Miss Anything? This Week in Review

The school vote and results, an early morning fire and another local college graduation were the major stories of another busy week in Harrison news.

The school vote on Tuesday marked the end of sometimes heated debate about next year's budget. Despite opposition from some residents who said that the 3.3 percent tax increase was unnecessary, the budget passed with relative ease. Fifty-six percent of voters approved the budget, which cleared the Harrison Board of Education to officially pass it on Wednesday night.

Voters also elected Jason Schechter over Naomi Oppmann as the newest member of the school board.

Manhattanville College held its 169th annual undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday at the school's campus. In what was a beautiful afternoon, President Molly Easo Smith sent off the seniors and handed out awards.

Early Saturday morning, a two alarm fire destroyed a Harrison home on Tamarac Trail. It took about 45 firefighters from Harrison and surrounding towns about 40 minutes to put the fire out. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Earlier in the week we visited with a Harrison High School senior who has overcome remarkable odds while becoming an important part of the community. R.J. Suhre was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of seven. After surviving the disease he became a manager on the varsity basketball team, a player and manager on the baseball team and has also designed a dog park that will open early this summer.

Suhre will graduate from Harrison High School this spring and will go to college next year, we wish him the best of luck.

We also have an update on the foreclosed property on Mamaroneck Avenue that is owned by Strait Gate Church. What will happen to that property, which borders Harrison and Mamaroneck, is still unknown. We will have updates on that story as the legal process continues.

The Rye Patch also reported this week that some middle school students in the district could face felony charges after a topless photo of a 12-year-old girl has been distributed to students in the school. Reports from that story said that the photo has been widely distributed and may have been viewed by students from Harrison.

Harrison Police cited eight unlicensed contractors, arrested one person for a DWI and arrested three people for drug possession last week, click here to check out the full blotter.

In sports news, the Harrison baseball and softball teams defeated Port Chester, possibly creating some momentum as both teams prepare to compete in the upcoming section tournament. Meanwhile, the tennis team lost a tough game to Rye on Friday, ending their playoff hopes.

Goh Ogura was this week's athlete of the week.

Finally, there are only a few hours left to vote in this week's Harrison poll. We will post the results tomorrow afternoon.