The Westchester County Board of Legislators and the Jan-don Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of scholar-ships in the 2020 Jandon Scholars program. The program awards $12,000 over four years to Westchester public high school seniors who meet certain academic requirements and financial eligibility guidelines, to help them complete […]
Education
Ex-students sue Mamaroneck schools over claims of racism
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo former Mamaroneck students have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the local public school district alleging it did nothing to combat racial discrimination and bullying. The lawsuit, which is seeking a trial by jury, contains numerous accounts of classmates’ “racist” language and harassment directed at two black siblings over […]
Rye Neck student earns playwriting award
Rye Neck High School student Naomi Young has been selected as one of the top three winners in the Palace Theatre’s 2020 Emerging Young Artist Scholarship Awards for her original, one-act play, “Twentyfour.” “I’m so proud of Naomi,” theater director Scott Harris said. “In her three years as a Rye […]
Rye Neck students earn service award for composting
Four Rye Neck High School students—seniors Sonia Finkenberg, Jonathan Marcuse and Owen Robertson and junior Dylan Spencer—have been honored with a 2020 St. Vincent’s Youth Award for their commitment to serving their community. Having started ASAP Scraps Composting Inc., a nonprofit community compost pickup service, in May 2019, the students […]
Gaynor sex abuse case now implicates Holy Rosary
Another accuser has come forward against Edwin “Ted” Gaynor, claiming that the former coach and teacher sexually abused him from 1968 to 1971, while at Holy Rosary, an elementary school in Hawthorne. The lawsuit, which the Review learned was filed in court on Tuesday, June 9, also names IHM in […]
