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Legacy Of Guidance Counselor, 45, Lives On Outside Belmont Ridge Middle School Legacy Of Guidance Counselor, 45, Lives On Outside Belmont Ridge Middle School
Legacy Of Guidance Counselor, 45, Lives On Outside Belmont Ridge Middle School Students and coworkers impacted by Damien White are making sure his memory stays alive. The 45-year-old Belmont Ridge Middle School guidance counselor died on Dec. 13, 2023, after a cancer battle. White dedicated 18 years to his job within the Loudoun County school system, and on Monday morning, April 22, a birch tree was planted in his honor at Belmont Ridge. This morning, it was an honor to be part of the tree dedication ceremony in memory of Damien White. He was the head... Posted by Linda Deans, Ph.D. - LCPS Broad Run School Board Representative on Monday, April 22, 2024 "The …
Former HS Basketball Coach From Spring Valley Accused Of Sexually-Based Offenses: Police Former HS Basketball Coach From Spring Valley Accused Of Sexually-Based Offenses: Police
Former HS Basketball Coach From Spring Valley Accused Of Sexually-Based Offenses: Police A former high school coach from the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly getting inappropriate with underage players, according to police. In Virginia, the Arlington County Police Department's Special Victims Unit is investigating Rockland County native George Porcha, age 53, originally from Spring Valley and now of Winterville, North Carolina, after he was charged for multiple sexually-based offenses dating back to allegations made in 2022. Now, investigators are concerned there could be additional victims. According to the department, in October 2022, police initiated a "compreh…
Pennsylvania Police Officer Found Dead On New Year's Eve Pennsylvania Police Officer Found Dead On New Year's Eve
Pennsylvania Police Officer Found Dead On New Year's Eve A 28-year-old Reading police officer was found dead in her home on New Year's Eve, according to her obituary shared by her Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, #9.  Courtney P. Dupree, a Reading native, was found on Sunday in her Wyomissing home, as stated in her obituary. Details about her passing have not been released.  The 2013 Muhlenberg High School graduate went on to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and West Virginia University, according to her social media. Courtney held various jobs over the years, but her dream was alway to have a career as a police officer, some…
Bucks County EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27 Bucks County EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27
Bucks County EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27 Glen D. Golembeski II, an emergency medical technician in Bensalem, died after a period of illness on Sunday, Oct. 1, according to loved ones and former colleagues. He was 27.  A Doylestown native, Golembeski was a 2014 graduate of Central Bucks East High School, his obituary says. He went on to study forensic science at West Virginia University, according to his Facebook.  Golembeski spent the last five years as an EMT with Bensalem Rescue Squad, loved ones wrote in his obit. He previously served with the Bryn Athyn Fire Company and Ambulance Service, the Warrington Community Ambulance C…
March Madness: These DMV-Area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament March Madness: These DMV-Area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament
March Madness: These Dmv-area Teams Are Going Dancing In The NCAA Tournament March will certainly be mad for some college basketball fans in the DMV area after several teams from the region were chosen by the selection committee to enter the NCAA Tournament. Several colleges from the region are among the field of 68 who will be going dancing in the tournament, which kicks off on Tuesday, March 14 with the “First Four” set of games. In total, 37 states, plus Washington, DC, are represented among the men’s field that will be vying for one of the most coveted in all of sports. The University of Maryland is back in the “big dance” after notching 21 wins in coach Kevin…
Virginia Native, Army Veteran Brigette Lorraine Oden Dies Suddenly, 26 Virginia Native, Army Veteran Brigette Lorraine Oden Dies Suddenly, 26
Virginia Native, Army Veteran Brigette Lorraine Oden Dies Suddenly, 26 Friends and family of Brigette Lorraine Oden remember her as a passionate young woman who served her family and her country.  The 26-year-old died unexpectedly on July 16, leaving behind a loving family and many friends, her obituary said. As a young adult from Virginia Beach, Oden left home to graduate from West Virginia University, and later receive a  graduate degree in legal studies from Regent University, according to a GoFundMe page created in her honor. She began her professional career as a paralegal specialist in the rank of Staff Sergeant in the West Virginia Army National Guard…
