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Harrison School District Ranks High Among State's Best
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Twenty-seven Westchester County school districts are among the 100 best in New York, according to the education website Niche.
Rye City School District, with five schools in its district, drew an A+ ranking from Niche to draw the No. 2 ranking. For the Niche review of Rye, click here.
Chappaqua Central, with a total of six schools in the district, earned an A+ rating and a No. 3 ranking. For the Niche review of Chappaqua Central, click here.
Scarsdale Union Free School District, with a total of seven schools in the district, picked up an A+ grade and was ranked f…
Chappaqua's Bill Clinton Responds To Attacks By Bedford's Donald Trump
Chappaqua resident and former president Bill Clinton, while on the campaign trail for his wife and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton for the first time, responded Monday to attacks from Bedford estate owner Donald Trump, who called Clinton a “sexist,” ABC News reports.
Bill Clinton, in Nashua, N.H., stated that there are always “attempts to take the election away from the people,” and that he’s just trying to tell America why Hillary Clinton is the best option for the presidency, according to the ABC report.
"The Republicans have to decide who they want to nominate," Bill C…
Houston Person Quartet Returns To Schoolhouse Theater In Croton Falls
CROTON FALLS, N.Y. – Legendary jazz musician Houston Person and his quartet return to The Schoolhouse Theater on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. to present its 28th Annual Winter Jazz Concert.
A world-renowned jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader and record producer, Person has recorded more than 75 albums since the 1960s. A recipient of the prestigious Eubie Blake Jazz Award, Person’s style ranges from hard bop to swing, but it is jazz for which he is most widely known. Person has played with some of the greatest performers in the world, including Johnny Hammond, Etta Jones, Lena Horne, Lou …
Barroso Caridad, 93, Bergenfield Resident
BERGENFIELD, N.J. – Barroso Caridad (neé Dedric), 93, of Bergenfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Caridad was born in Havana, Cuba. She was employed as a dressmaker at Bridals by Columbia in New York City.
She is survived by her children, Maria Fernandez, Mercedes Hooper, Rosa Barroso, Caridad Barroso and Isabel Almonte (Frank); and four grandchildren.
Caridad was predeceased by her husband, Leopoldo; and two sons-in-law.
Visitation will be held Sunday, Jan. 3, from 2-6 p.m. at the Frech-McKnight Funeral Home, 161 Washington Ave., Dumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Monday…
