You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were four residential break and enters reported in the district from April 1 to April 7 Toronto Police Service received 19 reports of a break-in at a home between April 1 and April 7 including four in the district of Scarborough In total 374 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 81.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Closson Drive and Lawson Road on Thursday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Centennial Scarborough in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Finch Avenue East and Warden Avenue on Thursday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in L’Amoreaux in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Orchid Place Drive and Parkborough Boulevard on Tuesday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Malvern in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Garrybrook Drive and Huntingwood Drive on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan in 2025 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account but not all local artists have the same access to the resources everywhere in the city including the Scarborough neighbourhood of L’Amoreaux is looking to fill that gap with its popular mural painting program VIEWS — or Vision of Inspiring and Empowering Walls in Scarborough — is a free mural painting program hosted weekly at the L’Amoreaux Community Recreation Centre near Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue Local artists from ages 15 to 29 create murals representative of the area to beautify L’Amoreaux  and to increase the amount of public art on display in Scarborough’s north end it’s very centred in downtown Toronto So it’s very inaccessible for people especially if it’s after school or after work,” said Aswani Siwakoti “There’s a lot of people who don’t even entertain the idea of pursuing the arts because they feel like there’s no stability in it [or they] can’t make a stable income.” Toronto has over 400 public art installations across the city, but most are downtown. Recent data from the City of Toronto shows wards like Spadina-Fort York have 157 public art pieces while suburban wards like Scarborough-Agincourt just have one a charity that empowers young artists in the GTA Selina Tran helped bring it to L’Amoureaux this year She said VIEWS provides local residents with much-needed skills training I’ve noticed that they’re really into creativity and arts but they don’t really have the space or resources to explore that beyond a hobby,” said Tran a youth leader at the L’Amoreaux Community Recreation Centre “A lot of people really want to take arts as a professional or go on to really have professional schooling in arts but they don’t have the resources to do that which is why the grants and everything that went into this is super important.” Cai Bell-Jerome helped paint last year’s mural at the O’Connor Community Centre in Clairlea Bell-Jerome’s experience helped them build a professional portfolio and also get a job as projects administrator and youth facilitator for Next Generation Arts “O’Connor Community Center VIEWS gave me a lot of confidence to sort of pursue it as more of a job attainable for me because I had that start So I was able to go out and use those skills for my own craft,” said Bell-Jerome.  “I think it also puts you in touch with a lot of other people who want to do the same thing as you you can start projects together and it can just give you that starting point.” VIEWS is taking place out of the L’Amoreaux Community Recreation Centre where local youth are reclaiming the space “We saw some community violence and we saw a space where arts could overlap with mental health and programming could be provided to youth we accept anyone across the city of Toronto — they don’t have to be from Scarborough,” said Teagan McCanny projects administrator for Next Generation Arts WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today As the Toronto Maple Leafs busied themselves closing out a raucous 5-4 Game 1 victory over the nemesis Florida Panthers with backup goalie Joseph Woll holding fort and third-stringer Dennis Hildeby.. A Canadian man arrested on vacation has been proven innocent Melissa Nakhavoly with why he is still being held in the Dominican Republic Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application surrounded by the friends and family whom she loved very much and many other things in life that enriched her on a daily basis Carolyn achieved great success by helping others personally and professionally throughout her life providing her with strength and purpose in life.  She loved her family and did everything possible as a mother to provide a great childhood for her two sons and a strong and heartfelt friend to others she knew Jeff L’Amoreaux (Barbara) and Greg L'Amoreaux (Kathryn); her brothers David (Miriam) and Doug (Kathy); as well as her grandchildren She loved them all unconditionally and with all of her heart Carolyn had a 20-year marriage to her first husband She later spent 33 very good years married to Porter Kier and jokingly subscribed to the theory of "Marry well and marry often." She loved and learned from them both Carolyn was a graduate of Alfred University in New York State she traveled to Washington state to join Jack She was a Secondary English and Journalism Teacher in Lacey until they decided to move back east a few years later where she taught at Horseheads High School She loved language and had a way of using it well to build relationships throughout her life in a way that left a positive impression most every time she and the family migrated from southern New York to Pennsylvania where she contributed as the Director of a volunteer adult literacy program teaching others to help people read and embrace learning English inspiring her to serve others with humility and grace her career of serving others led her to work many years at the United Way of York County as Campaign Coordinator and ultimately Campaign Director where her efforts were responsible for breaking long-standing campaign records in the late 1980s Her local success led to promotions within the organization in Connecticut and ultimately to the United Way of America in Alexandria absorbing much of what the region had to offer: sailing with a special emphasis on the American Southwest they had a particular affection for Sedona where they always seemed to gravitate by default when all else failed or their mandatory timeshare points dictated and local artisans provided a powerful magnetism she couldn’t resist came to a close in the early 2000s as she and Porter moved to Southern Maryland to enjoy the spoils only an organized golf