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Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Wilmington HS Grad Stephanie Weymouth Dies In New Jersey Car Crash
Stephanie Weymouth, a Wilmington native, is being remembered for her passion for teaching and performing after being killed in a car crash earlier this month in Jersey City. The 31-year-old Bayonne resident was killed Saturday, Feb. 3, in a car crash after the vehicle she was riding in struck the back of a tractor trailer, authorities said. A 2010 graduate of Wilmington High School moved to New Jersey to attend Drew University, graduating in 2014 with a degree in theater arts, and later receiving a master's degree in education, according to her obituary. Stephanie Weymouth introd…
Chappaqua
Obituaries
Beloved 'Master' Teacher Who Spent 40 Years With Chappaqua School District Dies
A beloved teacher who spent 40 years with a Northern Westchester school district and was known for keeping in touch with students for decades is being remembered for his ability to change the lives of those he taught. Longtime Pleasantville resident Adrian McGuire, who taught at the Chappaqua Central School District for decades, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the age of 99 at the Waterview Hills rehabilitation center in North Salem, according to his obituary. Born in Pleasantville in June 1924, McGuire graduated from Regis High School and Fordham University before earning his Ma…
Hampden
Obituaries
Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher
Sylvia Levine, formerly of Springfield and Longmeadow, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, in Las Vegas. She was 93 years old. Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930, in Harlem, New York, and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language, and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten. On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married her husband, Theodore “Ted” Levine. Sylvia frequently said that on their first date, they laughed and laughed. That’s how she knew he was the one. The name she often used was Sylvia Levine Levi…
Baltimore
Obituaries
Police ID 70-Year-Old Woman Killed In Catonsville Townhome Fire
A beloved teacher has been identified as the 70-year-old woman killed in a Baltimore County house fire on Tuesday afternoon. Catonsville resident Kathleen Benedick died after she was found suffering from cardiac arrest inside a home in the 400 block of Lambeth Road that went up in flames. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the home at around 1:50 p.m. on Jan. 23, where they were met by smoke coming from the front of the residence, and were advised that there was someone unaccounted for. During their rescue mission, firefighters found Benedick on the second …
Greenburgh
Schools
Committed Greenburgh Educator Named NY Teacher Of Year: 'Making World Of Positive Difference'
A Westchester high school educator known for his creative methods is being honored as a New York State Teacher of the Year, officials announced. Mandel Holland, who teaches social studies in Greenburgh at Woodlands High School, is being honored as a 2023 New York State History Teacher of the Year through the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Monday, Dec. 4. According to Feiner, Holland is known for his unique and creative way of teaching American history in the classroom, which includes the use of documents…
White Plains
Obituaries
Former White Plains HS Basketball Standout, Coach Sue Adams Dies At Age 62
A high school legend in Westchester who made her mark as a player, coach, and teacher has died. Sue Adams was 62 years old. She died "peacefully surrounded by family" at White Plains Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 24, following a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer, according to her obituary. She spent essentially her entire life as a proud resident of White Plains. She was extremely well-known and respected in the community, most notably as a legendary basketball player and coach at White Plains High School. She was the first female student-athlete from White Plains High School to earn an at…
Franklin PA
News
Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper allegedly struck a teacher dead doing an illegal pass on his way home from work, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. Michael J. Brown, 35, of Troy slammed into 47-year-old Christine "Chris" Elizabeth Woodward while attempting an illegal pass over double yellow lines on Route 6 on Feb. 11, 2023, according to the AG. An investigation revealed that Brown was heading west in a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Sullivan Township on his way home from work at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Tioga County when the crash happened, the AG explained. "In …
Yonkers
Obituaries
Nursery School Teacher From Yonkers Dies At 63 After Cancer Battle: 'Nurturing, Vibrant'
A beloved nursery school teacher and grandmother from Westchester is being remembered for her caring nature and the positive impact she had on children just beginning their life journeys. Yonkers resident JoAnn Olimpio died at the age of 63 on Tuesday, July 11 following a battle with cancer, according to her obituary. Born in 1959, Olimpio worked at the Asbury Nursery School in Tuckahoe, where she took care of countless young children and left her cheerful influence on them. She was also dedicated to her family, including her husband of 39 years, Bill …
Hudson
Obituaries
Longtime Jersey City Educator, Teaching Advocate Bob Cecchini Dies
Bob Cecchini, a passionate advocate for teaching and for his fellow educators, died Monday, May 29. He was 72 years old. A Jersey City native, Cecchini taught special education for 35 years, his obituary reads. His work for the teachers' union was just one area where Cecchini made his mark. He served as union representative, grievance chairman and vice president and chief negotiator for the Jersey City Education Association, helping to negotiate teacher contracts and advocating for his co-workers, according to his obituary. Remembering Bob Cecchini, a Powerful Voice for Teachers in …
Cortlandt
Obituaries
Former Croton-On-Hudson HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies
A former high school varsity baseball coach from Northern Westchester who led his team to a state championship is being remembered for his ability to connect with his players. Amleto “Mel” Giarolo of Croton-on-Hudson died on Saturday, April 21 at the age of 88 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and renal cancer, according to his obituary. Born in Tarrytown in 1934, Giarolo spent his life following his passion for the game of baseball. After he was honorably discharged from the US Army, he began playing ball with the Lexington Indians, an independent minor lea…
Nassau
Lifestyle
Returning Champ Who Teaches In Syosset Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!'
You could say it was written in the stars - or at least it was in the high school yearbook. While New York teacher Dan Wohl may have been surprised that he made it onto Jeopardy!, his students certainly were not. During his first year of teaching social studies at Syosset High School on Long Island, seniors voted Wohl “most likely to win Jeopardy!,” according to a Facebook post shared by his mother, Danielle Wohl. "The seniors in my son's current high school said THIS a year ago about my son, their teacher," the proud mom, who watches the show from San Francisco, said. The seniors …
Nassau
News
Syosset HS Teacher To Appear On Jeopardy!: 'Experience Was Amazing, Thrilling All Around'
Answer: This high school social studies teacher on Long Island is set to appear on an upcoming episode of Jeopardy! Question: Who is Dan Wohl? Wohl, who teaches at Syosset High School in Syosset, will appear on the iconic quiz show in an episode set to air Wednesday, Feb. 8, according to show producers. A promotional photo shows Wohl all smiles as he stands next to host Ken Jennings. The Stanford University grad, who lives in Forest Hills, Queens, told Daily Voice the entire experience was “amazing, thrilling all around, so adrenaline-producing that I feel like I barely remember it…
Pound Ridge
Obituaries
Ellen Elizabeth Hilpl, Beloved Former Pound Ridge Teacher, 67
Ellen Elizabeth Hilpl, 67, a former Pound Ridge resident and most recently of the Village of Millerton since 2017, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her home in the village. Born May 26, 1955 in Port Chester, NY she was the daughter of the late John E. and Norma Dean (Lasher) Hilpl of Pound Ridge. Ellen Elizabeth was a graduate of William Patterson College, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1979, and the College of New Rochelle, where she received a master’s degree in education in 1984 as well as a master’s degree in music. For many years, Ellen Elizabeth was a beloved kin…
Essex NJ
News
Classroom Crying Spells, Discrimination Law Violations Named In NJ Kindergarten Teacher's Suit
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is facing a lawsuit from a former 34-year-old Kindergarten teacher alleging officials failed to accommodate her disability amid "crying spells" in the classroom, forcing her to resign. Sarah Barlow says the trouble began during the 2019-2020 year when she got into disagreements with South Mountain Elementary School principal, who later believed she had filed a report saying he was having a sexual relationship with a first-grade teacher, according to a lawsuit filed in Essex County Superior Court. Barlow was transferred out of South Mounta…
Mercer
Schools
Vote Of No Confidence Declared By Robbinsville Education Association — What’s Next?
A vote of no confidence has been declared by the Robbinsville Education Association, frustrated officials say. The results came in Tuesday, Jan. 24, when the REA described Superintendent Brian Betze and Business Administrator Nick Makres’ “unwillingness” to discuss concerns, as well as “gaslighting and manipulative tactics” after several months of meetings. “We are disappointed in Superintendent Betze and Business Administrator Makres’ refusal to have any meaningful discussion about the concerns we have expressed that continue to affect our students, staff, and the community …
Morris
Obituaries
Morris County Native, Devoted Mom ‘Found And Created Beauty Everywhere She Went,’ 39
Beloved Morris County native and devoted mother of two Kristen Anna Strong White died on Saturday, Dec. 24 aged 39. Kristen lived in Rochester, NY, at the time of her passing, but “always carried a torch for Mendham, NJ, her childhood home,” her obituary says. Kristen was an artist and teacher with degrees from both Syracuse and St. John Fisher. She was known for her adventurous spirit and creative soul that was always seeking new friendships and connections. Kristen also loved traveling and seeing the outdoors — her favorite place to visit was the Elm Lodge on Canandaigua Lake, “the site…
Greenburgh
Obituaries
Greenburgh Elementary School Teacher Sr. Pastor Quincy Wright Left A Lasting Legacy
Long time Westchester County educator, Sr. Pastor, and retired Master Teacher Quincy Wright recently passed on September 30, 2022 after a long terminal illness. Sr. Pastor Quincy Wright taught fifth and sixth graders tirelessly for over 20 years at his alma mater RJ Bailey Elementary School in Greenburgh. His Home-going service was a celebration of life, and many traveled far and wide to pay respect to an “Effective Communicator” known for his practical and dynamic teaching style. The family wishes to thank everyone for their condolences and strong support during this time. You may…
Mamaroneck
News
Mother, Daughter Duo From Westchester Write Children's Book Together
A mother and daughter from Westchester County have achieved something together that not many children do with their parents - they have finished their first book. Dana Forman, a second-grade teacher in Larchmont, and her 16-year-old daughter, Sasha, co-authored the children's book "The Hoop Troop," which centers on two third-graders learning how to dance with a hoop and overcoming their self-doubt to do so, according to Forman. The idea for the book, which was released on Aug. 1, sprouted when Sasha helped her mom teach virtual lessons during the pandemic, and one student n…
Union
News
NJ Teacher Used Olympian As Role Model For Students Before She Ruined Her Life, Lawsuit Says
The person who Tamar Herman says is responsible for ruining her life was someone she knew, she says. Someone who she exercised with, had exchanged phone numbers with and become Facebook friends with. So, why Ibtihaj Muhammad failed to reach out to Herman before publishing the social media post that upended her 30-year teaching career and forced her out of the community she's been apart of for decades, is beyond her, according to Herman's attorney, Erik Dykema, with The Lawfare Project. According to a lawsuit filed against Muhammad, an Olympic fencer and non-profit Muslim group Ca…
Northampton
Obituaries
Devoted Northampton County Teacher Dies Suddenly, 37
Beloved and devoted Northampton County teacher Peter R. McCabe died unexpectedly at the age of 37. Born in New York City, Peter grew up in Forks Township, Easton, before graduating from Easton Area High School in 2003, his obituary says. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in English Education from the Citadel, the Military College of SC, Charleston, in 2007, as well as a master’s in Educational Development and Strategies from Wilkes University in 2011, his memorial says. Peter taught at the Easton Area School District in the middle school and more recently the high school. He had earne…
Sussex
Schools
Beloved Sparta School Teacher Dies Suddenly After Having Severe Brain Hemorrhage While Driving
Beloved Sparta elementary school teacher Elaine “Louise” Shepherd died unexpectedly at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York after having a severe brain hemorrhage and going into cardiac arrest while driving home from Boston on Monday, Sept. 26. She was 57. Born in Stakeford, Northumberland, England, Louise went to Bedlington High School before graduating from Northumberland College in Ashington, her obituary says. Louise then went to the US for what was initially supposed to be a six-month job as a nanny in 1985 — but after meeting her husband, Scott, the pair decided to settle …
Bridgeport
Schools
Getting To Know The New Head Of Hopkins School, Matt Glendinning
In July 2022, Dr. Matt Glendinning became the 110th Head of Hopkins School. As Matt begins writing his new chapter at the historic New Haven institution following an enormously successful 13-year run as Head of Moses Brown, a N-12 Quaker school in Rhode Island, a look into his own history offers a glimpse into the person and leader the Hopkins community has welcomed this school year. An Ambitious Learner A voracious reader with a deep interest in environmental preservation as well as Roman history and the American Revolutionary War, as a young student Glendinning found c…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
News
Counselors Available Following Death Of Hawthorne Schoolteacher From Glen Rock
