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Monroe, NY
Obituaries
'A Beautiful, Kind Soul': Hudson Valley Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Beloved Sixth-Grader
Justin Reale spent the last Saturday of his life with family, mentioning how excited he was for the end of the school year and all the fun events that went along with it, his parents in Orange County told the Warwick Valley Central School District. But just hours later on Sunday, June 19, the sixth-grader died unexpectedly in his sleep at just 12 years old, according to his obituary. “When his mother went to wake him up the next morning, he had passed,” the school district said in a statement. An official cause of death has not been released. Born in Suffern, Reale attended Warwick Valle…
Albany, NY
Breaking News
HS Student Dies After Falling Into Hudson River
Classmates are mourning the death of a high school student who died after falling into the Hudson River. Albany County resident Matthew Billetts, age 16, died Monday afternoon, June 13, according to a statement from the Watervliet City School District. He had been fishing with a friend and apparently suffered an unknown medical episode when he fell off the dock at Hudson Shores Park, News 10 ABC in Albany reports. It took dive teams nearly an hour to recover the boy’s body, the outlet reports. Billetts was a junior at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. His death came just 11 days before the …
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Respects
: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…
Vineland, NJ
Breaking News
Social Media Post Threatening To Kill Blacks Under Investigation In South Jersey
Police in Salem County are investigating a racist social media post that threatens to kill blacks, NJ Advance Media reported. The post depicts a young person wearing a mask with text on the photo saying: “(N-words) need to die they need to Dieee," the outlet said. It was being circulated on Facebook and among Woodstown High School students, the outlet said. Woodstown police said they are aware of the screenshots being circulated and are investigating. "These type[sic] of incidents are taken very seriously and will be fully investigated," they said. Click here for the complete s…
Gettysburg, PA
Breaking News
CDC: COVID Vaccinated Students, Teachers Don't Need To Wear Masks In Classroom
Fully vaccinated teachers and students do not have to wear masks while in the classroom starting this fall under brand-new COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday, July 9. The updated recommendation comes as more than 55 percent of the United States' population has received at least one vaccine dose, including more than 47 percent who are fully vaccinated. Children under the age of 12 are not currently eligible to receive any of the three COVID-19 vaccines in the nation. The CDC's updated guidance recommends that individuals who are no…
Wilton, CT
Breaking News
Covid-
19: Employee Tests Positive At School In Fairfield County
Another staff member at a Fairfield County school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Weston School District announced on Friday, Oct. 16 that the person works at the Weston Middle School. It was unclear whether it was a teacher, administrator, or another staffer. The announcement comes two days after a staff member at Weston High School tested positive. Both campuses are expected to remain open. Earlier story - COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At Weston School District “The administration had been monitoring this situation, which occurred outside of school grounds,” school officials s…
