New Rochelle parents 'devastated' by Catholic school's closing
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | After dropping off his daughter, Joe Pena of the City Island, talks about his daughter's disappointment at the news of the closing of Blessed Sacrament/St. Gabriel High School in New Rochelle. (Jan. 23, 2013)
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Parents at Blessed Sacrament/St. Gabriel High School in New Rochelle were reeling from news of the school's closing Wednesday as their children were dropped off in the frigid weather to take their Regents exams.
"It caught everyone off guard. We had no prior notice of its closing at all," said Joe Pena, 49, an emergency medical technician from the Bronx whose daughter Samantha Rivera attends...
