04/25/11 The Raw Rye Brook News Feed

News Reports About Rye Brook, NY

Peter Raider Runs for Blind Brook School Board Patch.com "The simple fact is people move to Rye Brook for the school district. I will work diligently to preserve the quality of our schools while being fiscally responsible." The Coldwell-Banker real estate broker has lived in Rye Brook since 1979, ...

Elevation Burger entering NY State Examiner.com RYE BROOK, NY -- Elevation Burger, an emerging chain that is anything but a household name in New York, will be making its debut at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center some time this summer. The Virginia-based chain markets itself as using fresh, sustainable ...

4 to vie for 2 seats on Blind Brook school board The Journal News | LoHud.com RYE BROOK — Blind Brook voters will have four candidates to choose from May 17 for two open seats on the Board of Education: Wendy Adler, a member of the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee and a candidate last year; Jeff Diamond, also a CBAC member, ... Where The Hell Is The Westmore News? Westmore Snooze Publisher Richard Abel Can't Seem To Get It Up ...... The Westmore Snooze's So-Called News Website Has Not Been Updated In Five Days Clueless Westmore News Readers Just Don't Know What's Going On In Rye Brook

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04/15/11 The Westmore News - Above The Fold

Four declare intent to run for B.B. Board of Education

Lawrence Engle will not seek another term

BY NATHAN MAYBERG

With petitions due on Monday to the district office, four candidates have emerged thus far for a three-year seat on the Blind Brook Board of Education. Wendy Adler, Jeff Diamond, Peter Raider and Glen Schuster all confirmed this week that they will be running for two open seats on the board. Three-term board member Lawrence Engle will not seek a fourth term. The election will be held on May 17 along with the vote on the 2011-12 budget.

Engle cited increasing time demands as a major reason for his decision in an interview on Tuesday. “The bottom line is that the time commitment to do this job properly has grown immeasurably over the last nine years.”

He said the board’s increasing use of advisory committees as a way to engage the public resulted in more time being required by board members to take part in them. “This is a very involved board,” he said......

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B.B. board approves budget with .7% tax levy increase

BY NATHAN MAYBERG

The Blind Brook Board of Education unanimously approved a $39.6 million budget Wednesday evening which will raise the tax levy by .7%, if it is approved by voters on May 17. Due to a drop in district-wide assessments by more than eight percent, the tax rates will rise at a higher rate.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Ross said the new homestead......

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04/12/11 Blind Brook High School Auditorium To Be Named After George Trautwein

George Trautwein, the former Blind Brook Middle School and High School chorus director passed away on March 18th after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Mr. Trautwein death has will be honored by having the Blind Brook High School auditorium named after him.

Blind Brook Board of Education President Steven Kaplan has told students and parents that the board will dedicate the auditorium in Trautwein’s memory. He also has said the board also supports creating an arts endowment in Mr. Trautwein’s name.

Recently, Matt Miller, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, used his weekly column in the Washington Post to pay tribute to Mr. Trautwein.

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