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man' Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man'
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man' A man struck and killed by a train over the weekend in Somerset County worked as a sports editor for years, according to his social media pages. Stanislaw "Stan" Chrapowicki, 53, of Bernardsville, was struck by NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line train on  Saturday, Feb. 26, NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. Chrapowicki was struck on the Gladstone Branch by train 732 around 1:45 p.m. in Basking Ridge, Merrill said. According to his LinkedIn page, Chrapowicki was a deputy editor at Yardbarker.com, a sports news website.  He previously spent time working at CBS Sports…
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Morristown Native, 'Visionary' Matthew King, 35 Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Morristown Native, 'Visionary' Matthew King, 35
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Morristown Native, 'Visionary' Matthew King, 35 Support is surging for the family of Morristown native, social advocate and “visionary” Matthew Haskell King, who died suddenly on August 30 at the age of 35. Born in Morristown, King served as the captain of the Morristown Colonials football team in high school before graduating and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies from West Virginia University, his obituary says. King then attended Kaplan University / Purdue University Global, where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree. He was currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Nonprofit Management and…
Morris County Native, Dedicated Children’s Educator Stephanie Palmieri Dies At Age 20 Morris County Native, Dedicated Children’s Educator Stephanie Palmieri Dies At Age 20
Morris County Native, Dedicated Children’s Educator Stephanie Palmieri Dies At Age 20 Morris County native and children’s educator Stephanie Rachael Palmieri died July 24 at the age of 20. Palmieri spent most of her life in East Hanover before attending college at the University of Rhode Island and later at West Virginia University, her obituary says. But despite traveling to different states throughout her life, Palmieri “felt a deep sense of attachment” to East Hanover’s vibrant people and traditions. Palmieri dedicated her life to children’s education and had worked in various capacities in classrooms and daycare centers. “Stephanie was deeply passionate about her field…
Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals
Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals A South Jersey man accused of driving drunk and causing the crash that killed a 21-year-old Uber passenger in Philadelphia was nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Monday morning, authorities said. Aaron Sims, 27, of Camden, was arrested in West Philadelphia after being on the run more than a year, and charged in the Jan. 25, 2020 death of West Virginia University student Chloe Robertson, 6abc reports. Robertson was riding in an Uber while visiting friends in the Delaware Valley when the Uber was rear-ended by a speeding vehicle on the Vine Street Expressway around 1:10 a.m. Sims…
Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD
Roxbury HS Grad Joins Mount Olive PD Morris County native Sean Smith will be joining the Mount Olive Police Department. The 2012 Roxbury High School graduated attended the County College of Morris and West Virginia University. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from WVU in May 2017. Smith is a graduate of the Morris County Police Academy's 91st Basic Police Class. His father is retired Roxbury Police Detective Kevin Smith. His mother is Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Smith.
Jordan Tague Of Lyndhurst Dies, 23 Jordan Tague Of Lyndhurst Dies, 23
Jordan Tague Of Lyndhurst Dies, 23 Jordan Robert Tague of Lyndhurst died on Sunday, March 4. He was 23 years old. Jordan was a 2013 graduate of Lyndhurst High School and attended West Virginia University and Bergen Community College.  He was the beloved son of Laura Sabino (nee Ferretti) and Michael Tague; grandson of Phyllis & Frank Ferretti and the late Jean & Hugh Tague, Sr; brother of Natalie Tague and Lina Sabino; adoptive grandson of Robert & the late June Kramp; nephew of Hugh, Jr. & his wife Kathy Tague, Ann Marie & her husband Roy DeYoung and Christine & her husband Mark Jordan; cousin of Mar…