community could provide The country and waterways of Charles County provided a network of friends for many years and gave her an opportunity to once again help the less fortunate with educational needs including tenure on the Board of the Charles County Department of Social Services and she lived her final years at Sterling Estates of West Cobb surrounded by those who loved her and appreciated her for who she was: a lively spirit only to turn it around by giving some strategic and helpful tips to those in need Her Sterling family was very important to her happiness and she appreciated each of you for your willingness and dedication to helping her in ways similar to how she treated others in her life: through caring Her faith remained a source of strength and peace in her final years She was a treasure and a joy who will be missed A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday 2024 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta The family will receive friends on Saturday August 31st from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.   In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.yorkliteracyinstitute.org or to www.charlescountydss.com Click to watch Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors the Bridlegrove Bible Chapel has been serving Toronto’s L'Amoreaux neighbourhood from a squat red-brick building set well back from the southeast corner of Finch Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue is not only home to its congregation but also the daycare centre it has operated on site for the past 43 years with a plan for expansion and a need for cash to support it the church is proposing a new 20-storey condo tower on part of the 1.5-acre parcel of land it occupies at 2575 Pharmacy “Part of this project is definitely the housing piece -- they wanted to be a part of a solution to a big problem,” says Michael Da Silva, Managing Partner at Blackthorn Management which Bridlegrove Bible Chapel hired on a year ago as project managers for the proposal The other part of the project is establishing a highly visible and welcoming new community hub rather than where the church currently stands “They for years have struggled with trying to show the community who they are even though they do a lot within it,” Da Silva tells STOREYS of the easy-to-miss church the proposal includes 244 condo units in the high-rise as well as a separate three-storey church building with a ceremonial courtyard as a buffer between the two structures The plans for the church building include a main-floor auditorium offices and classrooms on the second and third levels which would continue to operate in the new digs and benefit from an outdoor playground towards the back of the lot The variety of units proposed reflects the church’s desire for a family-focused development with 72 two-bedroom units and 25 three-bedroom units proposed “The intent is that it’s going to be market-rate [condos],” Da Silva says “Part of the reason for that is the vision that the church has -- it needs to be financed,” he adds “That was the only solution in which they could make it work as what they intend; if they were getting into the rental-housing side then they could never do the stuff they want to do with the community-hub piece.” Discussions about possible programming for the future community hub are ongoing but the development team suggests it could host a community drop-in for kids after school “It’s a community in need of various services and facilities and there’s an opportunity for them to be a resource centre for the broader community,” Yurij Pelech principal at Bessant Pelech Associates Inc. The new church building would also be far more accessible than the existing structure they have no accessibility at all in the building this building will have full accessibility underground parking -- those are huge benefits to them in the long run,” Da Silva notes (two levels of underground parking are planned to link the hub and condo tower) During the development-application process -- zoning bylaw amendment and site-plan applications were submitted to the city earlier this month -- the land will be severed so that the church can maintain ownership of its own building the church has brought on a real estate developer although specifics are under wraps for the moment The unidentified developer would split proceeds from condo sales with the church The bible chapel’s decision to offer up its land for redevelopment is an increasingly common path for religious groups to follow in the GTA and beyond. This summer, for example, North Toronto’s Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church proposed building a 12-storey mixed-use tower on its land The new building would provide improved church facilities and a venue for a Finnish cultural hub Many churches are looking to leverage their land to finance the construction of new facilities church groups are stepping up and getting involved in the provision of housing because we’re at a point where affordability is an issue,” Pelech explains adding that the Bridlegrove Bible Chapel project is yet another example of such activity “This was an opportunity to work with a church group that has an underutilized underdeveloped parcel of land Ya-Fang (Sophia) Chen has been found after being reported missing A missing woman who had been last seen in Scarborough's L'Amoreaux neighbourhood has been found and the information within may be out of date A missing woman who had been last seen in Scarborough’s L’Amoreaux neighbourhood has been found Ya-Fang (Sophia) Chen had been last seen in the area of Warden and McNicoll avenues at 10 a.m police announced she was located and thanked the public for assisting with the search Police are reminding the public that a person can be reported missing at any time there is no mandatory 24-hour waiting period “If you are concerned for someone’s immediate safety, call 911. Otherwise, you can report a person as missing to the Toronto Police Service by calling the non-emergency number, 416-808-2222.” READ EXCLUSIVE E-BOOKS + See all Issues L’Amoreaux Kidstown Water Park in Scarborough the only water park operated by the City of Toronto will close for the 2024 season for redesign and replacement and improved experience for preschool and grades school children The new design will feature a leisure pool surrounded by multiple elements such as a spiral water slide alongside a permit area and shade structure encouraging “thought-based play,” will include canals and weirs A key feature of the new design is a waterfall and hill area which is an Indigenous Placekeeping element developed in collaboration with the Huron-Wendat First Nation The project will also integrate