School Security Issues

Since the tragedy in Connecticut in December, everyone is aware of the need for safety in our schools.  While writing my blog in January concerning handicap access to the school, I realized that there isn't adequate security at the Edgemont Junior/Senior High School.

The main entrance does have offices where visitors are supposed to sign in. However, anyone can bypass the office and freely enter the many buildings on the school campus.

The back entrance to the school is of even more concern. There are no offices or guards to watch who enters the campus.

This is an issue that should be discussed at the school. Newtown had locked doors, which had tragic results. Our school has much less than that.

Welcome International Readers

When I check the statistics for my blog and see where people are from who 
are reading it, I've always been amazed at the number of non-US visitors.

I would hope you enjoy having a look at a small American town and thank you
for visiting.

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Traffic Advisory: February 11 - February 22

Starting this Monday night, February 11 thru February 22 on weeknights, the Bronx River Parkway's southbound lanes will be closed from Crane Road to Christie Place. As I blogged last May 10, the Crane Bridge is being replaced by the county in a 39 million dollar project. The existing bridge, build in 1924, was deteriorating and needed to be replaced or repaired.  

On the above dates, from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am, a large crane will be on the parkway in order to install 25 foot high concrete forms for the new bridge.

In March, the same closures will be repeated in order to remove the concrete forms.

Sometime in April or May, 12 more beams will be installed over the Metro-North Railroad tracks. The closures for this work will be forth coming.

To find out more about the project you can visit:

http://publicworks.westchestergov.com/crane-road-bridge