SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR KAREN ANN BIGLIN

Karen Ann Biglin, a longtime resident of Croton-on-Hudson, New York died peacefully Friday, January 20, 2023. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on September 3, 1943. Karen grew up in Yonkers, New York.

She contracted polio at only 5 years of age & overcame her disability, getting a masters degree in Education from Mercy College.

She taught grade school within the Yonkers school system for a number of years & was adored by all of her students & all those who knew Karen.

Karen had a passion for reading, crafting and loved animals! Her faithful Shih Tzu “Faith-Ann” was always by her side.

She is survived by her beloved sister Patricia and her brother George (Joan). Nieces DeAnne and Megan. Her great nephews and great niece & her dear friends Lorraine & Jim.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to St. Jude's Children’s Hospital.

A visitation for Karen will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM at Edward F Carter Funeral Home, 41 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. A mass of Christian burial will occur Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. A burial will occur Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 10 W. Stevens Ave., Hawthorne, New York 10532.Karen Biglin Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

EDUCATION, EQUITY ISSUES: WINSOME SEARS SLAMS TEACHERS UNIONS OVER VIRGINIA MERIT MAYHEM

Winsome Sears slams teachers unions over Virginia merit mayhem: 'Making education in their own image'--Story by Madeline Coggins

Following reports of Virginia schools failing to promptly notify National Merit Award recipients, Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears called out "rogue educators" and teachers unions for trying to "remake education."

Educators are using ‘our children’ remake education in ‘their own image’: Winsome Sears

"We have a group of rogue educators. You've heard it's not just one school, nor five schools, nor 10 — 17," Sears said Saturday on "Cavuto Live." "Count them, 17 schools who have made decisions that they are going to remake education in their own image, and they are using our children to do it."

Seventeen schools reportedly delayed notifying students who received National Merit Awards, despite claims it was originally a clerical error at one of the schools in Fairfax County. The controversy expanded to Loudoun and Prince Williams Counties.

"That's why parents are waking up," she continued. "You talk about woke. They are awakening because COVID policies — policies, not COVID, but COVID policies that forced our children to remain home and look at a computer screen for public education — showed parents all is not  wll...more at Winsome Sears slams teachers unions over Virginia merit mayhem: 'Making education in their own image' (msn.com)

IN THE NEWS: DUO NABBED IN WESTCHESTER BREAK-INS PART OF SOUTH-AMERICAN THEFT GROUP

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

Duo Nabbed In Westchester Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say---two members of an organized crime ring are behind bars in connection with numerous home break-ins across the country, including in Westchester County and on Long Island, authorities said.

Jorge Luis Araneda Pogge, age 39, and Ingrid Johana Gomez, age 33, were both arrested in Queens Thursday, Jan. 12, following a multijurisdictional investigation that began in 2020, according to Harrison Police. MORE AT Duo Nabbed In Westchester Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say | Cortlandt Daily Voice