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Mt. Kisco
Schools
HS Students Honored As Outstanding Teens By Northern Westchester Non-Profit HS Students Honored As Outstanding Teens By Northern Westchester Non-Profit
HS Students Honored As Outstanding Teens By Northern Westchester Non-Profit A Northern Westchester non-profit organization has honored several accomplished high school students as outstanding teens.  The students were announced as winners during the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester's Annual Youth of the Year Award Ceremony on Tuesday, March 26 at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua, the organization announced on Friday, March 29.  The three winners chosen by the ceremony's judges were:  Pleasantville High School junior Grace Gerosa, who won the Youth of the Year Award. Gerosa, who has been a club member for a decade, manages…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown
Obituaries
Beloved Yorktown Business Owner Dies At 69 Beloved Yorktown Business Owner Dies At 69
Beloved Yorktown Business Owner Dies At 69 A community is mourning the loss of a Hudson Valley woman who once owned two popular businesses in Northern Westchester and was known for her love of crafting.  Putnam County resident Diane Callahan-Caro of Brewster died on Friday, Jan. 19 in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 69, according to her obituary.  Born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1954, Callahan-Caro went on to graduate from Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak in 1972 before earning her bachelor's degree from Briarcliff College.  Years later in 1978, she married John Caro in Peekskill and together, they live…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown
Obituaries
Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana
Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana Funeral arrangements have been announced for a beloved Northern Westchester town supervisor who died suddenly just days after being sworn in.  A visitation for Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana, who died on Friday, Jan. 5 at the age of 66, will be held on Monday, Jan. 8 between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Yorktown Funeral Home located at 945 East Main St., according to his obituary.  Earlier Report - Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many' To help Yorktown residents travel to the visitation service, the town will provide a sh…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown
Obituaries
Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many' Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many'
Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana Dies Suddenly: 'Was Incredible Friend To So Many' The beloved supervisor of a Northern Westchester town has died suddenly, officials announced. Here's a new, updated report - Update: Funeral Details Released After Sudden Death Of Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana Yorktown Town Supervisor Thomas Diana died on Friday morning, Jan. 5, Yorktown Deputy Supervisor Ed Lachterman announced.  Lachterman announced the news in a statement released on social media and the town's website.  "Tom was an incredible friend to so many. He was filled with energy, an open mind and heart, and a sense of duty and that influenced everything …

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by Ben Crnic
North Passaic
Obituaries
Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48
Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County mother and black-belt martial artist Nicole D. Toulas died on Saturday, June 4 at the age of 48. Raised in Ringwood, Nicole graduated from Lakeland High School before attending the University of Tampa and earning her bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University, according to her obituary. Nicole interned for MSNBC and later pursued a marketing career, working for several years as the Director of Marketing for Rehabilitation Specialists, her memorial says. Nicole lived in Wayne with her loving husband, Andy, at the time of her death. The two had spent 18 years o…

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by Valerie Musson
Bedford
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say A woman has been arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against an area school. Northern Westchester resident Diane Harris-Hines, age 54, of Peekskill, was arrested by Yorktown Police on Friday, April 23, after allegedly making a threatening phone call to the main office of Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, said the Yorktown Police. During the call, it's alleged the unidentified caller -- later identified as Harris-Hines -- made threats that she was on her way to the school to cause physical harm to the school administrators over what she alleged was an unresolved complaint, pol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ocean
Obituaries
Kasia Tieluszecka Of Toms River, 38, Remembered For Unique Sparkle, Determination Kasia Tieluszecka Of Toms River, 38, Remembered For Unique Sparkle, Determination
Kasia Tieluszecka Of Toms River, 38, Remembered For Unique Sparkle, Determination Katarzyna "Kasia" Tieluszecka of Toms River died Oct. 4. She was 38 years old. Kasia was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. when she was 10 with her family, and attended Wanaque High School while living in Haskell, her obituary says. Remembered for her "incredible work ethic," Kasia got her first job at 15 at a local bagel store. She graduated from Lakeland High School in 2001, and went on to earn her bachelor's in business and marketing at William Paterson University. She most recently had been working as a pharmaceutical sales representative on the Jersey Shore. Kasia previously …

