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Stamford, CT
Schools
Area Students To Join Nationwide 'March For Our Lives' Walkout In Stamford
In the wake of the latest school shooting in Florida, and recent shooting incidents in the tri-state area, some high school students in Connecticut are organizing a walkout as part of a national campaign to raise gun control awareness. Students throughout Stamford are planning to join others throughout the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the National 'March For Our Lives' School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” “We need action. Students and…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Schools
Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of Poughkeepsie Schools
A social media threat has resulted in schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District being closed on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "The Poughkeepsie City School District is aware of a recent social media post regarding the threat of a school shooting at Poughkeepsie High School," the district said in an announcement. "Please be assured every threat is taken seriously. "Immediate action has been taken. We are working closely with the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department and the FBI. "The appropriate authorities are actively investigating this issue with the highest prior…
Armonk, NY
Business
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21
Dick's Sporting Goods is putting in place strong steps to curtail the sale of firearms in its 700-plus stores, including many in the tristate area. Dick’s, one of the nation’s largest sports retailers, announced Wednesday morning it is ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21. The move was a direct response to the latest school shooting, which occurred Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, claiming the lives of 17 people, including 14 students. "Based on what’s happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably…
Pleasantville, NY
Schools
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students
Two weeks ago, 17 school children and staff members were gunned down at a south Florida high school. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon, for 17 minutes, Pace University students held a rally to remember the mass shooting victims. Daily Voice coverage of the rally can be found by clicking here. The vigil began with a moment of silence and the reading of names of the 17 student and staff shooting victims from the high school in Parkland, Fla. Speakers included a School of Education student on behalf of future educators; a Political Science Association student, a Center for Community Action and R…
Hyde Park, NY
Schools
Source Of Social Media Post On School Shooting ID'd, Hyde Park CSD Says
Hyde Park Central School District issued a statement to the community on Tuesday saying the source of a social media threat which turned out to be "unfounded" has been identified. The school district message read in part, "The HPCSD is aware of a recent social media post regarding a school shooting. "Additionally, there are other rumors regarding potential specific actions of at-risk students." "Please be assured that immediate action is taken each time a threat or a rumor of a threat surfaces." "In this instance, the administration in collaborati…
Armonk, NY
News
Viral Video Shows Hudson Valley Gun Owner Cutting AR-15 To Pieces
A Hudson Valley gun owner has gained attention after posting a video that has been viewed millions of times of him sawing his AR-15 rifle, similar to the one used in last week's school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Florida. Middletown resident Scott-Dani Pappalardo, an admitted supporter of the Second Amendment posted the video on Facebook on Saturday afternoon, and it quickly gained national attention, with more than 360,000 views in just two days, and now, views in the millions. Pappalardo said that he purchased the gun more than three decades ago, but the recent rash of school shooti…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Neighbors
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed
“Stay under the desk, away from floors and windows and do exactly what your teacher tells you to.” Those were Fair Lawn native Robin Honigstock Krooks' words of advice to her son, Noah, a ninth grader at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Honigstock Krooks graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1985. Noah survived the shooting that took the lives of 17 people including Woodcliff Lake's Alyssa Alhadeff. His father, Howard S. Krooks, shared the text messages he exchanged with Noah during the massacre on Facebook in an open to letter to Congress and Trump. *** It i…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Woodcliff Lake Teen Alyssa Alhadeff Killed In Parkland School Shooting
Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something' Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook A teenager from Woodcliff Lake was among the 17 victims of Wednesday's high school massacre in Florida. Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, was a Stoneman Douglas High School student and a skilled soccer player. She lived in Woodcliff Lake from 2010 to 2014, before her family moved to Florida. In an interview with CNN, Alyssa's grief-stricken mother Lori Alhadeff begged President Trump to take action -- leaving the newscaster and many others in tears. "How do we a…
