hawthorne
Hawthorne is a 1.1-square-mile hamlet in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant. The majority of Hawthorne consists of residential homes and small businesses. Stores on Elwood Avenue include The Lock House, the Hawthorne Station Deli (also known as the "Railroad Deli"), Pop's Deli, Office Dynamics, and Hawthorne Pizzeria.
Hawthorne's residents are served by the Mount Pleasant Central School District, which includes the Hawthorne Elementary School, Columbus Elementary School, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School (the latter three actually located in Thornwood).
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (formerly "Jewish Board of Guardians") runs two residential schools in Hawthorne, the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School and the Linden Hill High School; both of these schools are on Linda Avenue.
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School with less than thirty students eligible to play varsity sports (football, basketball and baseball) boasted numerous championship teams in the varsity sports during the sixties and seventies (playing in a small school league named the Tri-State league, NY, NJ, and Conn.). HCKS went undefeated in all three varsity sports and winning the championships in 1972-1973 and again in 1974-1975).