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Patricia Taylor has been appointed principal of Rye High School.

The decision was made by the local Board of Education at its March 29 meeting. She had been assistant principal of guidance and student support services at the High School, and her new role will take effect on July 1.

She started her public education career at the school in 1982, working as a guidance counselor and assistant director of guidance until 1988, when she accepted a position at Bronxville High School. In 2001, she returned to Rye as assistant principal of guidance and student support services.

Taylor is credited with strengthening the college admission process, supporting the growth of the AP Program, proposing and developing the new Senior Internship Program, creating a counseling position to focus on ninth grade transition, building relationships with national speakers, broadening and strengthening the “Managing Your Future Program,” initiating the Senior Survey, introducing a “pre-season” program for the college application process, representing the District in state and national forums on college admissions, and modernizing the guidance department by establishing a system for electronic transmission of college documents.

She is a past recipient of the New York State Association College Admission Counseling Distinguished Secondary School Counselor Award, Westchester College Clinic Best Program Award, and Bernard P. Ireland Award.

Taylor holds a master of science degree in counseling from Long Island University and a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from SUNY Cortland – as well as a variety of state certifications.

RYE
Rosemere Street: A passenger-side mirror was stolen from a car between 3:10 p.m. and 8:08 p.m. March 27.

PORT CHESTER
Don Bosco Place: A 38-year-old Port Chester woman had only a sock filled with paper after she gave a man and a woman $1,500 as security for somehow helping them cash a supposed winning lottery ticket March 25. Police said the scammers drove the woman to withdraw cash from a Rye Wells Fargo bank branch in a green mini van, possibly a Dodge, around noon.

William Street: Police said Lee Dragani, 21, of 131 Washington St, Mamaroneck village, had a lot up his sleeve when they responded to a 9:45 p.m. call of suspicious people in an alley March 25. Police saw a plastic bag containing 10 pills of acetaminophen with oxycodone and three pills of MDMA, an hallucinogen, fall from Dragani’s sleeve and found a bag of marijuana still up his sleeve, police said. Dragani was charged with two counts of felony criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

Leicester Street: Three 3-by-2-foot concrete lions were stolen from the front porch of a home over the past week. Two were discovered missing March 29. The lions are valued at $200 each. Two larger, heavier lions were not taken.

PORT CHESTER

Armett Street: An unlicensed Port Chester man fleeing a fender bender just missed crashing into a responding cruiser and crashed the Nissan he was driving into a utility pole at 2 a.m. March 27, police said.

Pedro E. Tapia, 25, of 29 Central Ave. had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, police said. He was not injured; his air bags deployed. His car and the pole were heavily damaged.

The woman whose car Tapia allegedly struck on Midland Avenue had called police while pursuing him. Tapia collided with the utility pole at Armett and Grace Church streets.

He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated, misdemeanors, and five violations; unlicensed operation, failure to stop at a stop sign, leaving the scene of an accident, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, and making an unsafe turn without signaling.

PORT CHESTER

Irving Avenue: Police said Hasahan McCrae, 20, busted up the front door to his ex-girlfriend’s house after she let him use her phone at 6:40 p.m. March 29. McCrae had been yelling on the phone and when he left 147 Irving Ave. he broke the door frame and pushed in part of the door, police said.

McCrae resisted getting into a police cruiser when found on Westchester Avenue. He head-butted the divider and tried to kick out a window once inside, police said.

Police charged McCrae with fourth-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest, misdemeanors.

PELHAM MANOR
Washington Avenue: A homeowner discovered 100 white plastic forks impaled in his front lawn at 8:35 a.m. March 26. The lawn was last seen undisturbed at 6 p.m. March 25. Police did not know the reason for the forks.

Pelham Parkway: A Bronx woman’s $500 Marc Jacobs pocketbook was stolen from the top of her shopping cart while she loaded groceries into her car around 6:45 p.m. March 27 in the 820 Pelham Parkway lot at BJ’s Wholesale Club. The pocketbook contained a $200 BlackBerry phone, $25 in cash, a checkbook, several credit cards, and a $350 Gucci wallet.

