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Parkland, FL

Towson, MD
News
Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating
Knocked Out: Maryland Boxer Jailed In Florida For Domestic Violence Beating Baltimore native Gervonta Davis was arrested in Florida and is behind bars after being jailed for a domestic incident in Parkland, according to the Broward County Sheriff. Davis, 28, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and charged with battery causing bodily harm and he was remanded into custody at the Broward County's Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale following his initial court appearance on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The undefeated Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) was scheduled to headline a Premier Boxing Champions bout on Showtime next month in Washington, DC against Hector Luis Garcia before his sched…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
Politics
Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds
Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds There will be no armed teachers in New York State schools. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation this week that will bar teachers and other school employees from possessing guns on school grounds. The bill is designed to “limit an educational institution’s ability to authorize any person who is not primarily employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security guard to carry a firearm on school grounds.” The legislation also calls for New York State Police to establish regulations that would strengthen existing gun buyback programs and would create new programs for th…

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by Zak Failla
Ossining, NY
News
29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting 29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting
29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting Twenty-nine New York children - including two from the Hudson Valley - are among more than 1,200 who have been killed by guns in the country since the Parkland shooting last February. On Feb. 14 last year, Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 students and staff members, and injuring 17 others. The shooting led to a wave of activism in the year that followed, but children under the age of 18 continue to be the victims of gun violence. More than 1,200 children have been killed since the Parkland shooting, according to NewYorkUpstate.com, which highlight…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Three Northern Westchester Districts Will Get School Resource Officers Three Northern Westchester Districts Will Get School Resource Officers
Three Northern Westchester Districts Will Get School Resource Officers County Executive George Latimer has authorized the Westchester County Police Department to provide School Resource Officers to the Lakeland, Somers and Hendrick Hudson school districts. Under separate contracts for police services, the school districts will pay the cost of the officers’ salaries and benefits during the school year, while the County will assume those costs during the summer months. Latimer noted that the school districts will be able to enhance school security and student safety during the school year, by having five new School Resource Officers -- or SROs -- in their buil…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo
Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing an “Extreme Risk Protection Order” bill, which would make the state the first in the nation “to empower teachers and school administrators to prevent school shootings by pursuing court intervention.” Under the law, teachers and school administrators would have the power to petition a judge to remove guns from the homes of students deemed troublesome. Family members and law enforcement agencies would also be able to approach the court about the removal of guns from homes. Cuomo said the law would “prevent individuals determined by a court to be likely to…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
News
Alyssa's Law: Panic Alarms May Go In New Jersey Schools Alyssa's Law: Panic Alarms May Go In New Jersey Schools
Alyssa's Law: Panic Alarms May Go In New Jersey Schools A proposed bill to install panic alarms and red emergency lights in New Jersey schools honors former Woodcliff Lake teen Alyssa Alhadeff who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. The bill (A-764) was passed Monday by the Assembly Education Committee in Trenton. "Alyssa's Law" requires all public elementary and secondary schools be equipped with a panic alarm for use in a school security emergencies including evacuations, lockdowns or active shooter situations. The alarm would be an addition to existing security systems. A gr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
News
Thousands In Fairfield County Join 'March For Our Lives' Protests Thousands In Fairfield County Join 'March For Our Lives' Protests
Thousands In Fairfield County Join 'March For Our Lives' Protests Thousands of Fairfield residents participated in March For Our Lives events protesting gun violence on Saturday, which coincided with the massive rally organized by students throughout the county attended by more than half a million in Washington, D.C. Among the speakers at the rally in the nation's capital were survivors of the 2012 mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The Newtown students carried a banner that read, "Newtown High School Stands With Stoneman Douglas," referring to the high school in Parkland, Florida in which 17 were killed in the Feb. 14…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
Thousands In Westchester Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests Thousands In Westchester Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests
Thousands In Westchester Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests Thousands of Hudson Valley residents participated in March For Our Lives events protesting gun violence on Saturday, which coincided with the massive rally organized by students throughout the county attended by more than half a million in Washington, D.C. An event in White Plains drew more than 3,000, with students from throughout the area leading the way. It kicked off at Post Road Elementary and ended with a rally next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue behind the White Plains Public Library, featuring remarks from student activists. Thousands, mainly from Rockland, Bergen, Westcheste…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support MAHWAH, N.J. – As some parents grew sick with worry that a school shooting incident could happen in their towns, several in Mahwah began bringing homemade food, catered lunches and various artwork – including “thank you” cards – to the local police department. Their primary motivation was a purported threat that was rumored to have been made by a middle-school student. It led to a series of security measures, including having stationed patrols join the usual contingent of uniformed and undercover officers who keep close watch on the township’s schools and children – a display of protection …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Schools
Fairfield County Students Stand Up, Speak Out On School Walkout Day Fairfield County Students Stand Up, Speak Out On School Walkout Day
Fairfield County Students Stand Up, Speak Out On School Walkout Day Hundreds of Fairfield County students, teachers and administrators participated in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students joined their peers around the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools allowed students chose to walk out of class for 17 minutes and are increasing security to ensure the actions are organized and…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day
New Photos: Westchester Students Take Stand On National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators participated in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students joined their peers around the nation at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools allowed students to walk out of class for 17 minutes with increased security to ensure the actions were organized and safe. Other …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day
These Westchester Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators are planning to participate in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students are planning to join their peers around the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools are allowing students to walk out of class for 17 minutes and are increasing security to ensure the …

