School Budget Meetings Scheduled in April and May
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...
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City Council Members to Meet With Voters
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...
Can the City School District of New Rochelle Meet the Needs of All Its Students?
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,...
New Rochelle School District Struggles to Close $20M Budget Gap: No Easy Answers
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,...
“Enough is Enough” Campaign Taps Into Well of Discontent Over NR Redevelopment
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...
Free Screening of “Ain’t No Back To A Merry-Go-Round” at NRHS on April 8
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...
“Right to Read” Education Forum at NRHS on Saturday, April 5
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...
State’s Highest Court Backs Public Access to All Police Disciplinary Records
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...
City’s Contract for Job Referral Services Does Not Follow Best Practices
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...
Community Protests Exoneration of Detective Conn Who Killed Jarrel Garris
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...