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Sammy Voit, left, sits in a boat with fellow young actor Leo Heller in a scene from the independent film ‘To Dust,’ which features Matthew Broderick. The teenager is balancing time between Los Angeles and Riverdale as he pursues an acting career.
At 13, Sammy Voit already balances screen career, life
Sammy Voit is just your average teenager, studying hard in his eighth-grade classes and hanging out with friends. But then again, Sammy isn’t just your average teenager. more
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Siraj Ahmed, a professor of English at Lehman College, is the recipient of the MLA’s 26th annual Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies.
Ahmed takes prize for colonialism critique
Siraj Ahmed is the definition of one-in-a-million. more
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Three students from Lehman College’s adult learning center harvest peppers in August 2015. Lehman College has partnered with Small Axe Peppers, a hot sauce company that works with urban and community gardens, to source its ingredients.
Lehman peppers hot sauce market through own garden
Lehman College is built on the foundation of hard work, determination — and spice. more
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Karen Rodriguez, an assistant teacher at Riverdale Community Nursery School, plays with kids at the Knolls Crescent establishment. Opened in 1978, the private nursery school has been at its current home for the last 15 years, but owner Stephanie Singer says the landlord wants to end the lease early.
Knolls gives nursery June deadline to move
When Stephanie Singer began Riverdale Community Nursery School in 1978, she never dreamed it would still be her life’s true passion well past retirement age. more
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Bronx Science senior Eytan Stanton leads a chant during a protest calling attention to climate change March 15. Approximately 100 students form the specialized high school walked out of class, joining their peers from around the world in a global climate strike. They were inspired by the actions of Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish activist who made headlines by walking out of class every Friday to protest inaction on climate change.
Bronx Science sets out to change the world
Shortly after the third period buzzer Friday, a green-clad group of Bronx High School of Science students — about 100 strong — burst through the school’s front door. more
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Mitzvah Day at Riverdale Temple
The Riverdale Temple has a full plate set up for Mitzvah Day on March 31 — and it could be a chance to help make sure others have a full plate, too. more
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Engel tries again for LGBTQ equal rights
U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel is once again pushing for expanded federal protections supporting members of the LGBTQ community as one of the congressional leaders pushing H.R. 5, also known as The Equality Act. more
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Community members listen to Yassine Taoufik, imam of the Abrar, speak at a vigil on March 17 at the Riverdale Monument for the victims of the New Zealand massacre. On March 15, a gunman killed 49 across two mosques in the capital city of Christchurch. Over the weekend, the death toll rose to 50 with the discovery of another body.
Community mourns victims of New Zealand massacre
It’s a practice that seems to be all too common, but it happened again over the weekend. more
Students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School clap during a press conference following a multi-day occupation of the school’s administrative building in which students demanded that administrators take stronger steps toward combating racism last week. Fieldston senior Malakai Hart and his parents have filed a lawsuit against the school, and are demanding the resignation of head of school Jessica Bagby.
Student sues Fieldston school claiming racial discrimination
Just days after protests rocked its campus, Ethical Culture Fieldston school is heading to court after a senior there filed suit, accusing the prestigious private school of racial discrimination. more
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Water problems in North Riverdale
The sight is chronic — construction cracking into North Riverdale streets. more
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