a junior splash pad with gentle water features located to the right of the senior splash pad You must be logged in to post a comment Lost your password? This item has been removed from your favourite list This item has been added to your favourite list L’Amoreaux Park which can be found in the middle of a residential community in the north end of Toronto used to be the grounds of a large First Nations longhouse village A bridge leads into the south end of the park and over L'Amoreaux Pond They were discovered during the development of the subdivision that surrounds the park today Residential homes surround the property of what used to be a First Nations community 600 years ago Due to the number of artifacts discovered, it’s been estimated that up to a thousand people lived in the 2.6-hectare Huron-Wendat village. That’s similar in size to the Iroquoian Village at Crawford Lake Conservation Area Two informational plaques that outline the prior Huron-Wendat community stand in the park Since there were no burial sites found, residential development was able to continue and the area is now surrounded by suburban townhouses. Two plaques were put up to mark the spot of discovery named the Alexandra Site The plaque says the artifacts suggested that the people here were linked to extensive trading networks With a large pond as the centerpiece, the rest of the park boasts some incredible natural beauty. L’Amoreaux Pond is fed by West Highland Creek which is also a tributary to the creek around the Scarborough Bluffs You can walk the diameter of the pond on the pathway that encircles the body of water A paved trail loops around the edge of the pond with lots of benches set along it for watching the ducks and the occasional heron before they find warmer temperatures There are a number of spots to sit by the pond Before passing over a few footbridges, the trails eventually continue into the pristine snow-covered woodland of Passmore Forest situated toward the north end of the park The forest trails let you venture deeper into the dense trees and bush Although the forest isn’t as large as some others in the city it’s a significant percentage of the old-growth forest in the area and has some interesting vegetation The towering branches look beautiful this time of year when they're dressed in white Tall interlaced vines and branches create a magical winter wonderland when they’re blanketed in sparkling snow with a few pops of colour from the wild berries on either side of the pathway The trail loops through the forest in a few different directions before coming out on the other side Make sure to respect the park during your visit by picking up your trash to leave the area just as beautiful as you found it We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Patrick Keegan, 42, of North Syracuse and Newark, NY, passed away while visiting in-laws in Toronto, Canada. He graduated from CNS High School class of 2000 and got his M.A. and teaching certificate from SUNY Cortland in 2006. A lifelong athlete... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Patrick Keegan created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Available by phone 24/7 (315) 451-9500 Kidstown Water Park on Birchmount Road in Scarborough is the most popular outdoor aquatic facility in Toronto but the city thinks it’s time to redesign and replace it There are many wading pools and splash pads in Toronto but the city thinks it's time to redesign and replace it fenced and free in Scarborough’s expansive L’Amoreaux Park Kidstown is the only water park the city owns It’s known as Toronto’s “most popular outdoor aquatic facility,” a place off Birchmount Road where countless kids have climbed the pirate ship splashed in the toddler pool or stood under the giant bucket drop The city says it’s time to replace and redesign the water park into “a dynamic and exciting space that will better serve existing and new park users.” An online survey asks people to name their favourite Kidstown features as well as rate new and different options They’re also asked whether the new Kidstown design should have a theme The city says it will hold workshops to get feedback from children and teens and a community resource group will be chosen to advise the project over the coming months Construction is scheduled to start next summer and finish in 2022 Would you like to read more stories from Scarborough? 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look like once complete with exciting new additions like a large spiral waterslide a photo-worthy waterfall installation with Indigenous roots designated spaces for birthdays and events A new pavilion will give people a place to change while shade structures and picnic areas will provide space for parents and other adults to relax The bounds of the activity areas will be expanded further into L'Amoreaux Park There will also be designated junior and senior splash pads along with cognitive areas for the youngest visitors and full accessibility features throughout water shooters and other hallmarks of the existing space will get a facelift Though the renovation will mean that the park is closed for the 2024 season safe and exciting space that will better serve existing and new park users," the City says participates in a discussion about bullying with L’Amoreaux Collegiate students McGuinty announced the institution of the ‘It Gets Better’ project against bullying and intolerance in schools An incident of cyber bullying at L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute could be handled differently in the future with the introduction of new bullying legislation introduced at Queen’s Park Wednesday a student was allegedly bullied on a social networking page after someone wrote a disparaging comment and other students started liking it “which was not very mature to do,” said the Grade 11 student Vaishy Sivakumar “That was a big deal at L’Am because something like that hasn’t happened here for 20 years,” she said Sivakumar is a member of the Student Action Team (SAT) which met with Premier Dalton McGuinty Wednesday morning before he introduced the Accepting Schools Act that would require school boards to develop policies and guidelines that include greater supports for students; require all schools to support any students who want to lead activities that promote understanding acceptance and respect for all; and introduce tougher consequences for bullying and hate-motivated actions - up to “Our new law is going to place a legal obligation on all our schools and school boards to take bullying even more seriously than they do now,” McGuinty said “What we want to do is ensure all our schools are safe and secure and warm and inviting and