Special Education Teacher In Hyde Park Sent Nudes To Middle Schoolers Over Discord: Feds
A Dutchess County middle school teacher has been arrested on federal charges alleging he used social media to send explicit messages to underage students, prosecutors announced.
Daniel Alan Monarchi, 26, of Red Hook, was taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 22, and appeared in White Plains federal court, where he was ordered detained, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 25.
Monarchi, who worked as a special education teacher at Haviland Middle School in Hyde Park according to the school's website, is accused of contacting multiple min…
Services Set For Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville After Death At 68
Service dates have been set to honor the life of Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville, who died last week at the age of 68.
McConville died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 22, with his family by his side, as Daily Voice previously reported.
According to his obituary, friends and family will gather on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Clinton Funeral Home, located at 21 Parrott St. in Cold Spring. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated the following day, Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Loretto Church at 24 Fair St. in Cold Spring, with interment to foll…
Cranford First Aid Squad Mourns Loss Of Member Meredith Pisaeno, 44
Meredith Lynn Pisaeno, a beloved special education and elementary school teacher in the Sayreville School District, died Friday, July 25, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, surrounded by her family, according to her obituary on the Carmen Spezzi Funeral Home website. She was 44.
Pisaeno, who earned two master’s degrees in education, dedicated more than 22 years to students at Arleth and Truman Schools, leaving a lasting impact on the community.
A Cranford native, Pisaeno was a lifelong Girl Scout who earned the Gold Award and served as a volunteer EMT. She was a…
Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire
A fundraiser has been launched to support the daughters of a Maryland CNA and mother of three who was killed in a Stewartstown Borough home before it caught fire.
Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were found unconscious on the second floor of a burning home at 2 North Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 3. Firefighters forced entry, carried the pair out in cardiac arrest, and rushed them to WellSpan York Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Autopsies confirmed both died from gunshot wounds to the head, according to the York County Cor…
PA Kindergarten Teacher Wins National Contest Twice, Plans Interactive Playground
A Cogan Station kindergarten teacher has won a national classroom contest for the second year in a row, bringing major prizes to her students and school, officials announced.
Michelle Boyles of Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School was once again named one of 10 winners in Simple Modern’s "Stock Your School" giveaway, the company said.
The program launched in 2024 with about 2,000 teachers and 66,000 votes cast, according to Simple Modern PR Manager Kayte Spillman. This year, participation soared to more than 3,200 teachers from all 50 states, with over 114,000 votes submitted.
Boyles credited h…
Hawthorne Native Megan Corcoran Dies, 24
Megan Corcoran, a Hawthorne native, died on Thursday, Aug. 14, according to her obituary on the C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home website. She was 24 years old.
Megan graduated from Hawthorne High School in 2019 and went on to earn her bachelor's from Rowan University in 2024, her obituary says. She had been working as an admissions coordinator for the Recovery Centers of America in South Amboy, her obituary reads.
She is survived by her parents, Michele Green of Hawthorne, and Casey Corcoran of Ridgewood; brother Connor Corcoran, sister Erin Green; step-father Doug Green; grand…
