrease compared to last year's adopted budget. The proposal includes $2,293,182 in assigned fund balance "to reduce …
McKey Rivers
5:58 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Great message Superintendent MIller. Thank you for your outstanding leadership of the Briarcliff School District. more ›