Bomb threats at New Rochelle, Tarrytown JCCs

Bomb threats force evacuation at JCCs in New Rochelle, Tarrytown Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown on Monday morning Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://lohud.us/2lMH2zb Officials at the JCC of Mid Westchester in Scarsdale said a state comptrollers audit gave the agency an opportunity to better improve its services. Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown this morning, two of several such threats around the country today.

Teachers Union Mourns ‘Sad Day for Children’

Almost as soon as Vice President Mike Pence cast the historic vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as the new education secretary, teachers unions predicted doom for the schoolchildren of America. "If she wants to work with the educators who work hard every single day - in districts as diverse as McDowell County, W.Va., Detroit, and Scarsdale, N.Y. - to provide children the opportunities they deserve, we renew our invitation to have her visit America's public schools and see the strategies that work for kids," Randi Weingarten said in a statement after the vote.