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Beloved Longtime Hawthorne Hardware Store Employee Dies At 67 Beloved Longtime Hawthorne Hardware Store Employee Dies At 67
Beloved Longtime Hawthorne Hardware Store Employee Dies At 67 A business in Northern Westchester is mourning the loss of a former employee who spent more than four decades leaving a large impact on people during something as routine as a hardware store visit.  Pleasantville resident Cindy Hite, who spent more than 40 years working at Berger Hardware in Hawthorne, died on Monday, Oct. 14 at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary.  Born in White Plains in 1957, Hite graduated from Westlake High School in Thornwood in 1975 before going on to earn her associate's degree at Westchester Community College in Valhalla.&n…
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood A school bus carrying students was involved in a crash in Northern Westchester just a short time after beginning its route, officials said. The crash, which happened on Friday afternoon, May 3 in Mount Pleasant, occurred shortly after Bus 4 left the Westlake High School campus in Thornwood. The incident was a minor crash and caused no injuries, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said. Members of the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Mount Pleasant Central School District staff were at the scene, Giarrizzo added. A replacement bus was brought…
Westlake High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Mount Pleasant: 'Tremendous Asset' Westlake High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Mount Pleasant: 'Tremendous Asset'
Westlake High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Mount Pleasant: 'Tremendous Asset' A high school in Northern Westchester has appointed a new assistant principal who district officials believe will quickly become successful in his new position.  Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo is set to recommend that Daniel Brady be appointed as the new Assistant Principal of Westlake High School during the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 18, the district announced.  Brady will begin his new position on Saturday, July 1, and will replace Ken Amann, who is set to become the district's new Director of Technolog…
Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff
Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are fearful there are more victims at Westlake High School after a male student allegedly groped a girl last week and is allegedly a repeat offender. On Monday, Feb. 27, school administrators at the high school were made aware that a student had allegedly inappropriately touched two female classmates earlier this year following an investigation into a similar case reported early last week. According to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, in the latest incident, the student groped a student in a stairwell of the school. Aft…
Data Breach Reported At Mount Pleasant Central School District Data Breach Reported At Mount Pleasant Central School District
Data Breach Reported At Mount Pleasant Central School District A data breach may have exposed information related to some students at a school district in Northern Westchester.  The breach was announced by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday, Feb. 17, who said that several student email passwords may have been compromised by the incident.  After the data breach was discovered on Friday, an investigation into the matter found that several passwords belonging to Grade 7 students in the district had been posted to a shared Google Classroom during the 2020-2021 school year. After this document was …
Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County
Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County School officials in Charles County got quite a scare on Tuesday morning when they spotted a suspicious package outside of the Berry Elementary and Mattawoman Middle School campus. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to school grounds at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to investigate the package, which was located as students were arriving to class. As a precautionary measure on Tuesday morning, bus traffic heading to the elementary school was re-routed to Westlake High School, where they were later picked up by their parents amid the investigation into the …
Murder Suspect In Custody For Gunning Down Teen Walking Home In Area Neighborhood: Sheriff Murder Suspect In Custody For Gunning Down Teen Walking Home In Area Neighborhood: Sheriff
Murder Suspect In Custody For Gunning Down Teen Walking Home In Area Neighborhood: Sheriff The man who murdered an innocent teenager walking through his neighborhood to his Charles County home has been apprehended in North Carolina, the sheriff’s office announced. Waldorf resident Elijah Bernard Barnes, 18, was arrested by members of the Rocky Mount Police Department in North Carolina in connection to the murder of Westlake High School student Rajon Lateef Jackson III, 17, who was shot and killed last week in their hometown. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, officials say that Barnes was in a car when he gunned down Jackson in the area of Dorchester Circle and Harves…
Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Maryland High School, Sheriff Says Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Maryland High School, Sheriff Says A potentially scary and tragic scene nearly played out in Charles County when a student in a Maryland high school took out a concealed weapon during a fight with another teen on Wednesday afternoon, investigators say. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were advised of a fight that began between two students during dismissal, which had been caught on school security cameras at Westlake High School. According to investigators, during the scuffle, one of the students produced what appeared to be a handgun, which prompted a thi…
Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says Authorities say that a Maryland high school student had more than books and folders in her backpack on Thursday morning when she was busted by an administrator with a big bag of weed and a zebra-printed stun gun. In Charles County, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, an administrator at Westlake High School said that a crackling noise could be heard coming from the purse of a student in the cafeteria during lunch. The student was briefly questioned, according to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and when she opened her purse the administrator was met by…
Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Valhalla, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Valhalla, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons
Marketing Director Who Grew Up In Valhalla, Age 48, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons A woman who grew up in Westchester County and spent decades working in marketing has died at the age of 48. Carolyn Anne Beal, of Barrington, Rhode Island, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from cancer and its complications, according to her obituary. She grew up in Valhalla with her brothers David and Robert and graduated from Westlake High School. Her parents were Robert and Barbara Kirk. She went on to attend Boston College, where she met some of her closest friends, her obituary said. Beal is survived by her 14-year-old son Alexander and her 11-year-old son Nicholas, whom sh…
