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036p1_xlg.jpg Candlelight Capping Ceremony Honors 35 Nursing Students

    A traditional rite of passage for individuals entering the nursing field has taken place on the Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES campus in Yorktown. Full Story
Mahopac Student Takes 1st in Science Competition

    A 14-year-old Mahopac High School sophomore has taken gold medal honors in a regional science research competition in Westchester. Jay Krishnan won his trophy in White Plains last week after competing with dozens of other brilliant young scholars from the tri-county region. Full Story
Lake Gleneida Wetlands Take on a New Appearance

    Invasive plants are out and native plant species are in along the Gleneida shoreline in downtown Carmel. On May 29 more than two dozen students and faculty from Carmel High School along with parent volunteers were joined by officials from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in a daylong project along the lakeshore across from St. James Church. Full Story
450 Students Graduate from BOCES Tech Center

    Four-hundred-fifty young men and women from 18 school districts throughout Putnam and Northern Westchester have celebrated their graduation from the BOCES Tech Center in Yorktown. Full Story
Never Too Early to Learn about School Bus Safety

    Last Friday, three-, four-, and fiveyear olds received an important lesson that some day may save their lives and prevent serious injury. Full Story
041p1_xlg.jpg CV Starr School Garden Takes Shape

    The unseasonably wet spring that has the Northeast in its grasp has been beneficial to children at the C.V. Starr Intermediate School in Brewster, where a community garden is flourishing. Full Story

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