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School districts need to be ready for challenges to books and curriculum, group says

A model policy outlines a timeline, meetings and key respondents when someone challenges a book or other school material.

 

COVID summer surge hits NY, with hospitalizations spiking 22% last week. What to know

Health officials cited a 22% uptick last week in COVID hospital admissions in New York while urging people with symptoms to seek testing, treatment.

 

City of White Plains dedicates new Veterans Memorial Garden with ribbon cutting ceremony

City of White Plains dedicates new Veterans Memorial Garden with ribbon cutting ceremony

 

On National Night Out, police meet and greet communities, across Lower Hudson and the USA

At least 17 Lower Hudson Valley communities were to take part in this year's National Night Out on Tuesday.

 

National Night Out in Putnam County

National Night Out events sponsored by the Carmel Police Department and the Carmel PBA at Chamber Park in Mahopac Aug. 1, 2023.

 

Gun fired in police station, Taser used on pregnant woman: Inside Herkimer police records

The Herkimer police disciplinary records, which reveal multiple instances of substandard performance, were obtained through a legal settlement.

 

Mamaroneck schools, hoping for land gift, support Hampshire development opposed by village

The Mamaroneck Board of Education has signed a pact that supports the developer at Hampshire Country Club. But the village of Mamaroneck is opposed.

 

Former Westchester assistant DA recalled after dying participating in fundraiser swim

Patrick Moore of Shrub Oak went into distress in the water at the charity Swim Across America event in the Long Island Sound.

 

NY lawmakers are nation's highest paid. GOP members are now suing for uncapped outside income

Republicans have sued to undo a $35,000 cap on outside income for New York lawmakers that came with a 29% pay raise they gave themselves in December.

 

Yonkers Greenway gets $3.5M, inches closer to reality. What to know about the project

A 2022 USA TODAY Network series highlighted how heat island effect makes Black and Latino neighborhoods in Yonkers hotter than other areas.

 

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