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by Cecilia Levine
Pound Ridge
News
Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation
Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation An investigation is underway after an area school district became aware of videos featuring "racially insensitive language" by students. The videos, currently circulating on social media among Northern Westchester students in the Lakeland Central School District who attend Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak and Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor came to the attention of district officials earlier this week, the district said on Wednesday, June 3. "Based on initial findings, these incidents appear to have taken place in the past, several years ago, and are now being recirculated," sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yorktown
Schools
Lakeland High School Threat Deemed Non-Credible Lakeland High School Threat Deemed Non-Credible
Lakeland High School Threat Deemed Non-Credible Yorktown Police said a social media post indicating a possible threat at Lakeland High School was found to be "nothing to worry about." On Monday, Sept. 23, the department notified school officials about several social media posts indicating a possible threat at the school, said Superintendent Dr. George Stone On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Yorktown Police Lt . Tom Genter said the threat "was nothing" and had been spread after "someone thought they heard something." Stone said in a letter to parents that the district cooperated with the police department’s investigation into the incident, which con…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Passaic
News
Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk
Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk A Lakeland High School sophomore says she feels hiding her Jewish heritage from her classmates after finding swastikas drawn on her desk and overhearing anti-Semitic jokes. The 15-year-old, who asked to remain anonymous in a NorthJersey.com report, says things escalated after overhearing classmates making Holocaust jokes a few months ago.  Then, she found someone had drawn a swastika on the back of her biology chair, and inside of a Star of David on her desk, the report says.  Superintendent Hugh Beattie said the drawing on the desk was old but the student's mother said it w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester
Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester A 14-year-old  left his prestigious private school after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former student at Kugnus ACTS Academy in Closter, New Jersey, faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from a debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Passaic
News
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Friends of two Lakeland High School students died in a car crash in March were shocked to discover a memorial for them was vandalized. Brett Kuiken snapped a photo of the memorial honoring Jonathan Carlson, 17 of West Milford, and Victor Weinpel, 19 of Wanaque. covered in blue, green and yellow spray paint Wednesday. Kuiken called the act disrespectful "not only to the boys who were lost, but also to their friends and family who came together to make the memorial, he said. "I hope you know that you just pissed a whole lot of people off." The spray paint covered photos of Carlson and Weinpe…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Passaic
Obituaries
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services are scheduled at the same funeral home this week for two former Lakeland High School students killed last week in a crash in Wanaque. The first service will be held for Victor Weinpel, 19, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D'Agostino Funeral Home in Haskell. Visiting hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting for John Carlson, 17, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, with a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. D'Agostino's is located at 881 Ringwood Avenue in Haskell. PHONE: (973) 835-4220  More than $15,500 had been raised on a…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Schools
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
These Westchester Students Named National Merit Semifinalists Some of Westchester County’s best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates academic achievement in high school students. On Wednesday, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country. Those 16,000 will soon be pared to 7,500 finalists, who will be picked to receive upwards of $31 million in scholarships, which will be announced next spring as they prepare to continue their educations in college. Semifinalists from Westchester County are:  Ardsley High School Maxwell T. Greenspoon; Melody S. …