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by Zak Failla
Scarsdale, NY
Schools
Scarsdale Schools Lay Out Plan For Potential Walkout For Parkland Students Scarsdale Schools Lay Out Plan For Potential Walkout For Parkland Students
Scarsdale Schools Lay Out Plan For Potential Walkout For Parkland Students With students throughout the country organizing a walkout in the wake of the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla., Scarsdale officials have laid out a plan to ensure that there will be safety at school campuses for students interested in activism. Nationwide, students have come together on social media and other outlets to plan a walkout that is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” “We need action. Students and allies are organiz…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
Westchester Teens Remember Shooting Victims In 'Just 17 Minutes' Walkout Westchester Teens Remember Shooting Victims In 'Just 17 Minutes' Walkout
Westchester Teens Remember Shooting Victims In 'Just 17 Minutes' Walkout More than 200 students and faculty members from Rye Country Day School "walked out" for 17 minutes at noon on Thursday March 1 to memorialize the 17 victims of the Parkland, Fla., mass shooting on Feb. 14.  Warren Kennedy-Nolle, a junior at Rye Country Day, said, "I'm happy to say that these were not just students, but members of the faculty and administration." Kennedy-Nolle said that the staged walkout marked a remembrance of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. During "Just Seventeen Minutes," at the Garden-level courtyard in fr…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Schools
Daily School Threats Multiply In Hudson Valley, Nationwide Since Shooting Daily School Threats Multiply In Hudson Valley, Nationwide Since Shooting
Daily School Threats Multiply In Hudson Valley, Nationwide Since Shooting In the weeks since he Feb. 14 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., there have been more than 72 threats every day at schools nationwide, according to an Ohio educational group.That is more than seven times the normal daily average, which includes bomb threats and false fire alarms. Since the massacre in Parkland, nearly 700 threats or violent incidents have been reported at almost 500 schools across the U.S., according to findings from the Educator’s School Safety Network. Usually, there are about 10 to 12 a day, the Ohio-based school safety advocacy group said. Daily Voice reported a number o…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Vernon, NY
Neighbors
Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence
Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas hosted a "Rally for Reform" event at City Hall over the weekend in an effort to urge national lawmakers to address gun violence "in a serious and effective way."  The “Rally for Reform, March for Our Lives” event was held on Saturday at City Hall, where Thomas rallied with local students in advance of a bus trip to an anti-violence rally in Washington, D.C. later this month. At the rally, Thomas said that "young people from Mount Vernon were present, holding signs like #NeverAgain and #AmINext to show their frustration with governme…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Mom Of Bergen Teen Killed In Parkland Shooting Kept Ziplock Bag Of Her Hair Mom Of Bergen Teen Killed In Parkland Shooting Kept Ziplock Bag Of Her Hair
Mom Of Bergen Teen Killed In Parkland Shooting Kept Ziplock Bag Of Her Hair Every night, Lori Alhadeff formerly of Woodcliff Lakes sprays herself with her late daughter's Victoria's Secret perfume. She sometimes wears her late daughter's Converse and her old hoodies. It's what allows her to still feel close to 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the Parkland massacre last month, according to a new report. BuzzFeed recently revealed all that the teen left behind, among them a ziplock bag filled with Alyssa's hair. She says it was the one thing she could still have of her daughter's. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL BUZZFEED STORY.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bronxville, NY
Schools
Police To Increase Presence At Bronxville School In Wake Of Mass Shootings Police To Increase Presence At Bronxville School In Wake Of Mass Shootings
Police To Increase Presence At Bronxville School In Wake Of Mass Shootings Following the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month, education officials in Bronxville will increase police presence after meeting with a security firm to complete a safety audit of the district. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano announced that district officials had met with the firm to determine “where (they) may be most vulnerable,” and several changes have been made to local schools. As a result of the audit, and a consultation with the Bronxville Police Department, all visitors will now be asked to enter one of the three main entrances at the school, checki…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
Events
Mount Vernon Mayor: 'Rally For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence Mount Vernon Mayor: 'Rally For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence
Mount Vernon Mayor: 'Rally For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence A star-studded guest list has been invited to participate in a “rally for reform” with students in Mount Vernon to end gun violence. The “Rally for Reform, March for Our Lives” event will be held beginning at noon on Saturday, March 3 at City Hall, where Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas plans to rally with local students in advance of a bus trip to an anti-violence rally in Washington, D.C. later this month. Among those invited to the rally include Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Olympian Deajah Stevens, comedian JB Smoove and Diddy. The rally comes in the wake of several vio…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales
Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited Delta Airlines to move its headquarters to New York on Tuesday, Feb. 27, boasting that the Empire State's gun-control laws are superior to Georgia, where Delta is headquartered. Cuomo, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2020 said gun politics ain't so peachy in the Peach State. The Democratic governor's invitation followed Georgia's Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle attack on Atlanta-based Delta for ending a discount program for members of the National Rifle Association.  Delta is one of a expanding list of national corporations -- including Dick's Sporting Goods --…

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by Jon Craig
Pleasantville, NY
Schools
Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators
Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators "I refuse to be a target," more than 100 Pace University students chanted on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "I refuse to be scared," they shouted. "I refuse to be silent," they said in unison. Their pledge closed out a 17-minute tribute to the 17 victims of Parkland, Fla.'s high school shooting on Feb. 14, just two weeks ago and still very fresh on the minds of the college students on Pace's Pleasantville campus.  Lindita Kulla, a sophomore from Watertown, CT, said she visited the site of the Newtown elementary school shootings on her way back to college after the Presi…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Business
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Sporting Goods is putting in place strong steps to curtail the sale of firearms in its 700-plus stores, including many in the tristate area. Dick’s, one of the nation’s largest sports retailers, announced Wednesday morning it is ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21. The move was a direct response to the latest school shooting, which occurred Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, claiming the lives of 17 people, including 14 students. "Based on what’s happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably…

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by Joe Lombardi
Pleasantville, NY
Schools
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students 'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students Two weeks ago, 17 school children and staff members were gunned down at a south Florida high school. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon, for 17 minutes, Pace University students held a rally to remember the mass shooting victims. Daily Voice coverage of the rally can be found by clicking here. The vigil began with a moment of silence and the reading of names of the 17 student and staff shooting victims from the high school in Parkland, Fla. Speakers included a School of Education student on behalf of future educators; a Political Science Association student, a Center for Community Action and R…

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by Jon Craig
Harrison, NY
News
Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings
Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who represents Rockland and Westchester counties, hosted a roundtable forum on gun violence and prevention with students and local city and law enforcement officials. Joining Congresswoman Lowey, D-Harrison, at the roundtable were Frank Williams, executive director of the City of White Plains Youth Bureau; Det. Gilberto Lopez, School Resource Officer for the White Plains Police Department; Det. Morgan Cole-Hatchard from the Pleasantville Police Department; New Castle’s Community Resource Officer Michelle Mazzocchi; and more than a dozen high school students. Lowey invi…

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by Jon Craig
Mahopac, NY
Schools
Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout
Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout In the wake of the latest school shooting in Florida, some high school students in the Hudson Valley are organizing a walkout as part of a national campaign to raise gun control awareness. Students at Brewster High School are planning to join others throughout the country at 10 a.m. on March 14 as part of the National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” “We need action. Students and allies are organizing the national school walkout to demand Congress pass l…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental' Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental'
Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental' In light of the deadly massacre in Parkland, Florida, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has reviewed its school safety procedures and evaluated its preparedness in an effort to reassure the public and to make sure the department is ready to react to any situation. Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said every school in the county has “Emergency Response Plans” on file with the department and that all comply with state standards. Most importantly, Langley said that all five districts have school resource officers he labeled "instrumental," as well as two districts th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Student Jailed After 'Alarming' Instagram Gun Post Closed Nutley Schools Student Jailed After 'Alarming' Instagram Gun Post Closed Nutley Schools
Student Jailed After 'Alarming' Instagram Gun Post Closed Nutley Schools An 18-year-old Nutley High School student remained jailed Saturday after authorities said he posted an "alarming" Instagram video that included images of teens shooting a handgun at a firing range along with photos of his school and students in a classroom. Alhough he wasn't deemed a threat, the video led to charges of creating a false public alarm against Joseph Rafanello, 18. Rafanello, who authorities said won't be returning to the school, remained held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark on Saturday pending a detention hearing. "At this point our investig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield, CT
Schools
Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence
Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence High school students from throughout Western Connecticut rallied in Ridgefield on Wednesday, Feb. 22 against gun violence in the wake of last week's mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and staff were killed. Isabella Segall, a junior at Wilton High School, organized the rally at Ballard Park. She spread word of the event through Facebook and Twitter, which can be accessed by clicking here. Working together with the nonprofit organization CT Against Gun Violence, Segall said teens need to take action. "We need to, you know, start talking to people and just right now get …

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by Jon Craig
Mahopac, NY
News
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre After more than 60 people turned out to protest the raffling off an AR-15 rifle and a .30-gauge shotgun by the Kent Volunteer Fire Department for its 2018 fundraiser, the department has announced that it has changed its plans. The decision came following a meeting Monday of the Kent Fire District Board of Commissioners where the department was asked to suspend the raffle in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. "In light of the recent tragedies that have occurred, the Kent Volunteer Fire Department has made the decision to change the prizes of their Annual Fundraising Raffle,…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
Schools
Westchester Superintendents Address Florida School Shooting Rampage Westchester Superintendents Address Florida School Shooting Rampage
Westchester Superintendents Address Florida School Shooting Rampage THis story has been updated. School superintendents said the latest mass shooting in south Florida provokes fear and outrage from hundreds of miles away, but is still a very real and troubling fear locally. In statements to students, parents and the community, area school officials are advising that safety is their highest priority. Wednesday's mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 students and staff dead and at least 15 injured. Sarah Derman, a spokeswoman for the Rye City School District, said, "We are making our students and parents aware that there are counselors and psycho…

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by Jon Craig
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Neighbors
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed “Stay under the desk, away from floors and windows and do exactly what your teacher tells you to.” Those were Fair Lawn native Robin Honigstock Krooks' words of advice to her son, Noah, a ninth grader at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Honigstock Krooks graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1985. Noah survived the shooting that took the lives of 17 people including Woodcliff Lake's Alyssa Alhadeff. His father, Howard S. Krooks, shared the text messages he exchanged with Noah during the massacre on Facebook in an open to letter to Congress and Trump. *** It i…

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by Cecilia Levine