Former Volunteer HS Track Coach In Maryland Indicted For Sexually Abusing Student: Sheriff Former Volunteer HS Track Coach In Maryland Indicted For Sexually Abusing Student: Sheriff
Former Volunteer HS Track Coach In Maryland Indicted For Sexually Abusing Student: Sheriff A former volunteer high school track coach in Maryland is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a student, authorities announced. North Carolina resident Jason Michael Roberts, 32, a former coach at Westlake High School in Charles County, has been indicted by a grand jury that charged him with sexual abuse of a minor, according to the sheriff’s office. In June 2022, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of possible misconduct between a former Westlake High School volunteer track coach and a former student, investigators said. Upon receiving the notification of the inve…
Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff
Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff A pair of summer school students are unlikely to have a “Breakfast Club” moment in Maryland after one teen stole his victim's phone and allegedly threatened him with a weapon when he was confronted, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. The victim and suspect were involved in an altercation at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 in a stairwell inside Westlake High School, during which the victim’s phone fell out of his pocket, authorities said. It is alleged that the suspect teen grabbed the phone and proceeded to flee, according to officials. His victim followed on his he…
Students Hit With OC Spray After Multiple Summer School Fights Break Out In Maryland: Sheriff Students Hit With OC Spray After Multiple Summer School Fights Break Out In Maryland: Sheriff
Students Hit With OC Spray After Multiple Summer School Fights Break Out In Maryland: Sheriff Things heated up for some summer school students who got into several fights in Charles County, officials announced. Officers from the Charles County School Resource Section and Patrol responded to Westlake High School shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18, where there were reports of multiple groups of individuals fighting in the building. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that they deployed OC spray - commonly known as pepper spray - on several students during the incident “to gain compliance.” The investigation into the fights determined that in addition…
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At Westlake HS, MS Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At Westlake HS, MS
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At Westlake HS, MS A water main break has resulted in early dismissals at a high school and middle school in Westchester. The break "involves a significant 12-inch pipe that has no timeline for completion," Mount Pleasant Central School Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in an email to the community late Thursday morning, May 12.  Giarrizzo said there is currently no water at both Westlake High School, Westlake Middle School and the district office. As a result, students from both schools were dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
COVID-19: Westchester County Rolls Out Vaccination Clinics For Teens COVID-19: Westchester County Rolls Out Vaccination Clinics For Teens
Covid-19: Westchester County Rolls Out Vaccination Clinics For Teens Westchester County is ready to welcome a fresh wave of residents seeking the COVID-19 vaccine as the CDC approved it for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15. This week, the FDA approved emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine in children, followed by the CDC recommending that parents go get their children vaccinated. Now, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said that he is welcoming parents and children to sites set up by the Health Department to vaccinate those that are newly eligible. Latimer said that the Westchester County Center is now taking patients 12 and up to admini…
HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
HS Senior Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash  A teenager was killed in a one-car crash in Northern Westchester, officials said. Police said that Westlake High School senior Sarah Lynch, a member of the class of 2021, was driving in Thornwood on Kensico Road near the intersection of Linda Avenue at approximately noon on Monday, Feb. 15 when she lost control and struck a utility pole. Lynch was treated at the scene and transported to Westchester Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. 
“Sarah was a bright star in the class of 2021, a member of the track team, a familiar face on the 'W,' our monthly broadcasting class …
Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings
Emergency Dismissals At Two Westchester Schools After Strong Paint Fumes Fill Part Of Buildings Students at two Northern Westchester schools were released early due to paint fumes, the school district said. At approximately 9:30 am, Friday, Dec. 13, paint fumes began to fill the halls of Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School in Mount Pleasant, said Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Dr. Kurtis Kotes. According to Kotes, the source of the fumes was quickly determined to be from paint being used by a contractor who was painting the Westlake Middle School boiler room. Work was immediately stopped and the district construction manager overseeing the proj…
School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say
School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say This story has been updated. Lockouts at three schools in Westchester have been lifted after a threat at a nearby private academy was contained to that campus, police said. The schools, Columbus Elementary, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School, in Mount Pleasant, were put on lockdown around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, following some type of threat and police investigation at the EF Academy, said Mount Pleasant School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis Kotes. "All police supervisors have reconciled that it is safe for us to dismiss our students," Kotes said in an email to par…
Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking
Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking A 43-year-old man from Westchester died after losing his footing while hiking on a mountain in the state of Washington. James Rothwell, who grew up in Mount Pleasant and graduated from Westlake High School in 1992, was with two other hikers on Buck Mountain in Chelan County, when he fell about 50 feet on Saturday, Aug. 4, according to the Seattle Times. After obtaining a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies from SUNY Plattsburgh, Rothwell moved to Washington state and had lived there for the past 20 years. Rothwell climbed Mount McKinley four years ago. In addition to hikin…