welcoming of all our students.” Sivakumar said after the incident SAT decided to focus its awareness efforts on cyber bullying It organized a video contest where students were invited to submit videos with an anti-bullying message Twenty members of SAT met with McGuinty and explained what they do at the school “We strive to promote awareness about certain issues whether it be racism or violence,” said Kavita Boodram McGuinty commended the students on their work “We are inspired by the efforts that you’re taking here in your school...You’re making a statement on behalf of the student body here,” he said “I’m asking them to find an opportunity to sit down with their children and impress upon them that bullying is wrong,” McGuinty said “We’re going to do our part as legislators but we need a culture change as well.” McGuinty was joined by Minister of Education Laurel Broten who said one in three students report being bullied “We know students cannot succeed to their full potential if they don’t feel safe at school,” she said They were also joined by Scarborough-Agincourt MPP Soo Wong a former trustee with the Toronto District School Board She said the legislation will give school boards and schools the tools they need to better deal with bullying “It will provide an opportunity first to address the issue...Bullying of any type is unacceptable,” she said The members of SAT are trying to teach that to their peers in addition to the video contest they also held a Walk It Out event in September where students swapped shoes and then completed an obstacle course “It symbolizes putting yourself into someone else’s shoes,” said Shallevan Navaratnam “A lot of people don’t know what it’s like to be bullied.” McGuinty hopes one day no student will know what that’s like “We can ensure it actually does get better for all our kids,” he said The premier also released a video as part of the It Gets Better project queer) students who are increasingly being bullied and committing suicide as a result The video can be viewed at http://www.videodelivery.gov.on.ca/player/download.php?file=http://www.media.gov.on.ca/b402deab288bf184/en/pages/text.html gave a motivational talk to parents and students at St His presentation is based on his 2010 book Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles and Haters to Get Where You Want to Be moments before he was to address parents and students with a motivational talk told a reporter how he thought he lost everything stored on his phone earlier that day an Apple store employee put his fears to rest “It shows how dependent we are on technology,” he said one of Canada’s most successful and influential hip-hop artists broke into the scene at a time when technological dependence and the constant need to be plugged in had yet to break ground Williams was at the Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue school to share his story of how he came up in the music business and to help inspire youngsters and parents to stay motivated and not be deterred from their chosen paths The former Senator O’Connor College School and L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute student has spent the last few years giving motivational talks to students and companies based on his 2010 book “People told me for years I inspired them through my music,” he said of why he wrote the book Williams became a nationwide name after the release of his hit single which was released on the 1989 Symphony in Effect album — the first Canadian rap album to receive platinum certification making him the first hip-hop artist to go platinum in the country But it was a different world when Williams rose to fame Williams recalled the time he was the only black kid in his Grade 1 class and the students were given the task of drawing what they wanted to be in the future Williams drew a picture of hockey great Bobby Orr But then a fellow classmate pointed out that couldn’t be possible; Williams is black “Do not let anyone tell you you cannot accomplish what you want to accomplish in life,” he said which ran from 2004 to 2008 and happened to be produced by the same team behind the Degrassi franchise Williams shared a dressing room with actor-turned-hip-hop-artist Drake who was starring on Degrassi: The Next Generation at the time Williams currently plays high school teacher Paul Dwyer on CBC sitcom Mr a parent representative with the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee said he was looking for someone who could motivate both students and parents when Williams’ name was mentioned “Parents need encouragement to encourage their kids,” he said Toronto16-year-old boy fatally shot outside Scarborough plaza identifiedBy Joanna LavoieOpens in new windowPublished: June 16, 2024 at 4:53PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved She was Maine-Endwell’s gal for all seasons – and then some gleeful holder of a plaque symbolizing that cherished state championship to conclude five years of notable varsity competition “She basically dominated in four activities and was the best player on the field or court in all four.” she transitioned 215 or so southeasterly miles – proximity of beaches greatly to her liking – to the single-sport existence of NCAA Division I athletics and has made a substantial impact out of the chute Kaetlyn O’Neil L’Amoreaux – yet another uncommon distinction, middle name and surname with matching apostrophes – pieced together a sports resume rivaled by few hereabouts and is recognized as the Press & Sun-Bulletin’s 2023 Athlete of the Year twice first-team all-state and the sport that prompted Fairfield University to successfully court her services she was a portrait of the well-rounded high school athlete in an age of too-prevalent and oft-misguided specialists participation in one only enhanced preparation and readiness and zeal for the next and the next it was not merely widespread participation but across-the-board excellence “Everyone would always assume my favorite was basketball that’s obviously what I had my most success in But sometimes in high school I really would look forward to other sports then … Sometimes it’s good to have a completely different sport than what you spend the majority of your time on “I would say my favorite sport is basketball but I really did love all sports I played in high school.” softball and flag football – quick-study quarterback/free safety in her senior-year introduction to the latter More: Getting To Know: Kaety L'Amoreaux, Maine-Endwell basketball, soccer player L’Amoreaux is contributing significantly to a Fairfield University basketball squad off to the program’s finest start in decades 9-1 record with seven consecutive wins into its final 2023 game Perhaps