Standardized Testing Opt-Out, Sustainable Westchester, Art Center Gala

Here are some of the top stories so far this week from Rye Patch:

• Rye Arts Center’s ‘Mid-Century Madness’ Gala Set for April 18
• Standardized Testing Opt-Out Movement Grows Amid More Education Reform in Albany
• Sustainable Westchester, Inc. Elects Co-Chairs
• Spots Still Available for Rye’s Recreational Programs for Kids
• Westchester County’s Unemployment Rate at 5.2 Percent
• Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester to Hold Fifth-Annual Celebration of Life Memorial Butterfly Release
• Lacey Spears Sentenced in Connection with Son’s Death

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