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Beloved Farmingdale Educators Killed In Bus Crash Get Posthumous Street Naming
Long Island leaders are honoring two beloved educators a year after they were killed in a bus crash.
The Town of Oyster Bay unveiled two new street signs in Farmingdale honoring late Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere and retired teacher Beatrice “Bea” Ferrari during a ceremony held Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Pellettiere, age 43, of Massapequa, and Ferrari, age 77, of Farmingdale, died when a charter bus carrying the school’s marching band to a band camp in Pennsylvania overturned on I-84 in Orange County, in the town of Wawayanda, on Sept. 21, 2023.
At least 43 people were also…
Parent Of Student Injured In Deadly I-84 Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says
The charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash in New York that killed two teachers and injured dozens of marching band students is facing the first of likely multiple lawsuits, CNN reports.
Lawrence Doreson, the father of an injured 14-year-old Farmingdale High School student, sued Regency Transportation and driver Lisa Schaffer for negligence Thursday, Sept. 28, accusing both of “reckless and careless acts,” according to the outlet.
Specifically, the lawsuit claims that Schaffer caused the rollover wreck, which occurred Thursday, Sept. 21 on I-84 in the Orange County town of …
Support Swells For Son Of Band Director Killed In I-84 Bus Crash: 'Carry On Gina's Legacy'
As students, colleagues, and loved ones gather to say their final goodbyes to a beloved high school band director killed in a New York bus crash, the community is coming together to ensure that her only child is taken care of financially.
Gina Pellettiere, age 43, of Massapequa, died Thursday, Sept. 21, when a charter bus carrying students from Farmingdale High School on Long Island to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania crashed on I-84 in Orange County.
The rollover wreck also killed 77-year-old Farmingdale resident Beatrice Ferrari, a retired social studies teacher and longtime camp cha…
Latest Info: 2 Dead, Including Band Director, In High School Bus Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley
Two adults were killed, including a high school band director, and at least five students suffered critical injuries in a bus rollover crash in the Hudson Valley.
New Update: Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Hudson Valley Bus Crash
The crash happened in Orange County on I-84 near Exit 15 at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21.
"This was a day of terror," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said just hours after the crash in the small town of Wawayanda, located about 45 miles northwest of New York City.
Band, cheerleading, and dance students from Farmingdale H…