as telling as any statistic are her 26.5 minutes per game Fairfield’s second highest and suggesting coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis has ample trust in her feisty 5-foot-7 newbie to progress and blossom on the fly L’Amoreaux’s 10.9 points per game rank third on the team but there are those team-leading 31 turnovers the category highest on her to-improve list So many wasted possessions just plain don’t cut it “For the past couple years this has been my goal so they helped me get to this point,” L’Amoreaux said I wanted to come in and make an impact for a team like Fairfield I’m happy with the progression I’ve made but I think I’ve worked hard enough for it that I’m not surprised but very glad I’m in the position I’m in.” “She is probably one of the most dedicated hardest-working athletes I’ve come across at everything she does,” said Brianna Thompson It’s her training and level of competition that she just wants to be good at everything she does L’Amoreaux opted for Fairfield only after a coaching change at her original choice Her second-highest scoring total through 10 games has been 18 with four 3-pointers against Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference member and winner of 11 of its first 12 12 in Nashville in something of an eye-opener for this freshman from Broome County “You could see the drastic difference in opponents from people I played before Now playing an SEC team compared to what I’d been used to in the past Following an autumn 2022 season in which she was an Elite 15 selection in soccer she eased into basketball for a season that brought 27.1-point and 6.2-rebound averages a second consecutive first-team all-state selection and which concluded with her atop Maine-Endwell’s all-time list of female scorers and assist-makers Then came an overflowing plate of spring endeavors that featured not only softball but that foray into flag football The Spartans’ 24-2 softball season concluded with a 4-0 win against Troy in the state final with ace pitcher and state Co-Player of the Year Olivia Lewis limiting the opponent to one hit and shortstop L’Amoreaux 1-for-3 with a run That wrapped up a season in which L’Amoreaux batted .417 with six doubles five home runs and 23 RBI as a second-team all-stater goes down as her most gratifying athletic achievement “That was one of the best moments of my life It was just amazing to be a part of that team … All that work we put in was worth it,” she said “It was really cool coming from a school that was so big on football and we won states twice (successively) for football we just did that!’ It’s such a big deal in our community and we just did that “We built that culture from my junior year to senior year To end my senior year like that was very meaningful to me.” And throughout the spring there was flag football a sport to which she was drawn by coach Bill Ocker – “From watching him coach the guys basketball team I just loved the way he coached the intensity and the time he put into coaching I wanted to be coached by him and when I found out he was doing flag football it was like I’m definitely going to play.” Ocker evaluates talent with the best of them and so soon after the fledgling program’s onset of practice installed L’Amoreaux as quarterback Maine-Endwell was undefeated through the regular season until dropping a playoff game against eventual sectional champion Chenango Forks “Kind of that understanding of gamesmanship and competitiveness athleticism and winning gave her a little bit of a little notch ahead in terms of what was trying to be accomplished,” Ocker said “Even though the verbiage of football terms may have not made much sense to her skill-wise when she got the mechanics of throwing the ball down there really wasn’t anything she didn’t do well “She was handed a football for the first time and some eye-widening jaw-dropping things occurred on the football field with her.” Spring of 2023 accolades included L’Amoreaux receiving the John W Fox Scholarship awarded by the Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame to the female senior high school student-athlete of the year she did a hasty bathroom flip from softball togs to appropriate attire and high-tailed from game venue to banquet “That was a really nice honor because there are so many athletes around and it’s such a prestigious award It was really meaningful to me and it’s something I’m very proud of,” she said What has been the root of your abundance of athletics success “From a young age I’ve loved participating in athletics and having that competitive edge I always wanted to be playing in some game whether it was soccer or basketball or even kickball outside with my family and friends I’ve always been like that and I hate losing so I had to work hard in order not to lose.” have outnumbered losses by a fair bit for teams she’s represented through high school and now a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball program On the list during leisure time at home on holiday break before Dec family-first fun-lover intended to acquiesce at least a bit regarding one matter: That signature flowing mane so prominently flailing in her wake while on the dash “My coach has asked me to get some of it cut off,” she said ‘I can’t look at it whipping around up and down the court.’ I told her I’d get a haircut when I’m home.” Scarborough Seniors Slo-Pitch league athletes Gary Madden (left) Kevin Mercer and Ken Arbour stand at L ‘Amoreaux Park where Mercer was saved after having a heart attack during a game and Arbour saved Mercer’s life by applying CPR until an ambulance arrived at the park Scarborough Seniors Slo-Pitch league athletes Ken Arbour (left) Kevin Mercer and Gary Madden stand at the diamond where Mercer was saved after having a heart attack during a game and Arbour saved Mercer’s life by applying CPR until an ambulance arrived at L ‘Amoreaux Park Gary Madden (centre) a retired firefighter speaks about applying CPR to Kevin Mercer (right) after he collapsed with no vitals during a Scarborough Seniors Slo-Pitch league at L ‘Amoreaux Park THE ISSUE: CPR AND DEFIBRILLATORS SAVE LIVESTHE IMPACT: MORE DEVICES NEEDED AT PUBLIC Kevin Mercer was almost out of the game forever If not for the quick efforts of two softball buddies and in L’Amoreaux Park two Scarborough Seniors Slo-Pitch League teams were facing off at Diamond 2 or “so I’ve been told,” he said in the park who walked back to his team’s dugout and collapsed onto his back “Kevin was face-up with a bunch of guys around,” he said then turned back to see Mercer’s eyes roll back Mercer wasn’t breathing and had no pulse at all Madden wasn’t at the L’Amoreaux Sports Complex that day to play — he’d been sidelined