On Saturday, April 26, 2025 a coalition of the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center, New RoAR, local environmental advocates, students, and community partners are hosting a fun-filled day celebrating our beautiful planet. At...
In order to close a $20 million budget gap, the New Rochelle Board of Education has proposed a budget for 2025-2026 that includes the loss of about 200 staff positions and a 3.95% increase...
Members of the New Rochelle City Council are planning a series of local “informational evenings” with community members in late April and early May, providing an opportunity for New Rochelle residents to discuss issues...
Superintendent Reynolds shares his vision and plans with New RoAR News Advocates for a charter school in New Rochelle have claimed that the city’s public school system is failing to meet the needs of...
Superintendent Reynolds shares his vision and plans with New RoAR News New Rochelle’s public schools have long been recognized for their overall excellence, but it is no secret that, like most public school districts,...
In a series of budget meetings with parents and teachers in recent weeks, New Rochelle’s education leaders have struggled to explain the origins of a predicted $20,216,317 budget gap for the 2025-2026 school year,...
Pressure mounts for moratorium on new downtown construction As City officials tout New Rochelle’s decade-long downtown redevelopment as an example to follow, scores of residents spoke out at the March 25 Planning Board meeting...
Film documents a Black/Jewish campaign to integrate an amusement park near Washington DC in 1960 In June 1960, five Howard University students were arrested for trespassing after sitting on the carousel at the segregated...
The New Rochelle NAACP Education Forum and the NRHS Black Student Leadership Conference will be hosting an Education Forum at New Rochelle High School on Saturday, April 5, featuring the film “The Right to...
By Damon R. Maher There’s a sad and perplexing coda to the New RoAR News 1/28/25 article heralding a new day at the NR Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Instead of bringing in new, pro-labor,...
In two unanimous decisions on February 20, New York State’s highest court ruled that in response to public records requests, police departments must release police officers’ full disciplinary records, including records of “unsubstantiated” complaints...
On Wednesday, February 26, at 7:30 pm, the New Rochelle Corporation for Local Development (CLD) will meet to discuss, and possibly vote on, a resolution to renew the annual $250,000 contract with Westhab’s First...
Council hears continued calls for greater police accountability and transparency Once again, dissatisfaction with the New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) was a major topic of discussion at the City Council’s monthly Citizens To Be...
