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Rye High School Sends Off Judd Rothstein To Pelham Post Rye High School Sends Off Judd Rothstein To Pelham Post
Rye High School Sends Off Judd Rothstein To Pelham Post RYE, N.Y. -- Judd Rothstein, history teacher at Rye High School, is leaving to take a job as assistant principal at Pelham Memorial High School.  Rothstein also served as the adviser to Garnet Insider, a student video production club that produces videos highlighting students and teachers in the school community. During his 11 year career in Rye, Rothstein acted in numerous videos and produced the annual "lip dub" send-off videos for the graduating senior class.  To watch this year's video, click here.

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by Robert Mikulak
Business
Tarrytown's MSM DesignZ Hires 5 In Company Expansion Tarrytown's MSM DesignZ Hires 5 In Company Expansion
Tarrytown's MSM DesignZ Hires 5 In Company Expansion TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- MSM DesignZ Inc., of Tarrytown, has hired five new employees as part of the company's expansion. MSM DesignZ welcomes Jennifer Hampton, Dominick Corona, David Roberts, Melissa Migden and Megan Jackson. “These five additions will play an important role in three key divisions of the company,” said Mario Mirabella, CEO and founder of MSM DesignZ Inc. “They will immediately expand our core in our efforts to take MSM to the next level. These five talents stood out and bring fresh creativity and ideas to an existing powerful team.” Migden and Jackson join the social m…

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Schools
Mount Vernon Schools Use New Tool To Increase Literacy Mount Vernon Schools Use New Tool To Increase Literacy
Mount Vernon Schools Use New Tool To Increase Literacy MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Educators in Mount Vernon schools are using a tablet/Internet-based program to increase literacy levels and class participation. Five Mount Vernon teachers of the fourth, seventh and ninth grades are using the iLit (Inspire Literacy) program, which was developed by Pearson Education as a digital reading intervention solution for students who are at least two grades below their level. The no-cost efficacy study, which is targeted to grades four through10, is being made possible through a partnership with Pearson and the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center. It h…

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Neighbors
New Rochelle Library Offers Summer Kids Programs New Rochelle Library Offers Summer Kids Programs
New Rochelle Library Offers Summer Kids Programs NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- When schools are out, the New Rochelle Public Library and the Huguenot Children’s Library are in full swing with a host of enriching programs from morning to night each weekday. Building on the success of the 2015 Big Read of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in May and June, the library’s theme of “The Adventures Continue!” has inspired workshops, live performance and films for elementary school-age children. Designed to encourage participation in the Summer Reading Game, the programs offer educational experiences through the summer. Admission to the programs is on a…

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News
Marymount School Of NY Students Volunteer In Yonkers Marymount School Of NY Students Volunteer In Yonkers
Marymount School Of NY Students Volunteer In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- Students at Marymount School of NewYork are volunteering for the week at Battle Hill Asbhurton Gardens in Yonkers.  

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Schools
New Rochelle's Colmbus Elementary Students Move Up New Rochelle's Colmbus Elementary Students Move Up
New Rochelle's Colmbus Elementary Students Move Up NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Columbus Elementary School Principal Sonia Nunez led the celebration this week for fifth-grade graduates at the New Rochelle school. She was joined by Board of Education member Salvador Fernandez and Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne as the wished the students good luck in middle school.

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WCSU Mentors Help Danbury Students Launch Weather Balloon WCSU Mentors Help Danbury Students Launch Weather Balloon
Wcsu Mentors Help Danbury Students Launch Weather Balloon DANBURY, Conn. — Meteorology students from Western Connecticut State University provided mentoring and technical support for the STEM program at Westside Middle School Academy in Danbury to carry out the launch of two weather balloons on Saturday, June 6. The launch was part of a lesson in the tools used to track upper-atmospheric conditions on a daily basis worldwide. Members of the WCSU Meteorology Club, under the guidance of Gary Lessor, club adviser and assistant to the director of meteorological studies, teamed up this spring with Westside instructor Jonathan Neuhausel and eighth-grad…

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News
Briarcliff Village Manager Reports On Hydrants, Recreation Briarcliff Village Manager Reports On Hydrants, Recreation
Briarcliff Village Manager Reports On Hydrants, Recreation BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- It’s that time again -- hydrant flushing program update. On Monday, Phase I of the village’s hydrant flushing program began. During the four-day villagewide flushing program, multiple crews will be mobilized to flush hydrants on water mains throughout the village. This will run from until Thursday. Hydrant flushing will start about 9 a.m. and continue till about 4 p.m.  As a result of this work, residents can expect discolored water at any time (but particularly) during the day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please understand that you may wish to alter such activitie…

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by Philip E. Zegarelli
Events
Mark Graham Directs Westport Community Theatre's 'Nine' Mark Graham Directs Westport Community Theatre's 'Nine'
Mark Graham Directs Westport Community Theatre's 'Nine' WESTPORT, Conn. – Mark Graham, director of over 100 plays and musicals, is at the helm of the Westport Community Theatre's current production, "Nine," a musical. Graham, a Stratford resident, has an master of fine arts degree in directing from the University of Connecticut and has extensive experience directing in Manhattan and throughout the country. Graham’s revival production of Elizabeth Fuller’s "Me and Jezebel" recently ran Off-Broadway at ?The Snapple Theater in New York, and he produced and directed its many productions across the U.S. He also directed John O’Hern’s "Rooster in the…

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Events
Darien Sidewalk Sales Kick Off In July Darien Sidewalk Sales Kick Off In July
Darien Sidewalk Sales Kick Off In July DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Sidewalk Sales & Family Fun Days on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 9, 10 and 11, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The First County Bank is continuing as the title sponsor. This event features Darien merchants exhibiting along Post Road and at the Goodwives and Noroton Heights shopping centers. Many bargains, with discounts of up to 70 percent, are expected to be offered. On July 11, Day Street will be closed to vehicular traffic to permit more people to stroll, enjoy the shade and hanging flower baskets and the inflatable c…

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