after an operation Madden was the right person at the right time He had not only used CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) as a firefighter Madden started compressions and breathed into Mercer A firehall and the Scarborough Health Network (SHN) Birchmount hospital campus were both nearby but it somehow took about 15 minutes for a fire truck and ambulance to arrive at the park’s south entrance on Silver Springs Boulevard but they weren’t coming here,” recalled Arbour It’s possible first responders to the 911 call got incorrect information Mercer’s vital signs stopped twice more with players from age 55 to their early 80s kept an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a car parked nearby The league wasn’t required to have it but did anyway Toronto’s municipal government says there are about 2,000 sudden cardiac arrests in the city every year “so Torontonians recognize the signs of cardiac arrest and know what to do.” there was an AED ready at the L’Amoreaux Tennis Centre but it was farther away than the league’s device the sports complex beside the diamonds will have an AED Mercer referees hockey, and he manages the West Hill Minor Hockey Association house league The first thing he remembers is being at the Birchmount hospital and seeing Doug Jamieson a parks and recreation department employee who was helping the men performing CPR and followed Mercer to the hospital Mercer recalls travelling by ambulance the next day to the SHN Centenary campus home of Scarborough’s regional cardiac program A surgeon installed a cardiovascular device with three wires which is able to give him a little shock if his heart ever goes into arrhythmia again Apart from a little soreness in his chest from the compressions Disclaimer: These poll results are not scientific. Toronto.com uses a third party app which does not restrict the number of times a person can vote in the poll The poll is available to anyone with the article link and is meant to be an engagement tool for entertainment purposes only is a reporter with toronto.com and Metroland Media Toronto who covers Scarborough and other overlooked parts of Toronto He worked previously for Metroland in York Region Construction is now well underway on a condo development on the southeast corner of Sheppard and Pharmacy avenues in Scarborough’s L'Amoreaux neighbourhood Workers appear to be currently working on the base of the condo Construction is now well underway on a condo development on the southeast corner of Sheppard and Pharmacy avenues in Scarborough’s L’Amoreaux neighbourhood The site was a former plaza — Wishing Well Plaza — which was demolished in March 2018. The condo, which has been sold out for more than a year, will overlook the “beautiful natural setting” of Wishing Well Woods, according to wishcondos.ca Wish Condos has a series of stepped terraces cascade down towards the park on the rear offering a beautiful natural perspective,” the website boasts The plan originally called for a 30-storey building with 365 residential units and ground floor commercial uses fronting Sheppard Avenue; however the Ontario Municipal Board (now the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) issued an order on Aug The proposed Sheppard East Light Rail Transit line had sparked development in the area but the LRT project has now been shelved by the province area residents will get an update on the condo development along with other developments in the neighbourhood at an “All Development” community meeting hosted by local city Coun “There will be developers in attendance that will be displaying and updating residents of their upcoming developments in Ward 22,” an assistant to the councillor said in an email June 10 at L’Amoreaux Community Centre (in the Park Room) Wondering what’s going on somewhere in your community? Send an email to newsroom@toronto.com A Toronto school has removed a Confederate flag from a history classroom after a parent filed a complaint The flag has been hanging inside a classroom at L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute for several years as part of an educational display “It’s part of a display on the US Civil War which also includes an American flag a National Geographic map on the battles of the Civil War and other historical information,” Toronto District School Board spokesperson Ryan Bird told CityNews “There have been no concerns raised about the flag in the past,” he added a concern has recently been raised by a parent it is a sign of intolerance and that’s why the school has made the decision to take it down.” Her son is in the class and she feels the flag conjures up too many negative thoughts and feelings “I felt despair that this flag was in that classroom my son’s classroom,” she told CityNews it’s promoting violence against a certain particular group This map shows the Scarborough neighbourhoods in blue that are considered to be priority under the City of Toronto’s new ranking system After eight years of bringing resources to suburban neighbourhoods needing them most the City of Toronto is getting set to redraw the map of its “priority” zones That new map suggests something the last one didn’t: Scarborough neighbourhoods are making the city’s grades north of Hwy Thanks to a more comprehensive ranking system Steeles and L’Amoreaux in Agincourt would be eliminated as Neighbourhood Improvement Areas - the city’s new name for “priority neighbourhoods” - because they score too well also among the districts chosen in 2005 by the city and United Way of Greater Toronto along with sections of West Hill and Woburn that weren’t included in the “priority” neighbourhood originally called Kingston-Galloway and NIA status covers zero neighbourhoods above the highway seven of them joined to mark long stretches of Kingston Road Eglinton Avenue and Markham Road as territory for investment Scarborough’s new cluster of NIAs looks oddly like a snapping turtle in profile about to eat a piece of lettuce The NIA designations are important not just because they affect how people see the neighbourhoods but because they contain the city’s promise to problem-solve and build in them “Priority” status in Scarborough has produced community hubs recreation centre expansions and youth centres Toronto council has approved $12 million more and $300,000 for eight neighbourhoods “transitioning” from the portfolio Dorset Park is one of those “transitioning” places a member of its neighbourhood association wants more clarity on what that means “We hope that ($300,000) is seen as a starting point,” he said moving off the list is a “good news story” because it shows the many investments made in Dorset Park most impressive being the community hub opened last