School & Youth News

Local Student Recognized by County for Fundraising Efforts

Lucy Smoltz, who resides in Larchmont and is entering her senior year at School of the Holy Child in Rye, is President of Aces for Alzheimer’s and was recognized by Westchester County Executive George Latimer for raising $75,000 for Alzheimer’s research.

You Need to Talk to Your Teenager About Fentanyl

One of my childhood friends just lost his 22-year-old son to an accidental fentanyl overdose – accidental because when he took the pill, he had no idea it contained fentanyl. 

Purchase College Featured on Several “Best of” Lists

Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY), has been selected for inclusion in several publications that rank the best colleges and programs in the nation.

Stepinac High School Prepares for the Fall 2023 School Year with Exciting Classes

Archbishop Stepinac High School is known as the standard bearer in curriculum innovation. Providing young men with a highly competitive academic program that leverages collegiate-blended learning platforms and inquiry-based learning pedagogy equips them to become globally competitive. 

Purchase College’s Fall 2023 Durst Distinguished Lecture Series

Purchase College, SUNY has announced that acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli has been selected to serve as the 2023-2024 Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature. A MacArthur Fellow “Genius Award” recipient, Luiselli has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize.