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Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83
Patricia (Patti) Rockhill died on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at her beloved harbor-side home in Stamford, surrounded by her books, her dearly loved springer spaniel Georgia and her family. She was 83.
The youngest of three children, Patti was born in Rochester, to George and Estell VanEpps and is survived by her brothers George (Grace) and Donald; both residing in Rochester.
After graduating high school, Patti moved to New York City and worked at several world-class enterprises as a paralegal, including the L.A. Times and her beloved PepsiCo in Purchase. She attended The College of New Rochelle …
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Seven Ex-Faculty Members Sexually Abused Students At Elite Area Prep School, Investigator Says
An independent investigator has determined that seven former faculty members of an elite area prep school sexually abused students.
The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut near the New York border, issued an apology after the findings became public.
"We have read the report with heavy hearts, as it describes multiple instances of Hotchkiss students being abused by teachers or staff members, primarily during the 1970s and 1980s," said Jean Weinberg Rose, president of Hotchkiss' Board of Trustees, and Craig W. Bradley, Head of School, in a statement…