PELHAM VILLAGE
Monterey Avenue: A family cat returned home doused in gasoline after being out for 20 minutes at 9:20 a.m. March 26.

MAMARONECK TOWN
New Jefferson Street: Four tires, valued at $600, were stolen from a blue 2010 Honda while it was parked on the street between 9:30 p.m. March 23 and 6:30 p.m. March 24. The car was left up on cinder blocks and the lug nuts were in the street.

Boston Post Road: An unlicensed Bronx man stopped because a license plate reader showed his car registration was suspended turned out to be a drunken driver, police said. Police pulled over Jesus Diaz  at 1:46 a.m. March 27 and charged him with felony first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, and ticketed him for the suspended registration. Diaz, 35, resides at 2733 Barker Ave.

Boston Post Road: A $700 laptop computer was stolen from an unlocked car while it was parked at the 1435 Boston Post Road Lexus dealership between 3:36 p.m. and 4 p.m. March 25.

Palmer Avenue: Several boards on a wooden bench at 1088 Palmer Ave. were found damaged at 12:45 p.m. March 24. Damage was estimated at $300.

MAMARONECK VILLAGE
Hall Street: $200 in computer equipment was stolen from a home during a burglary between March 25 and 26. Police would not say how the house was entered.

Mamaroneck Avenue: Several loaves of bread, valued at $50, were stolen from in front of a 300-block business between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. March 25. Police did not disclose the name of the business.

Mamaroneck Avenue: A 46-year-old Bronx woman turned out to be drunk when stopped for an unspecified traffic infraction in the 1200 block at 1:42 a.m. March 27, police said. Police charged Luz Leon with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Halstead Avenue: While investigating a 2:30 a.m. March 27 dispute on the 1000 block, police interviewed a Yonkers driver and discovered she was drunk, police said. Joann Andruk, 64, of the Crestwood section was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Spring-musical season is upon us, and Port Chester High School’s drama club is rehearsing for its production of “A Chorus Line.” Class of ‘09 grad Sergio Marroquin, a performing arts major at Westchester Community College, is helping out as choreographer. Here he is with the cast yesterday:

Marroquin knows the stage well, having played Jesus in “Godspell,” director Josh Tenzer says. The show is April 29-30; call (914) 934-7950 for details.

And not to be forgotten is the middle school’s production of “Aladdin Jr.” April 8-9.

Added: More “Chorus Line” rehearsal photos below.

LARCHMONT — Tim Williamson is “Bi-Winning!”

The Larchmont man says he’s one of 250 people, out of 75,000 applicants, picked as a finalist in Charlie Sheen’s social-media internship contest.

“This unique internship opportunity will allow a hard-working, self-motivated, creative, resourceful and social media savvy individual to work closely with Charlie Sheen in leveraging his social network,” according to a website advertising the ”#TigerBloodIntern” position.

In a YouTube video, Williamson, who works in marketing, suggests a number of ways Sheen can expand his social-media presence. One idea: develop a Facebook app that allows people to “Sheenanize themselves” by incorporating his image into their pictures. Another thought: set up “Sheendstops” on the location-based application foursquare that lets people “check in” at spots where the actor’s been.

Users “can become the mayor of Charlie Sheenville,” Williamson says in the video. “That’s pretty empowering.”

Last year, two Scarsdale women, Wendy Kleinman and Jodi Shapiro, organized a successful mah jongg tournament to honor their mothers, who had died of cancer, and raise money for a cancer charity. This year they are at it again, with the event set for Wednesday, May 25 at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison.

Attendees are asked for a $100 donation; 100 percent of the proceeds will go to Gilda’s Club Westchester to support the free
programs and activities for people living with cancer, and their friends and families. The event will start at 10:30 a.m. with two hours of mah jongg instruction and play, followed by a luncheon.

To register, contact Katie Hughes at 914-644-8844 or khughes@gildasclubwestchester.org.