Mostly Cloudy 38°
Tag:

Wampus Elementary School

Police & Fire
Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk
Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk A school in Northern Westchester was evacuated after a staff member reported an odor of gas for the second time in two months.  Earlier Report - Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police On Wednesday, Jan. 11, around 10:30 a.m., a teacher at Wampus Elementary School in Armonk reported an odor of gas in the building, which was then reported to North Castle Police. After this, all students and staff at the school were evacuated while fire officials investigated the odor.  No gas leak was detected, prompting the school to return to a normal day…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police
Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police Firefighters responded to an elementary school in Northern Westchester after an odor of gas was reported by school officials, police said.  On Thursday, Dec. 15, around 5:20 p.m., police in Armonk received a call from Superintendent Jen Lamia of the Byram Hills Central School District, who said that the smell of gas had been detected at the Wampus Elementary School located at 41 Wampus Ave., according to North Castle Police.  Lamia had told police that the odor was discovered by a group using facilities at the school, who had then reported it to the school's principal, police said…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Popular Teacher In Byram Hills School District Dies At Age 52 Popular Teacher In Byram Hills School District Dies At Age 52
Popular Teacher In Byram Hills School District 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…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes