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Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Beloved Thornwood Teacher Remembered For Positive Energy, Impact On Students
A beloved teacher who was a fixture at a Northern Westchester high school for decades is being remembered for her contagious positive energy and her tremendous impact on her students throughout her long career. Elizabeth “Betsy” Groat of Ho-Ho-Kus in Bergen County died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary. Groat, who taught physical education and coached at Westlake High School in Thornwood, dedicated 38 years to inspiring and supporting student-athletes in the Mount Pleasant School District, according to a GoFundMe page created in her honor that i…
Ronkonkoma, NY
News
Sachem Teacher May Never Walk Again Following Alleged Road Rage Attack
A beloved teacher and coach on Long Island is facing a tough road to recovery after suffering a spinal cord injury during an alleged road rage fight. The incident happened in West Babylon, shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Suffolk County Police said two men drove their cars into a shopping center parking lot located at 90 Route 109, exited their vehicles, and got into an altercation. Earlier Report: New Update - Road Rage: Suspect Nabbed After Victim Run Over In West Babylon One of the men got back into his vehicle, rammed the other man's vehicle three times, and then ran ov…
Bethlehem, PA
Obituaries
Funeral For Track Coach Ryan Peck Scheduled In Bethlehem
The funeral details for a 34-year-old father of two young children who was killed in a crash have been released. Ryan Peck, 34, of Forks Township, died from blunt force injuries following a crash near the 5600 Block of Kesslersville Road in Plainfield Township on Aug. 15, as Daily Voice previously reported. An investigation into the accident is ongoing by Slate Belt Regional Police and the Northampton County Coroner’s Office. Peck was a 2008 graduate of Nazareth Area High School where he went on to coach soccer and basketball at the school after graduated with Bacholer's of Science a…
Mamaroneck, NY
Obituaries
Ford Winter, Former Mamaroneck HS Swimming & Diving Coach, 85
Ford Winter was born on June 26, 1937 and passed away on November 18, 2022. He taught physical education and coached swimming and diving in the Mamaroneck Public Schools. Ford was particularly successful with his coaching of MHS divers, developing them into champions. In retirement from the Hommocks Middle School, Ford began to entertain on stage and in cabaret. He also began composing songs. Ford and his wife Neva moved to North Carolina, where he did miss his tugboat, the Richard B. Owen, and the Long Island Sound. Ford’s beloved …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
New Athletic Director Named At Mount Pleasant Central School District
A school district in Northern Westchester has named a new athletic director who is determined to work together with school staff to foster the growth of student-athletes on the field and in the classroom. Shawn Baumann is set to be appointed as the new Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics for the Mount Pleasant Central School District at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, May 24, Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Wednesday, May 17. Baumann, who is replacing Donna Pirro who announced her retirement in early Spring, will take on …
Cortlandt, NY
Obituaries
Former Croton-On-Hudson HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies
A former high school varsity baseball coach from Northern Westchester who led his team to a state championship is being remembered for his ability to connect with his players. Amleto “Mel” Giarolo of Croton-on-Hudson died on Saturday, April 21 at the age of 88 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and renal cancer, according to his obituary. Born in Tarrytown in 1934, Giarolo spent his life following his passion for the game of baseball. After he was honorably discharged from the US Army, he began playing ball with the Lexington Indians, an independent minor lea…
Quincy, MA
Business
Medway PE Teacher, Coach Needs Help Rebounding From Medical Emergency
One day Dave Murphy was doing what he loves most: teaching students about physical education at Medway High School and coaching basketball. The next, he was admitted to Tufts Medical Center in Boston for a "major medical emergency," a GoFundMe organized on his behalf reads. Now the community is trying to get Murphy out of the hospital and back on the court. "Dave is a beloved PE teacher at Medway High School, and his wife, Beth, is a cherished PE teacher at the Thoreau School in Concord," the campaign reads. "Their two daughters graduated from CCHS and the entire family has…
Briarcliff, NY
Lifestyle
Here’s How To Get Your Kids Away From Screens And Playing Outside