year at Kennedy and Ellesmere roads With the impressive building came accessible meeting spaces more than a dozen agencies bringing useful services and the “capacity to do things for ourselves” reflected in resident-led programs and the tendency to report problems to the city instead of shrugging them off safety and a lack of affordable food are still much on the minds of residents The city can’t forget the neighbourhood has much more work to do the United Way’s vice president of communications and public affairs said the charity umbrella is committed to sustaining programming at the hubs even in the “transitioning” neighbourhoods and won’t change its own strategy for Toronto’s suburbs until the end of the year when the city’s NIA implementation plan is expected Local offices of Action for Neighbourhood Change will also stay open in “transitioning” neighbourhoods such as Dorset Park and Malvern As for the concentration of NIAs into clusters these designated areas will shrink rather than grow figure out what’s missing and commit for the long term,” he said Scarborough councillors are facing the new NIA arrangement which must still be confirmed by a vote in council next month If Malvern is “no longer a ‘high-needs area,’ some residents will like that but others have expressed concern about losing the designation which gave Malvern a youth-led public library expansion known as The SPOT and also we’ve benefitted a lot,” said Cho who added city officials have assured him “we’re not losing anything” because the neighbourhood will receive the same services as before Cho said he’s not surprised to see Malvern moving off the list but the area was over the city benchmark by a very narrow margin Malvern has recorded seven homicides since 2009 - Woburn with the next highest count in Scarborough is lower than that of 13 other Scarborough neighbourhoods Malvern is below the city’s benchmark on unemployment but not doing too badly on 10 other criteria the city used for its ranking Scarborough Centre Councillor Michael Thompson said the new NIA designation “does not degrade” Ionview stable neighbourhood” in his ward with “little pockets,” containing apartment buildings along Eglinton “I’m very happy to have those resources coming in,” said the councillor recalling he felt the same way about the “priority” designation for Dorset Park eight years ago the councillor responsible for Steeles and L’Amoreaux said he didn’t know what to make of their proposed status change but he’s disappointed there weren’t more “measurable outcomes” for the city’s strategy up until now “To get a priority neighbourhood label has certain negative connotations that go with it,” Del Grande said You want to get out of that particular stigma.” was pleased that Morningside includes Mornelle Court an area northwest of and Ellesmere Road and Morningside Avenue residents in Mornelle were “literally begging” for resources and the Scarborough East councillor had “work around the system” to get them for programs such as a walk-to-school club An NIA designation formally recognizes the neighbourhood as one the city needs to work with 2015This article was published more than 9 years ago People and organizations get involved for a variety of reasons we found in speaking to five Free the Children and We Day participants When Asha Navaneethan transferred to L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute in Toronto she was determined to get its Free The Children Club going again The 16-year-old knew that Free the Children could make a difference in the lives of her fellow students while at the same time making a difference in the lives of young people in other countries she’d taken part in fundraisers after hearing double amputee and motivational speaker Spencer West talk “about how Craig [Kielburger] started the organization when he was 12.” sorted and loaded cans for We Scare Hunger She stopped speaking for 24 hours for We Are Silent “It was hard but it was worth it,” she says And the reward wasn’t just raising $150 for Free the Children It was realizing “that a lot of people are silenced and that’s a lot harder than what we were doing.” Navaneethan’s We Day experience when she was 14 was “amazing,” she says “I will never forget that in my life because it was a whole day of things I was passionate about.” Navaneethan has successfully restarted the Free the Children Club at L’Amoreaux Her tips on how other young Canadians can give back: Start volunteering and do what you can locally in your community before doing it globally Stay aware of what’s going on in the world you’re going to want to do something about it Education is important because then you can help educate others “I don’t have to do very much,” he says about connecting his students at St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton with the values of Free the Children and motivating them to help others Morelli recognized early on that Free the Children was an ideal channel for students’ passion The school raised funds to build a school in Nicaragua but much of the effort and energy has been directed to its own community Morelli thinks that’s important for the students An early initiative was the Halloween food drive It has grown from 30 students participating to 800 students canvassing 23,000 homes and donating 81,000 pounds of food to grassroots food banks “The cafeteria is completely covered with food to be stacked they get a great sense of accomplishment.” He’s also come to realize that the We Scare Hunger food drive at Halloween is a terrific learning experience for students beyond their involvement with the community and the reward of helping others “The biggest thing is how he inspires us,” she says Morelli’s inspiration comes from his faith “Some of the speakers they’ve had!” he exclaims Ask 18-year-old Salome Maroko about Kisaruni the high school she graduated from in Kenya’s Narok County and she’ll mention the most important thing first “Kisaruni is a girls’ school,” she explains “Kisaruni means a safe place for a girl child.” Maroko experienced at the school founded by Free the Children in 2011 made it possible for her to be the first girl in Narok County’s history to earn an overall A grade on her exams “Everyone in my community was so happy when they found out about my results!” she says “I went to visit my primary school and the children ran toward me when they saw me coming “School has made me to be a role model to girls in my community.” encourages other girls to become educated “and to achieve their desired change in the society.” The community also took pride in Kisaruni’s first graduating class ranking No 1 out of all 112 schools in Narok County in the Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE) exam