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Hudson Valley School District Taps Interim Superintendent To Permanent Post
A familiar face is set to officially take over at the helm of a school district serving communities in both Northern Westchester and Putnam counties. In Shrub Oak, the Lakeland Central School District Board of Education unanimously approved to permanently install Dr. Karen Gagliardi as the schools superintendent, effective immediately. Gagliardi, a former Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in Lakeland had been serving as interim superintendent since October 2021. “My experience serving the district over the last six months has greatly reaffirmed my commitment to serving in this role,…
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School In Hudson Valley Placed On Lockout Due To Police Activity
A Northern Westchester school was temporarily placed in a lockout due to a police investigation, officials said. In Yorktown, the George Washington Elementary School in the Lakeland Central School District, entered its lockout early in the day on Tuesday, Jan 25 due to state police activity hundreds of yards away from the building. According to reports, there was extensive police activity at an area condominium complex, though the nature of the investigation has not been disclosed. School officials made note that there was no active threat to the school and the lockout was out of an abund…
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Hero Custodian Saves Child From Choking At School In Area
A custodian at a Northern Westchester school is being hailed as a hero after coming to the rescue of a student who was in danger of choking to death. Angelo Alessandro, a custodial worker at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, rushed to the aid of a third-grade student who began choking while eating lunch last month. Officials at the Lakeland Central School District said that Alessandro noticed the student in distress on Tuesday, April 20, who was not breathing and whose bottom lip was beginning to turn blue. Alessandro was able to pull the food from the student’s mouth a…
Obituaries
Popular Hudson Valley Teacher Dies Suddenly At Age 48
A popular Northern Westchester teacher died unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 22. Danielle Marie Coletta of Peekskill was 48 years old. She was a sixth-grade teacher at Mildred E. Strang Middle School in Yorktown. Her career began at Columbus Elementary School in Hawthorne, teaching second grade, followed by many years at Brookside Elementary School in Yorktown, as a third-grade teacher. She attended George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, Copper Beech Middle School, and Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor. She graduated from Pace University in Pleasantville, …
Police & Fire
Police: Father Charged With DWI After Dropping Off Daughters At School
A 34-year-old father was driving drunk at more than twice the legal limit after dropping his two small daughters off at a school in Northern Westchester, police said. Thomas Fazio was arrested around 9 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 4, after a school staff member informed Daniel Curtis, the Yorktown Police School Resource Officer at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, that a man had just dropped off his children and appeared to be intoxicated, said Yorktown Police. Curtis stopped Fazio as he was leaving the school parking lot as another officer arrived on the scene to assist. While…
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Level 3 Sex Offender Reports Move Near Elementary School In Area
A registered Level 3 sex offender has moved into a residence in the shadow of a Hudson Valley elementary school. Calvin Buford, a designated sexually violent offender, has moved into an Elizabeth Street residence in Kingston, a stone's throw away from George Washington Elementary School, which is approximately .1 miles away, according to Google Maps. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Buford a Level 3 threat, which means he is a “high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety.” He has also been designated as a sexually violent offender. According to the …
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