With a relatively low voter turnout and an uncontested race for the Tuckahoe Board of Education, voters of the Tuckahoe school district passed a $31.9 million school budget by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. This year’s $31.9 million budget was approved by 74.6 percent of the total 398 voters; 297 yes […]
Education
School budget passes, newbies take 2 board seats
Voters in Eastchester cast 937 votes in favor of the $82 million 2016-2017 school budget, compared to 530 votes against it. The budget provides an increase of $1.9 million over the current budget and is based on a 1.63 percent tax levy increase. Included in the total is $2 million […]
New Rochelle High School gowns spark unrest
In an attempt to be inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, New Rochelle High School is moving away from assigning seniors gender specific graduation robes. In a letter sent home to parents of graduating seniors, NRHS Principal Reginald Richardson explained that the adoption of a single color cap […]
5 for 2 seats in Eastchester school board race
On Tuesday, May 17, Eastchester residents will vote on the $106 million 2016-2017 school budget and choose among five contestants for the Eastchester Board of Education. Each term is for three years. The race for two seats includes two incumbents, one interim trustee running for a full three-year term for […]
Tuckahoe proposes $32M school budget
The proposed 2016-2017 budget for the Tuckahoe Union Free School District totals $31.9 million and provides the addition of 2.2 full-time teachers for the high school and 3.2 full-time staff, along with a full-time security monitor for the William E. Cottle School. The budget gap between expenditures and costs equals […]