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Data Breach Reported At School District In Hudson Valley Data Breach Reported At School District In Hudson Valley
Data Breach Reported At School District In Hudson Valley A data breach may have exposed information related to some students at a school district in Northern Westchester.  The breach was announced by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday, Feb. 17, who said that several student email passwords may have been compromised by the incident.  After the data breach was discovered on Friday, an investigation into the matter found that several passwords belonging to Grade 7 students in the district had been posted to a shared Google Classroom during the 2020-2021 school year. After this document was …
Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Hudson Valley, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Hudson Valley, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons
Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Hudson Valley, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons A woman who grew up in Westchester County and spent decades working in marketing has died at the age of 48. Carolyn Anne Beal, of Barrington, Rhode Island, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from cancer and its complications, according to her obituary. She grew up in Valhalla with her brothers David and Robert and graduated from Westlake High School. Her parents were Robert and Barbara Kirk. She went on to attend Boston College, where she met some of her closest friends, her obituary said. Beal is survived by her 14-year-old son Alexander and her 11-year-old son Nicholas, whom sh…
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At HS, MS In Hudson Valley Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At HS, MS In Hudson Valley
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At HS, MS In Hudson Valley A water main break has resulted in early dismissals at a high school and middle school in Westchester. The break "involves a significant 12-inch pipe that has no timeline for completion," Mount Pleasant Central School Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in an email to the community late Thursday morning, May 12.  Giarrizzo said there is currently no water at both Westlake High School, Westlake Middle School and the district office. As a result, students from both schools were dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash  A teenager was killed in a one-car crash in Northern Westchester, officials said. Police said that Westlake High School senior Sarah Lynch, a member of the class of 2021, was driving in Thornwood on Kensico Road near the intersection of Linda Avenue at approximately noon on Monday, Feb. 15 when she lost control and struck a utility pole. Lynch was treated at the scene and transported to Westchester Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. 
“Sarah was a bright star in the class of 2021, a member of the track team, a familiar face on the 'W,' our monthly broadcasting class …
Lockouts Lifted Following Threat At Area School, Police Say Lockouts Lifted Following Threat At Area School, Police Say
Lockouts Lifted Following Threat At Area School, Police Say This story has been updated. Lockouts at three schools in Westchester have been lifted after a threat at a nearby private academy was contained to that campus, police said. The schools, Columbus Elementary, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School, in Mount Pleasant, were put on lockdown around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, following some type of threat and police investigation at the EF Academy, said Mount Pleasant School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis Kotes. "All police supervisors have reconciled that it is safe for us to dismiss our students," Kotes said in an email to par…
Hudson Valley Man Dies After Fall While Hiking Hudson Valley Man Dies After Fall While Hiking
Hudson Valley Man Dies After Fall While Hiking A 43-year-old man from Westchester died after losing his footing while hiking on a mountain in the state of Washington. James Rothwell, who grew up in Mount Pleasant and graduated from Westlake High School in 1992, was with two other hikers on Buck Mountain in Chelan County, when he fell about 50 feet on Saturday, Aug. 4, according to the Seattle Times. After obtaining a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies from SUNY Plattsburgh, Rothwell moved to Washington state and had lived there for the past 20 years. Rothwell climbed Mount McKinley four years ago. In addition to hikin…