Dear Doctor: Like many families, we are coming off a few months with the kids cooped up inside. Summer is officially in full swing, but camp and other summer sports are either canceled or curtailed, and I’m becoming concerned with keeping my kids physically active. What strategies can I use to get them off their screens and outside without turning into a 24/7 nag? Signed, “Housebound But Hopeful” Dear Housebound: While the shuttering of summer activities might seem like the end of the world both for you and your kids, there are plenty of ways you can recreate the outdoor experience so th…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Obituaries
Doris Athans, 92, Former Mount Kisco Elementary School Teacher
Doris Jean (Biddle) Athans, 92, of Bradenton Beach, FL and formerly of Mount Kisco, died on April 27 at Serenity Gardens of Bradenton Assisted Living Residence. She passed away peacefully of natural causes in the company of family and friends who loved her. Doris was born on June 30, 1927 in the rural outskirts of Ann Arbor, MI where she spent her childhood with younger sister, Janet, and older step brothers, Wayne and Red. She later attended the University of Michigan, earning a degree in Physical Education and also meeting her husband, George Peter Athans, who played football for the M…
Stamford, CT
Schools
Around Farfield Schools: Yee Ha! Virtual Gym,
Covid-
19 Grading, High Schoolers Help With PPE
Yee Ha! Nobody can sit still for the "Cotton Eyed Joe," especially when you see Fairfield County teachers do their lively version of the line dance in a virtual physical education workout video they made for their K to fifth-grade students to do at home. Northeast Elementary School physical education teachers Jim Bradley and Laurie Doyle Lubowitz created this dance workout video for their distance learning students.Laurie Lubowitz Stamford's Northeast Elementary School teachers Jim Bradley and Laurie Doyle Lubowitz, in masks and socially distancing from one another, also dance the Cha-…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Schools
Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All
Are your children getting the minimum recommended daily hour of exercise -- a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline? Take heart, Greenwich Public School parents, because your kids are getting at least that. Their 60 minutes is at school alone. The schools' physical education program drew high marks last month when the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) recognized Greenwich Public Schools as a highly performing, Physically Active School System also known as PASS, awarding the school district a 2019 Connecticut Red Ribbon PASS Program Award. The award d…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Schools
No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School
Remember the existential dread of phys ed class? Children good at sports love gym class, but just the thought of going could be en energy drain for non-athletes. Nearly every youngster can learn to ride a pogo stick or spin a plate. They are just a few of the fitness activities that enlivened physical education classes recently at a school in Westchester. Third- to fifth-grade students and their gym teachers at F.E. Bellows Elementary School in Rye Neck also learned diabolo manipulation, devil sticks, Chinese yo-yo, clowning and stilt-walking from circus performers of O-Town Circus Ac…
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Support is pouring in for the popular Long Island high school teacher and coach killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. Michael McDermott, 37, a teacher at Kings Park High School, was jogging on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Lake Avenue, north of Oak Street in Saint James, when he was struck by a southbound 2014 Nissan sedan at 12:21 p.m. Sunday, July 14, Suffolk County Police said. McDermott taught physical education and coached junior varsity baseball at Kings Park. He was "an amazing father, husband, teacher, coach, friend and mentor to so many people," according t…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Mattituck Man Charged After Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash In St. James
Click here for an updated story: Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash A suspect has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a popular high school teacher and coach on Long Island. The crash happened Sunday afternoon, July 14 in on a residential street in Suffolk County and the suspect was caught a short time later on the eastbound Long Island Expressway, near Exit 69 in Manorville. Michael McDermott, 37, a teacher at Kings Park High School, was jogging on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Lake Avenue, north…
New Canaan, CT
Sports
Kindergarteners Learn To Skate At New Canaan Country School
Kindergarteners at New Canaan Country School got the opportunity to test their ice skating skills Monday, Dec. 3 in the first class of a series of instructional classes taught by professional instructors. The class will teach young students the fundamentals of ice skating technique, which include gliding, stopping, and skating backwards. This class is a long-standing tradition and even a “rite of passage” for young students at New Canaan Country School. It dates back to the school’s opening more than a century ago. Before the rink was built in 1957, students skated on Hardon Pond. The skil…
