Latest news with #ForestHills
New York Times
7 hours ago
- Climate
- New York Times
‘I Had Only Gone a Few Blocks When It Started to Drizzle'
Rain Gods Dear Diary: I was leaving my house in Forest Hills for my usual morning stroll. The darkening storm clouds made things look iffy for a walk, but I decided to chance it. Off I went without an umbrella. I had only gone a few blocks when it started to drizzle. A little farther on, a steady rain began. I picked up my pace in the direction of the tennis stadium, hoping to take cover under some nearby trees. Once I got there, I spotted a lonely umbrella on a low stone wall. I picked it up and, reflecting on my good fortune, looked to the sky. 'Thank you, rain gods,' I said. As I continued on, the rainfall got heavier. I saw a woman in business attire walking toward me. She was frantically searching her bag. I assumed she was looking for an umbrella. I approached her and waved. 'Here,' I said. 'Take my umbrella.' Then, as I handed it to her, I added, 'It's a gift from the rain gods!' — Alan Cory Kaufman Submit Your Metropolitan Diary Your story must be connected to New York City and no longer than 300 words. An editor will contact you if your submission is being considered for publication. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Washington Post
10-05-2025
- Washington Post
How two unmarked SUVs fanned fears that ICE was detaining nannies in D.C.
By the time lawyers arrived Wednesday morning at the leafy playground in one of the District's most affluent neighborhoods, the rumors had already alarmed parents across the city. ICE agents were taking nannies and leaving children in the park, messages on group emails, WhatsApp chats and text chains warned. 'Not trying to create hysteria,' began one message that ricocheted from one parent to another. It went on: 'They are in Forest Hills right now in full tactical gear and children are being left behind.'
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Central Cambria, Forest Hills break decades long championship droughts
CRESSON, Pa. (WTAJ) – David versus Goliath is a tale as old as time. On Friday night, the Central Cambria girls basketball and Forest Hills boys basketball teams relived the tale as underdogs to win the District VI Class 3A Championship. The Red Devils, who won their first title since 1998, handed River Valley its first loss of the season with a 54-53 final score in overtime. 'This is just the beginning for Central Cambria and we're coming back,' Central Cambria head coach Brittany Bracken said. 'We're going to keep going and we're ready to make this more of an expectation rather than a (once) every 25-year thing.' Meanwhile, Forest Hills avenged a loss in the LHAC Tournament to Bishop Guilfoyle by defeating the Marauders 69-58. The Rangers won their first district championship in 30 years. 'It (took) hard work,' Forest Hills junior Koy McGough said. 'We were physical the whole time and did the things we needed to do. It was a good game.' In the Rangers win, Dylan Stohon scored his 1,000th career point as just a sophomore. Scores posted below reflect central Pennsylvania high school scores that have all been submitted to WTAJ or the Associated Press. To submit scores, email sports@ Corresponding highlights may be included above. BOYS BASKETBALLDistrict VI 3A Championships:Forest Hills 69, Bishop Guilfoyle 58District VI 3A Third Place:Westmont Hilltop 72, Penn Cambria 63 District XI 1A Third Place:Cameron County 61, Johnsonburg 53PIAA 5A Subregional:Greater Johnstown High School 52, Meadville 41 GIRLS BASKETBALLDistrict VI 3A Championships:Central Cambria 54, River Valley 53District VI 3A Third Place:Cambria Heights 63, Richland 54 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Forest Hills school board parts with district treasurer but won't say why
The Forest Hills Local School District Board of Education ousted the district's treasurer at a board meeting Thursday evening. The board members who voted to part ways with Treasurer Alana Cropper wouldn't go into details as to why. The board approved her resignation along with a "release and separation agreement" and a "consulting contract," both documents The Enquirer has since sought through an Ohio Open Records Act request. More: Students and teachers get graded all the time. Do superintendents? It depends. Cropper came to Forest Hills in 2018 after serving as treasurer of the West Clermont Local School District and Winton Woods City Schools. Her most recent contract with Forest Hills goes through July 2025 and states she makes an annual salary of more than $140,000. In her most recent evaluation, the board gave her a total average rating of 5.9 out of 9, landing her score in the "satisfactory/adequate" category. But on Thursday, three school board members voted in favor of not renewing her contract. In a 3-2 vote, Bob Bibb, Katie Stewart and Sara Jonas voted to approve her separation from the district. Jason Simmons and Wendy Strickler voted no, and prompted their colleagues to explain why Cropper was being kicked out. Neither Cropper nor Bibb, who is school board president, could be immediately reached for comment Friday morning. "You were offered a choice to resign or be nonrenewed, is that correct?" Simmons asked Cropper during the board meeting. "That's correct," Cropper said. "It was communicated to me that the three (school board) members were not in favor of me continuing." More: Who will replace longtime Cincinnati Schools treasurer Jennifer Wagner? See who applied Simmons then asked Bibb, Stewart and Jonas, "what is the rationale for deciding not to renew Alana and going down this route?" They did not answer. Bibb said he would "not publicly talk about HR matters." "I agree," Jonas said. Simmons said that those three school board members decided to not renew Cropper's contract months ago. Before he joined the board, Simmons said, people told him that Bibb, Stewart and Jonas were "going to try to get rid of Alana." There have been "some serious allegations" made about Cropper that Simmons said he hasn't found to be true, including mismanagement of funds. The Ohio Auditor of State confirmed to The Enquirer that there is no active investigation into Cropper or the district. "Alana, thank you for your service to this district and I think we are going to struggle to find anybody nearly as qualified as you are," Simmons said during the meeting. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Forest Hills treasurer forced out at Thursday school board meeting
