Dennis Lauro, superintendent of the Pelham School District, will retire at the end of the 2012 calendar year. Lauro, 68, has served as superintendent since August of 2008. He was hired by the district in 1996 as director of Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel. In a statement released by the district,... Read More →
Joseph Longobardi, principal of Pelham Middle School, will retire in June after a 39-year-long career in education. He was hired as the district’s first special education teacher and went on to hold several administrative positions before being appointed Middle School principal in 1992. District Superintendent Dennis Lauro described him as… Read More →
School budget season is coming and the Pelham Board of Education wants to hear from its constituents. The district has scheduled four public meetings over the next few weeks at which board members will discuss the budget process, talk about the newly imposed 2-percent property tax cap and take suggestions… Read More →
Cheers to Richard Limato, supervisor of elementary education at Pelham Union Free School District, who recently earned “Administrator of the Year” honors from the Westchester County School Music Association. Maria Abeshouse, a teacher and music coordinator at the district, said the elementary music faculty nominated Limato for the award “because… Read More →
Pelham’s school budget passed overwhelmingly, with 744 residents voting for it, 373 against. Incumbent Will Cavanagh, who has served on the Board of Education since 2002, was re-elected, while newcomer Marianne Gilland narrowly defeated incumbent Ted Howard by just 24 votes. Lester Kravitz came in a distant fourth. Vote tallies:... Read More →
With six candidates vying for two seats on the New Rochelle Board of Education and a city full of residents still riled from a contentious budget season, voters streamed to polling stations Tuesday. District Spokesman Paul Costiglio said at 3 p.m. that turnout was 1,859—up 13 percent over the tally… Read More →
