Leading off today: Schuylerville Junior-Senior High School will be closed tomorrow so staff and students can attend the funeral of teacher Peter Hume, 54, who died late Monday. All activities, including sporting contests, will be postponed.
Hume, a history teacher who spent 13 years in the school district, had an extensive background in sports that included three years as a Canadian Football League player and a berth on the 1980 Canadian Olympic wrestling team. The towering teacher -- he was said to be nearly 6-foot-9 and 400 pounds -- also had a role in the film, "Meatballs," where he played the character of "The Stomach," and also coached football in Stillwater for a time.
MRSA update: A Brooklyn middle school student has died after becoming infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection. The city Health Department said the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (MRSA) is the likely cause of the death.
At least four more Long Island students have contracted MRSA, bringing to at least six the number of area students affected this month. The most recent cases were reported by the Southampton, Longwood and Freeport school districts, school officials said.
Students in the Baldwin and Sachem districts were diagnosed earlier in the month. The Sachem student is a football player and the Baldwin case also involed an athlete; it was unclear whether the others are involved in sports.
Upstate on Thursday, the Grand Island and Albion school districts each confirmed cases.
Health officials recommend frequent and thorough hand
