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2/23/24

Robin Ferrer is the first Hispanic graduate to be named alumnus of the year by Milton Hershey School. Ferrer is a graduate of the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Milton Hershey School Award goes to CMSV graduate Robin Ferrer

New York City native, adjunct professor, and College of Mount Saint Vincent graduate Robin Ferrer returns to his boarding school on Sunday, June 11 where he will be honored during Milton Hershey School’s commencement ceremony. He has been named 2023 Alumnus of the Year. more

By Stacy Driks | 5/28/23

Families arrive at SAR Academy for the art show on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Family art fun

SAR Academy hosted Interactive Family Arts Festival on Monday, May 22 where they showcased students’ work. more

6/4/23

Olivia Henry does not only warrant the attention of her opponents but that of national scouts as well. She is a top ranked prospect in the class of 2027 and a number of prominent college programs are showing interest in her. You can see where she gets her height from as she stands next to her dad and coach Collin Henry.

Fieldston’s Olivia Henry is putting NYC volleyball on map

For 23 years, Collin Henry has coached the girls volleyball team at Ethical Culture Fieldston School. In that span, he never had anything like this year’s undefeated team, nor the individual … more

By PETE JANNY | 11/3/23

Ariana Sidman, a Fieldston Ethical Culture School sophomore, advocates for mental health. In May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Sidman organized a concert in honor of the national movement. The talented musician wants to spread a conversation but for her future.

Fieldston School student’s gig brings mental health to fore

Fieldston Ethical Culture School became a hub of mental awareness through a benefit concert and discussion on May 9 thanks to one of its sophomores. more

By Stacy Driks | 6/4/23

Two SAR High School seniors Alex Wolf and Ananya Silverman gave a speech supporting Israel during a rally Oct. 24 at Seton Park They were joined by Councilman Eric Dinowitz, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, SAR High School’s Rabbi Tully Harcsztark and hundreds of students and community members joined in solidarity with Israel and U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Students, community back Israel, Rep. Ritchie Torres

While protesters staged outside of U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres’ Fordham office the afternoon of Oct. 24 accusing him of supporting “Israel’s genocide,” a much larger group of rally-goers, made up of the SAR community and local electeds gathered at Seton Park to say they disagreed. more

By ERIC HARVEY | 11/3/23

Late last week demolition of the former Capital One building at 5977 Riverdale Ave. began. DNO Equipment and Development of Flushing are expected to complete the demolition by Aug. 7. After the building is cleared, work will begin to expand Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School. The project calls for adding 50,000 square feet, which will include a sports facility and a setback building that will house space for prayer services and three classrooms. The new buildings are due to be complete by 2025.

Demolition underway at SAR High School

Late last week demolition of the former Capital One building at 5977 Riverdale Ave. began. DNO Equipment and Development of Flushing is expected to complete the demolition by Aug. 7. more

7/30/23

When he first arrived, Yishama Orlow shops for groceries at a dollar store where he and Chavez Calderon purchased $79 for snacks and hygiene products. They later packed the items into 40 bags to give to the migrants.

SAR students help migrants on the southern U.S. border

“Where am I?” That is what an asylum seeker asked Adam Burian of New Rochelle, one of five incoming seniors at Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School who took time out of their summer break to volunteer at a temporary shelter for those who are seeking asylum in Phoenix to assimilate to their new country. more

By STACY DRIKS | 9/8/23

The Riverdale Convenience Smoke Shop at 3736 Riverdale Ave. opened two weeks ago. Some residents and nearby businesses are concerned about the close proximity to Ethical Culture Fieldston School, which is right around the corner.

Yet another smoke shop opens, this time near Fieldston

Riverdale Convenience Smoke Shop is the latest smoke shop to open up in greater Riverdale that is not in Kingsbridge. Despite the fact shop employees have told numerous customers it does not sell weed, several local residents and businesses have voiced concerns about the store that is right around the corner from Ethical Culture Fieldston School. more

By Eric Harvey | 7/16/23

SAR High School towers over the former Capital One bank that will become the site of a new athletic facility, parking and prayer and classroom space in 2025. Demolition is due to start any day now.

SAR High adding sports facility, second building

Those green painted wooden fences with windows can only mean one thing: another school project coming to Riverdale. This time it’s the Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School that is doing the building. more

By Gary Larkin | 7/23/23

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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