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WPIX – TV: It’s the field trip that dreams are made of for some high school students in Yonkers from the Charter School Of Educational Excellence.
YONKERS: The culinary students from ninth through 12th grade got the chance to tour Lionsgate Studios, where the Starz TV show “Raising Kanan” gets filmed.
They’re getting the opportunity to see where the culinary world can take them.
Jane Carroll, with Jane Foodie, runs a catering kitchen for Lionsgate studios.
”I want them to see how exciting it is catering can be exciting. They’ll have an opportunity to see how we interact so closely with the cast and crew,” said Carrol.
“It gives them opportunity and basically real-world experience when it comes to seeing what else they can do beyond the actual opening of books, and what they can use and build with their own hands, and they’re honing a craft.”….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3504174773173409/
“Vinnie” Richards was born in #YonkersNY on March 20, 1903, son of Edward J. and Mary McQuade Richards.
His father was a well-known runner as was his brother, Raymond, three times schoolboy race champion in Yonkers.
The first tennis court he ever played on he built with his brother on VanCortlandt Park Avenue .
From the age of eight to ten years he practiced his game at the old Glancy Courts on Mclean Ave.and Stone Street.
In 1918, at the age of 15, he won his first national title, the National Boys’ Outdoor Singles Championships.
A year later he defeated Bill Tilden for the National Indoor Singles Championships.
He went on to win 30 national and world championships, a feat that made him an all time sports immortal.
By 1930 he had traveled 1,200,000 miles and played on five continents, and was rated one of the top volleyers in tennis history….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3504238613167025/
NEW YORK POST:Malcolm X’s daughter joins pro-charter forces in Albany
Gov. #KathyHochulhas proposed loosening the cap on the number of charters allowed in the #NewYorkCity’s five boroughs despite resistance from the state legislature’s Democratic supermajorities led by #Bronx Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie and #Yonkers‘ Senate Majority Leader #AndreaStewartCousins.
The issue has been key during negotiations over the state budget, which is due to be approved Saturday, although Albany Democrats expect negotiations to not conclude by that deadline.
Supporters say more charter schools – which are publicly funded but privately run – would give minority parents in particular more options for educating their children without having to send them to underperforming public schools…..
https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/malcolm-xs-daughter-joins-pro-charter-forces-in-albany/
Child care in #WestchesterCounty is expensive, and we know that many families have trouble making ends meet. Fortunately, there are resources available to help you pay for child care.
Recognizing that the cost of child care is a burden for so many Westchester families and often a barrier to employment, the County raised income eligibility for its Child Care Assistance Program in 2022…
https://www.childcarewestchester.org/services/parents/paying-for-care
KHADER LAWSUIT: Westchester County Judge #MelissaLoehrRules ThatFormer #YonkersCityCouncil President Mike J Khader Can’t Force Taxpayers In The City of Yonkers To Pay For His Legal Fees
If #MikeKhader, esq had receive compensation by the court ruling; then that money would come from the #Yonkers tax-payer funded budget.
Mike Khader, esq was seeking over $70K In his lawsuit against The City of Yonkers and Corporate Council Matthew Gallagher.
Mike Khader, esq also has a second lawsuit against council members, Mayor #MikeSpano, Ron Matten and others….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3503903413200545/
#TimothyPhilip has a 311-161 lifetime record in the league as a coach for Archbishop Stepinac and Cardinal Hayes.
His winning percentage is an impressive .659 over nearly decades coaching at the varsity level.
The school is counting on the #Yonkers native to bring his trademark defense to the William J. Tully Gymnasium.
Philp walks in the door with an impressive list of accomplishments under his belt, including two state championships, three Archdiocesan titles and six league-leading teams….
He was a CHSAA Coach of the Year for Class A in 2010, along with the Journal News Westchester County Coach of the Year, and for Class AA in 2013, when he was also the New York Daily News Manhattan/Westchester Coach of the Year….
https://patch.com/new-york/newrochelle/iona-prep-taps-longtime-rival-lead-varsity-basketball-team