The Hawthorne School District will have counselors available on Monday, Aug. 29, following the sudden death of one of its middle school teachers. A funeral service was scheduled later this week for Jeffrey Kolk, of Glen Rock, who taught math at Lincoln Middle School. Kolk, who'd also coached golf at Hawthorne High School, died unexpectedly on Friday, three days after his 46th birthday. "We are all struggling to come to terms with Jeff Kolk's sudden and unexpected loss," the Hawthorne Teachers Association wrote in a social media post on Sunday. "Our thoughts and prayers are with h…
Bedford
Obituaries
Beloved Teacher From Katonah Dies At Age 79
A longtime Northern Westchester resident and retired teacher has died at the age of 79. Elaine Kelleher, a 50-year resident of Katonah, died at her home while surrounded by family on Saturday, Aug. 13, following a brief illness, according to her obituary. She was born in Jersey City and studied at St. Dominic’s High School and Seton Hall University, her obituary said. She went on to work as a teacher for 30 years and retired from her role at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in 2005. "When she retired from teaching she turned to the raising of her 5 grandchildren and she is lov…
Southwest Dutchess
Obituaries
Beloved Wappingers Central School District Teacher Dies Suddenly At Age 64
A beloved teacher and longtime Hudson Valley resident has died at the age of 64. Dutchess County resident Michael Ambron, of Fishkill, died suddenly of heart failure at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, July 26, according to his obituary. Ambron grew up in the Bronx, and he graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers. He went on to earn degrees from Manhattan College and Iona College, his obituary said. For 25 years, he worked for IBM in East Fishkill and Southbury, Connecticut, and he served as director of programming, according to his obituary. In …
Rivertowns
Obituaries
Irvington Woman Remembered As 'Take-Charge Mother' Who Brought Bulldog Mascot To HS Games
A Westchester woman is being remembered as a devoted mother of six and loving wife. Mary Jane D’Arrigo, age 95, of Irvington, died peacefully while vacationing in Boca Raton, Florida, according to her obituary. D’Arrigo spent her earliest years in Flushing before moving at age 7 to Orange County and a farm in Walden, her obituary said. She began studying at Cornell University when she was 16 years old, and after graduation, she moved to New York City and taught women's groups about nutrition and how to cook fresh vegetables. "It was here that she met and married Steve D’Arrigo, a fresh pr…
Bedford
Obituaries
Popular Teacher From Bedford Dies At Age 52
A popular Northern Westchester third-grade teacher, Josephine “Josie” Calvaruso, has died at the age of 52. Calvaruso attended school in the Bronx and graduated from Fordham University with her bachelor’s in philosophy, her obituary said. Soon after, she received her master’s from Fordham in teaching. She was a teacher for 28 years, working first in the Bronx before later moving to work in Armonk at the Wampus Elementary School in the Byram Hills Central School District. "Josie was a beloved teacher to all students she taught," her obituary said. "She was so loved by col…
Anne Arundel
Obituaries
Dad Killed By Falling Tree In Annapolis Sends Shockwaves Through Community
Mindy Fought's favorite thing to do with her husband Federico Garduño "was to hang out with him." The Annapolis native was heavily involved in a comedy sketch writing group in Brooklyn before meeting his wife and becoming a father to his four-year-old son, Iggy. During that time, he touched many people's funny bones in the best way imaginable. "Fed was the funniest and smartest person in any room he was in," Federico's friend Dan said on a GoFundMe page for his family. "He had an astonishing ability to come up with just the smartest, goofiest jokes on a dime and deliver them like they we…
Somers
News
Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete's Trial In Stabbing Of Somers HS Grad
Chilling details are emerging in the trial of the stabbing of an Northern Westchester man and former college lacrosse player who was nearly disemboweled by his former roommate during a fight over loud music. Justin Corpolongo, a Somers High School graduate, recalled the incident during his alleged assailant’s assault trial in Queens on Monday, March 14. Corpolongo, age 25, described what led to the brutal Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 fight with his former roommate Long Island resident Matthew Stockfeder, age 24, of Melville. See Earlier Story: St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbi…
Bedford
Obituaries
Denise Martabano Lupia, 63, Taught 22 Years In Katonah-Lewisboro Schools
Denise Marie Martabano Lupia (nee Edman) of Winter Park, FL passed away peacefully with a smile on her face on February 21, 2022 with her husband David Lupia by her side. She was 63 years old. She was born in Kingston, NY on July 1, 1958 to Donald and Noel Edman. Denise was the eldest of five children and grew up in Katonah. During her childhood, Denise discovered her passion for cooking and gardening, which she learned from her mother. She was an avid tennis player and joined forces with her sister Kathy to teach tennis lessons on their home court for several years. Denise graduated from…
Mount Vernon
Obituaries
Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92
Robert E. Mulligan died on Monday, Jan. 31. He was born in Mount Vernon on February 3, 1929, son of Robert Mulligan and Ella Sullivan Mulligan. Robert graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Iona College. He received his Master of Arts degree in Education from Hunter College and took graduate courses at New York University and City College of New York. Robert was employed by the Harrison Central School District in Westchester County for 34 years after starting there as a student teacher while a senior in college. He s…
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