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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