Loss of Briarcliff Second-Grade Teacher Tops This Week's News

With all the New Year’s celebrating, and a snowstorm, you were bound to miss some top news this week in and around Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor. Luckily, we’re here to make sure you don’t miss it twice.

Here are some of this week’s more notable headlines:

Briarcliff Manor Mourns Loss of Second-Grade Teacher 

Briarcliff Manor Union Free Schools District Superintendent James Kashian notified the community Monday morning via email about the death of Todd Elementary School second-grade teacher Eugene Coe.

Hercules Visits Pleasantville, Briarcliff

Relive the first snowstorm of 2014 here.

Scarsdale Soccer Player Honored for Touching Display of Sporting Kindness  

Although New York is experiencing a snowstorm with bitterly cold temperatures, here’s a story that will warm your heart. The photo of a candid moment during a Girls-Under-10 game in the Westchester Youth Soccer League (WYSL) last April captured the hearts of soccer fans.

Carlucci Pushes Bill Protecting Student Privacy 

State Senator David Carlucci enlisted PTA leaders and educators to advocate a bill he is co-sponsoring that would offer protection for student data from third-party entities such as inBloom.

21-Year-Old Dies in Unexplained Crash on Route 9A 

Only one day into 2014, Mt. Pleasant police reported an unfortunate driving death of 21-year-old Jasper Horecky.