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Deborah Castiglia, Longtime PA Teacher, Killed In Triple Homicide: Officials Deborah Castiglia, Longtime PA Teacher, Killed In Triple Homicide: Officials
Deborah Castiglia, Longtime PA Teacher, Killed In Triple Homicide: Officials The killing of Deborah "Debbie" Castiglia has sent shockwaves through the Centennial School District and the broader Bucks County community as authorities continue investigating a triple homicide inside a Churchville home. Castiglia, 53, of Plumstead Township, was found dead Monday inside her parents’ home on Heather Road in Northampton Township, where police later confirmed three family members were killed, authorities said. Deborah Castiglia was a longtime mathematics teacher in the Centennial School District, where she began her career in 1999 at Klinger Middle School before transitionin…
MLB's First Woman Umpire To Make Historic Regular-Season Debut MLB's First Woman Umpire To Make Historic Regular-Season Debut
MLB's First Woman Umpire To Make Historic Regular-Season Debut A New Jersey native will be the first woman to step behind home plate, calling balls and strikes in a Major League Baseball game. Jen Pawol is set to make history as the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game, the league announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The West Milford, NJ, native will work three games when the Miami Marlins play at the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins and Braves will have a doubleheader on Saturday, Aug. 9, creating the need for a fifth umpire in the weekend series. Pawol will work both doubleheader games and will be behind home plate for the matchup on Sunday, Aug. 10…
Mom, School Worker Dies Days After Being Hit By Car Walking Dog Following Softball Game In PA Mom, School Worker Dies Days After Being Hit By Car Walking Dog Following Softball Game In PA
Mom, School Worker Dies Days After Being Hit By Car Walking Dog Following Softball Game In PA A beloved Maryland mother who captured the hearts of the DMV region in the wake of a devastating crash in Pennsylvania has died, her family confirmed. Margo Cook, 39, who recently started a new job at Boonsboro Elementary in Maryland, was hit by a car while crossing the road in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 25, according to police. She was walking with her dog, Mae, following a softball game when she was struck, her family said. Cook suffered severe head and leg injuries and was rushed to Meritus Medical Center before being transferred to the University of Maryland Shock Trau…
'Life Cut Short:' Sudden Death Of PA High School Softball Player Spreads Shock 'Life Cut Short:' Sudden Death Of PA High School Softball Player Spreads Shock
'Life Cut Short:' Sudden Death Of PA High School Softball Player Spreads Shock A Lancaster County family is mourning the sudden loss of a teenage girl described as “a light” in the lives of everyone who knew her. Kassidy Marie Wilk, age 14, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 24, according to her obituary from Finkenbinder Family Funeral Home. Kassidy was born in Hershey and raised by her grandparents, Thomas and Melinda Hackman, her family said. She played softball for Donegal High School, and also loved soccer, gymnastics, laughing at memes, and working at Papa John’s Pizza. “She was a kind, loving girl who will be greatly missed by family and frie…
PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car
PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car April 23 was any other day for Natalie Sciotti. She was heading home from her administrative role in the Cumberland Valley School District, preparing to pick her 13-year-old daughter up for softball, then come home and make dinner for them and her 16-year-old son. But fate had other plans for 38-year-old Sciotti. She was approximately 300 yards from home on Boiling Springs Road, across from the Allenberry Playhouse, when a deer jumped from an embankment onto her vehicle, landing where the windshield meets the roof, according to her brother, Nick Sciotti. Sciotti's car, a 2022 Nissan …
PA Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At High School Sporting Event For Theft PA Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At High School Sporting Event For Theft
PA Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At High School Sporting Event For Theft A 50-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested at a high school sporting event in Chester County for stealing thousands of dollars from a youth softball team, authorities said. James "Rudy" Allen, of Cochranville, "improperly used" more than $6,000 in funds intended for a youth softball team, the Oxford Police Department said in a news release. Allen was arrested at an Oxford High School sporting event on Thursday, April 24, police said. Court documents show he's been charged with Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds and receiving stolen property. In April 2022, Ox…
Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55 Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55
Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55 A beloved New Jersey high school teacher and coach died after a lengthy battle to esophageal cancer. Curt D. Pakutka, 55, of Mansfield Township, died on June 7, at Hackettstown Medical Center. He was a well-loved physical education and driver's education teacher, as well as occasionally teaching health, at Newton High School in Sussex County. His love for sports followed him when he became a wrestling coach for Jefferson Township in Morris County from 2004-2015 and the head coach for the Newton High School Girls softball team from 2008-2019, according to his obituary. Curt also p…
NJ's Natalie Classen Killed In Reading Shooting Was 'Talented Athlete With Relentless Drive' NJ's Natalie Classen Killed In Reading Shooting Was 'Talented Athlete With Relentless Drive'
NJ's Natalie Classen Killed In Reading Shooting Was 'Talented Athlete With Relentless Drive' Support was surging and condolences pouring days after the Reading, PA shooting death of New Jersey resident Natalie Classen. The 30-year-old woman was gunned down around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15 while walking with a group on North 10th Street, police in Reading said. When they arrived at the intersection with Greenwich Street, a man with another group approached and shot her once, investigators said.  The suspect and his group fled the area, while Classen flagged down a cab and was taken to Reading Hospital, the department said. She died of her injury while officers were still securin…
JMU Cancels Softball Season After Death Of Player Lauren Bernett JMU Cancels Softball Season After Death Of Player Lauren Bernett
JMU Cancels Softball Season After Death Of Player Lauren Bernett James Madison University has cancelled the remainder its softball season following the death of Lauren Bernett. The sophomore catcher, 20, died on Monday, April 25. A native of McDonald, Penn., Lauren Bernett was a key player in leading James Madison University to their first-ever run to the Women's World Series last year. An investigation by the Rockingham County Sheriff's Department revealed that Lauren died of an apparent suicide, reports NBC News. "This was an extremely difficult decision and one that was not made lightly," JMU Head Coach Loren LaPorte said.  "We are so grateful…
James Madison Softball Standout Lauren Bernett Dies At 20 James Madison Softball Standout Lauren Bernett Dies At 20
James Madison Softball Standout Lauren Bernett Dies At 20 James Madison University softball standout Lauren Bernett died at 20 years old, confirmed in an announcement released by the university. A cause of death was not made public. A sophomore catcher from McDonald, PA, Lauren was a key player in leading the women's softball team to the College World Series last year, the first in James Madison University history. Lauren was a member of the National Honor Society with a biology major and plans to minor in pre-veterinary studies. She was the daughter of Scott and Kim Bernett. "Our hearts are aching, hearing the news of the loss of one of our stu…
Beloved Mother, Wife, Northampton High School Grad Nicole McLoughlin Dies, 36 Beloved Mother, Wife, Northampton High School Grad Nicole McLoughlin Dies, 36
Beloved Mother, Wife, Northampton High School Grad Nicole McLoughlin Dies, 36 Beloved mom, longtime wife and Northampton High School graduate Nicole L. McLoughlin died at Barnes Kasson Hospital in Susquehanna on June 6 at the age of 36. Born in Bethlehem, McLoughlin played softball and was a member of the Big-N-Band Front Flags at Northampton High School, where she graduated in 2002, her obituary says. McLoughlin worked at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Hallstead in Baking and Counter Service. She was also known for her love and talent for singing, her memorial says. McLoughlin is survived by her husband of 14 years, Thomas P. McLoughlin; daughter, Kayeleigh Ahart, 3 Step-Da…
Coatsville Area High School Graduate, Julia Griest Dies, 21 Coatsville Area High School Graduate, Julia Griest Dies, 21
Coatsville Area High School Graduate, Julia Griest Dies, 21 Julia P. Griest of Coatsville died on May 12, 2021. She was 21-years-old. Griest graduated from Coatesville Area High School in 2017, and participated in local cheer competition teams, according to her obituary. She was remembered as someone who "loved competition cheer and softball." She worked as a receptionist at Gentle Dental in Thorndale up until her death, her obit reads. She is survived by her parents Jennifer Jo Hoskins and Ryan Everett Griest; siblings Ryan Griest of Narvon and Jessica Griest of Coatesville; a "significant other" Miguel Padilla of Coatesville; maternal grand…