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by Zak Failla
North Passaic
Obituaries
Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36 Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36
Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36 Diana L. Herbig of Ringwood died on July 14. She was 36 years old. Diana graduated from Lakeland High School and Bridgewater State College. She was known for her loving personality and caring heart, especially when it came to saving animals and taking care of others.  Her happiest times were spent singing and dancing to 80s music, celebrating holidays with her family especially Christmas, and spending time down the Jersey shore. Diana is survived by her parents, Robert and Pamela Herbig; her sister, Lauren; her aunt; Lynette Osborne; her uncles, Michael Herbig and John W. Runge; her cousin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown
Schools
County Police Chopper Touches Down At Lakeland, Yorktown High Schools County Police Chopper Touches Down At Lakeland, Yorktown High Schools
County Police Chopper Touches Down At Lakeland, Yorktown High Schools Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble said the police department ended this school year's Law Enforcement Clubs at both Yorktown and Lakeland High Schools with a memorable visit from above. "A big shout out to the Aviation Crew of the Westchester County Police Department who impeccably landed their helicopter at both schools . . . and provided an excellent demonstration of what they do to protect and serve our community," Noble said. "The students at both schools met countless law enforcement personnel from Yorktown PD, as well officers from our county, state and federal law enfo…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains
Schools
These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List
These Westchester High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List More than two dozen high schools in Westchester County earned top rankings as "best high schools" in New York state and nationwide in this latest comparison by U.S. News & World Report.  U.S. News & World Report's rankings emphasize student outcomes, using information on graduation rates and state assessments for more than 20,500 schools nationally. Here is the list of local top schools in the order of their rankings: Edgemont Junior-Senior High School ranked 14th in New York state and 87th nationwide. Bronxville High School ranked 15th statewide and 90th nationwide. Rye…

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by Jon Craig
Yorktown
Police & Fire
Two Lakeland HS Students Charged In Bomb Threat That Caused Evacuation Two Lakeland HS Students Charged In Bomb Threat That Caused Evacuation
Two Lakeland HS Students Charged In Bomb Threat That Caused Evacuation Two Northern Westchester teenage girls are facing felony charges after making a bomb threat in a bathroom that forced the evacuation of Lakeland High School last week. The Yorktown Police Department announced the arrests of Mohegan Lake residents Emma Lineau, 16, and Alexandra Pujol, 17, on Monday. The two face first-degree falsely reporting an incident charges --  a Class D felony -- for their roles in making a threat in the bathroom that forced a school-wide evacuation. A Lakeland High School resource officer reported the bomb threat shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, saying that it was…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown
Lifestyle
Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls
Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls Jothi Ramaswamy was having dinner on a school night, halfway through the 2015 school year when a conversation with her brother left her even hungrier. Her brother, Akshay, happened to mention that out of the 33 students in his C++ class—a computer science language—none were girls. Ramaswamy, a Yorktown resident, had been interested in computer science since sixth grade, but hearing something like that flustered her. She decided to research why but discovered the void wasn’t just present in his class, it was the entire Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. After doi…

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by James Miranda
Yorktown
Schools
Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom
Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom An area high school had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a written threat was found in a bathroom. Lakeland High School was evacuated at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday to allow officers from the Yorktown Police Department and a bomb squad to investigate a written “non-specific” threat that was found in a bathroom, school officials said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department and Westchester County Bomb Squad responded to the school at approximately noon, with students and staff returning to the building shortly thereafter. School officials said that the Yorktown Police De…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown
Neighbors
Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career
Longtime Yorktown Police Officer Will Call It A Career Yorktown Police Officer John Hassett retired effective Jan. 29, 2018. Officer Hassett served 30 years in the law enforcement community, 28 of those years in Yorktown. During his distinguished career, Officer Hassett was the recipient of multiple Yorktown Police Department Excellent Police Duty Awards, numerous written commendations by police supervisors, and countless letters from the public praising his police work.  In addition to having a great sense of humor, Officer Hassett has always had a tremendous work ethic, according to Police Chief Robert Noble.  Throughout his career, he has be…

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by Jon Craig
North Passaic
Police & Fire
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police WANAQUE, N.J. -- A 16-year-old high school student who brought a knife and drugs to a meeting with administrators had to be chased down and tackled by Wanaque police, authorities said. The Lakeland High School resource officer, Detective Sgt. Phil Cavallaro, was at the Monday afternoon meeting with Detective John Galinus when they noticed the knife, Capt. Ken Fackina said. "When questioned about the knife, he admitted to having it but refused to turn it over," Fackina said. Cavallaro tried to grab it, but the teen resisted and ran, but he "was taken to the ground by both det…

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by Jerry DeMarco