2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (155+ words) Patch Hawks Are Back: Plainview-Old Bethpage Students Return To School Students returned Sept. 2 for the start of the 2026-27 school year, bringing backpacks, school supplies, and plenty of excitement. PLAINVIEW, NY — Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District students returned to classes on…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (196+ words) BROOKLYN, NY — The Brooklyn Public Library has unveiled a new Teen Center at its Central Library as part of the second phase of a major renovation aimed at restoring the landmark while creating new spaces for future generations of patrons....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (92+ words) Patch Romeoville Splash Pads Closed For The Season The splash pads will reopen Memorial Day 2027. FRANKFORT, IL — All three splash pads in Romeoville are now closed for the season, the Village of Romeoville shared. The splash pads are located at…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (994+ words) WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Zeta Charter Schools recently welcomed its first class of high school students to its new Washington Heights campus, months after local police officers publicly suggested the expanding school could bring crime, weapons and disorder to the neighborhood....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (120+ words) GARDEN CITY, NY — The halls of Garden City public schools filled with students and staff on Sept. 1 as the district welcomed students back for another year. Garden City students returned to classrooms Tuesday as the district kicked off the 2026-2027 school…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (159+ words) HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Each September, high-achieving high school students across the country are chosen as semifinalists for a $2,000-per-year grant for college from the National Merit Scholarship Program. The first round of choices is based solely on the students' PSAT…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (331+ words) GREENWICH, CT — Officials with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the organization's 72nd annual scholarship program, including 21 students from Greenwich. The semifinalists from Greenwich are: Greenwich Country Day School Over 1.2 million juniors…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (113+ words) AVON, CT — Families interested in Cub Scouts will have an opportunity to learn more about Avon Cub Scout Troop 274 during a recruitment event Thursday, Sept. 10. Troop 274 will hold its Join Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (321+ words) FARMINGTON/HARTFORD, CT — A summer volunteer experience at Hartford Hospital inspired a group of Farmington High School students to create and distribute hundreds of activity books designed specifically for hospital patients. Members of the Farmington High School Cognitive Science Club…...