Education

KATONAH/LEWISBORO, N.Y. – Classes began Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Katonah-Lewisboro schools, and we asked parents to send us first-day photos of their students.

Send additional captioned “first day of school” photos (names, grade) to KLT@halstonmedia.com.

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. – A 965-square-foot classroom in the former Lewisboro Elementary School will be converted into a “maker space” for STEAM learning following a unanimous approval by the Planning Board at its Aug. 14 meeting.

The school, located on Bouton Road in South Salem, was shuttered by the school board in 2014 due to declining enrollment.

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CROSS RIVER, N.Y. – A policy that would prevent teachers and coaches from being hired by parents to provide one-on-one tutoring to their students during the school year is being considered by the Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education.

The “Tutoring Policy,” drafted from scratch by the district’s Policy Committee, would regulate private, compensated tutoring by ...

MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. – Since 1940, Westchester and Putnam residents have been finding their way to Camp Nabby (many summer after summer) in Mohegan Lake.

Now, 78 years later, Nabby is bigger and better than ever, thanks to the continuing efforts of the Bertino family, which took over operation of the camp in 1970.

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