Lewisboro To Move Police, Court To Shuttered Elementary School

The town of Lewisboro is slated to move several of its major services to the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School in South Salem, including the police department and justice court. Supervisor Peter Parsons confirmed the services will be relocated to LES during the Lewisboro Town Board's Monday meeting, where it voted unanimously to approve a four-year lease with the Katonah-Lewisboro School District.

John Jay Finishes Second In Science Olympiad

John Jay High School finished second overall at a recent Science Olympiad and will advance to a state competition, the Katonah-Lewisboro School District announced. Two teams from John Jay contributed to the overall finish at the olympiad, the district notes, which was held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Byram Hills High School.

Fourth Swastika Is Found On Grounds Of Westchester School District

Police responded and are investigating after a swastika was found drawn in a high school bathroom on Monday, Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said in an email sent to parents early in the evening. "Understanding and sharing the frustration and anger this ongoing behavior causes, I want to provide some information and reminders," he wrote.

Town Of Lewisboro To Lease Portion Of Closed Elementary School

Nearly three years after Lewisboro Elementary School was shuttered due to falling enrollment across younger grade levels, the Katonah-Lewisboro School District announced that it has reached a deal for the town of Lewisboro to lease roughly 20 percent of the building. The district announced that the proposed lease, which would take effect on April 1 of this year, is subject to a vote of approval by the school board at a meeting on Saturday, while the Lewisboro Town Board is set to ratify the agreement on Monday.

Children Of American Revolution Chapter Forming In Lower Hudson Valley

The John Jay Society and the National Society of Children of the American Revolution have scheduled an introductory meeting for a new children's group starting in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. Membership in the local chapter of the Children of the American Revolution is expected to be the primary topic of discussion during the 2 p.m. meeting Saturday at the John Jay Homestead in Katonah, according to a statement.

Katonah Library Celebrating Women’s Sufferage Centennial With Photo Gallery

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of when women were granted the right to vote across the country, the Katonah Village Library announced that it will host a photo gallery. The gallery, which will run in March, is called "Votes for Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial."

‘Abraham Lincoln’ Visits Katonah-Lewisboro Schools

Students at two of Katonah-Lewisboro's elementary schools got visits from Abraham Lincoln reenactor Lou Del Bianco this past week, according to Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, which arrange the trips through its Arts in Education program. Del Bianco, sporting the 16th president's famous stovepipe hat and beard, recited historical experiences for kids at Katonah Elementary School and Meadow Pond Elementary School last week.

Stamford Seventh-Grader Heads To Robotics Finals

A Stamford seventh-grade student in a middle school robotics program has helped her team qualify for a prestigious New York tournament. Wendy Lichtenberg of Stamford helped her team at Harvey Middle School in Katonah, N.Y. qualify for the VEX IQ Challenge state-qualifier competition at East Rockaway High School on Long Island.
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New York Festival of Song Presents a Thrilling Musical Excursion to…

New York Festival of Song rounds out its 2016-17 Mainstage season alongside its ninth annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with a program entitled FOUR ISLANDS on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall. A preview performance will take place at the Caramoor Center in Katonah, NY on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. A quartet of exciting young voices bring distinctive cultures to life in a musical excursion from Ireland to Cuba and Madagascar to Manhattan with the songs of Ravel, Grenet, Caturla, Mauri, Lecuona, Garay, Villa-Lobos, Berlin, Musto, Corigliano, Porter, as well as traditional and folk songs.