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Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Dies At 52 Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Dies At 52
Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Dies At 52 A beloved Hudson Valley teacher has died after a battle with a brain tumor. Orange County resident Sue Giza, age 52, of Middletown, a 10th-grade math teacher Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley, died on Monday, May 24. "During her time at Monroe-Woodbury, she inspired many young people and was a kind and supportive colleague. She will forever be missed," the school district said. Besides her love of rock concerts and teaching, Giza's many interests included cooking, bike riding, cross country skiing, and winemaking.  "She would spend hours at a time in her ka…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley
Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley A worker was killed after a trench collapsed on him while working at a construction site in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County on Monday, March 22 just before noontime at the Woodbury Villas, a development located at 155 Dunderberg Road in Central Valley, near Monroe-Woodbury High School. The 43-year-old worker was digging in a 10-foot ditch, with no trench safety box in place, when the walls of the trench collapsed, burying the victim, the Town of Woodbury Police Department said.  The victim was pronounced on scene by the Orange County Medical …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At High School In Hudson Valley COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At High School In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: New Positive Case Reported At High School In Hudson Valley A new positive case of COVID-19 has been reported at a high school in the Hudson Valley. The Monroe-Woodbury School District said that a Monroe-Woodbury High School student tested positive.  As a result, the high school has switched to remote learning from Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 16. "We are working closely with the Orange County Department of Health to identify those students and staff who may have been exposed," Superintendent of Schools Elsie Rodriguez said in a statement. "If you do not receive a message, your child is not believed to have a risk of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Slain Officer Who Lived In Yorktown Remembered As Star Athlete Slain Officer Who Lived In Yorktown Remembered As Star Athlete
Slain Officer Who Lived In Yorktown Remembered As Star Athlete The NYPD officer who lived in Westchester and grew up in Orange County who was fatally shot in a hand-to-hand struggle with an armed suspect over the weekend is being remembered as a natural-born leader and standout athlete. Brian Mulkeen, 33, was shot and killed while wrestling with an armed suspect just after 12:30 Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx. Mulkeen was a 2008 graduate of Fordham University, where he was a standout on the track-and-field team. Mulkeen had just decided to re-join his alma mater as a volunteer throwing coach. Mulkeen was a two-year…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Benjamin Florer, 58, Westchester Librarian, Dies After Flu Complications Benjamin Florer, 58, Westchester Librarian, Dies After Flu Complications
Benjamin Florer, 58, Westchester Librarian, Dies After Flu Complications Westchester native and Orange County high school graduate Benjamin Johnathan Florer – a devoted son, brother and uncle, a good friend to many, and a librarian and scholar – died peacefully on March 7 at his home in White Plains from complications related to the flu.  Ben, as he was known to his friends and family members, was born Jan. 19, 1960 in Yonkers. He attended St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s in Manhattan, Monroe Woodbury High School and Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, from which he graduated in 1983. He then attended graduate school in library science at the University of Was…

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by Daily Voice
Sports
These Westchester High Schools Among Best For Athletes In NY These Westchester High Schools Among Best For Athletes In NY
These Westchester High Schools Among Best For Athletes In NY There is no shortage of Hudson Valley high schools that are among the best for athletes in New York, according to a new list released by Niche.com. The website analyzes data sets and reviews to produce rankings, report cards and profiles for schools, colleges and places to live. The 2018 rankings are “based on student and parent reviews of athletics, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school,” the website says. Here are the Hudson Valley schools that were ranked highest, with links to each school's profile: North Rockland Monroe-Woodbury Arlington …

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by Daily Voice