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After a six-week nationwide search process, a school district in Westchester has named a new superintendent who will be arriving from a district in a neighboring state. The Mamaroneck Union Free School District has named Charles …

A federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said he was repeatedly called the N-word is settled, pending approval from a judge.

Schools implemented extensive safety measures after the Sandy Hook massacre a decade ago, just as schools did after Columbine in 1999.

Gov. Kathy Hochul extended the state's business mask mandate an additional 10 days.

An appeals judge restored New York’s mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a...

As of now, the mandate is in effect until Feb. 1.

An appeals judge restored New York’s mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration lacked the constitutional authority to order

An appeals judge restored New Yorks mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochuls administration lacked the cons...

Murals of famed novelist James Fenimore Cooper could be taken down or covered up due to a construction project at Mamaroneck High School.