Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Help Protect Students from Cyberbullying

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation this week intended to help protect students from cyberbullying as well as other forms of harassment, bullying, and discrimination. The new law is designed to beef up a school’s response to harassment and bullying through increased reporting, investigation, intervention, training and prevention. Cuomo said the law requires schools to […]

Almost Unprecedented–Heroic Actions of Andrew Kolesar Earn him Sixth Honor

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Almost Unprecedented–Heroic Actions of Andrew Kolesar Earn him Sixth Honor

West Haverstraw volunteer named Hudson Valley Firefighter of the Year West Haverstraw volunteer firefighter Andrew Kolesar has been named the Firefighter of the Year by the Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association. It is the sixth time that Kolesar, a former chief of the West Haverstraw Fire Department, has been honored for a rescue January, 2011. […]