Swahili and English were her favourite courses “I learned leadership skills like confidence and public speaking how to interact with different people and how to be responsible,” she says The second oldest of six siblings – her older sister is married and the youngest is a preschooler – Ms Maroko grew up in the rural community of Oloosiyoi Her parents are subsistence farmers and Ms Maroko worked during school holidays at neighbouring farms to earn money for school supplies “My parents are very devoted to educating my siblings due to the change that Kisaruni has made in me,” Ms “My siblings are working hard to emulate me.” Maroko was offered a place at Kisaruni because she did so well at Oloosiyoi primary school Her “humble background” and “willingness of my parents for me to get an education,” she says “gave me the opportunity to be sponsored by Free the Children.” she’s a student at Kisii University in Kisii studying for a degree in biomedical science She wants to be a doctor and to “go back to my community and share my knowledge.” Kisaruni made it possible for her to be defined not by where she came from but where she is going “Being with able and caring education facilitators and friendly learners made Kisaruni a home to me I came out as an empowered woman ready to make the world a better place.” When Freshii founder Matthew Corrin sought the perfect fit for the philanthropy arm of his company “Which brands out there in the world touch multiple markets target young people and millennials and have some brand alignment with how we can participate?” Freshii as a restaurant brand is largely surrounded by millennials – staff customers and franchise partners in 15 countries.” Corrin is the oldest member of the Toronto-based company’s management team “Millennials care deeply about the triple bottom line: people Building vegetable gardens and school kitchens around the world with Free the Children fulfilled Mr “and now Freshii is supplying almost a million meals a year in developing countries through our school gardens and kitchens.” Free the Children is also a perfect fit for Freshii franchise partners “It’s our job to give them tools to use in local markets – including tools for philanthropy.” Corrin suggests three key ways to embed social good into a company’s DNA: Make it part of the business early on and consider it a full-time job Find one that ties in with your brand and that your team can be passionate about Go deep with one cause as opposed to “sprinkling” too many to have the most impact Ann Martell never thought her daughter Montana would want to fly to Africa But after hearing double amputee and motivational speaker Spencer West at her school in 2012 Montana wanted to go to Africa with Free the Children let’s go to We Day and see what it’s all about my husband and I looked at each other and said That led to me helping with the planning and getting sponsorship.” now a 19-year-old student at the University of Guelph studying social justice went to Kenya in 2013 and to Ghana in 2014 Ann and Montana have gone to seven We Days as volunteers “It was fulfilling to take on something we both feel really passionate about,” says Ann “Working backstage is incredible – seeing all the work that goes into it culminate in that day: hundreds of people doing training A school psychologist with 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions Rocco Colangelo samples ribs from Shu Wang of Bad Wolf Barbecue at the Rotary International Festival and Ribfest last year June 22 at L’Amoreaux Community Centre The third annual Rotary International Festival and Ribfest begins this Friday in Scarborough While ribfest participants compete for the best fare those attending can sample cuisine and listen to music representing the north Scarborough area’s cultural diversity “A lot of our members are from different backgrounds,” said Viresh Mathur president of the Scarborough Bluffs Rotary Club “We want to tap into different influences.” Four rotary clubs have organized the event - Scarborough Twilight and Scarborough Bluffs - with a focus on showcasing multiculturalism The clubs will use funds raised to support separate causes to be decided in September meetings one club hosted a free eye clinic for community residents there will also be a robotics demonstration by Agincourt Klockworxs at the ribfest Admission is free and the festival runs from 11 a.m The L’Amoreaux Community Centre is located on the northwest corner of Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue Make it back-to-back first-team all-state selections for Kaety L’Amoreaux Section 4’s premier female basketball player the Maine-Endwell senior has been so recognized in Class A by the New York State Sports Writers Association One of four first-teamers from Section 4 this season L’Amoreaux averaged 27.1 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Spartans and will graduate as the program’s all-time scoring leader a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member Oxford senior who last season was a member of the Class C third team Oxford reached the Class D state final and was beaten by Hammond Barrows eclipsed the 1,600-point plateau in a Blackhawks uniform a senior from Cherry Valley-Springfield who averaged 20.7 points and 16 rebounds Union Springs senior who averaged 17.7 points and 7.1 rebounds for a squad that rolled unbeaten until a five-point state-semifinal loss to Randolph Class B selections included a second-team berth for junior Cha Gardner who contributed 15.7-point and 14-rebound averages to a Newark Valley squad that headed state rankings the season until being ousted in the quarterfinal round of state playoffs by Cortland This marks a second consecutive second-team berth for Gardner – last year’s in Class C Top billing among Section 4’s Class AA lot goes to Elmira senior Jalea Abrams a 26.8-per-game scorer who was assigned a spot on the fifth team This marks the third all-state selection for Abrams CLASS A      Player of the Year: Clara Strack More: Meet the 2022-23 Greater Binghamton Elite 15 Girls Basketball Team CLASS CPlayer of the Year: Mary Ashley Groot This is the sixth in a series of Q&A sessions with high school athletes Ritual/custom/superstition that absolutely must be adhered to pre-game “I get Dunkin' drinks before games.” “I would want invisibility because I could do whatever I wanted.” You a better defender on the soccer field or basketball court “I think I’m a better defender on the basketball court because I play basketball more often.” (older brother) Dom — dunking prohibited: Who should my money be on put your money on me because I don’t lose I would shoot from the volleyball line on the right side.” (Older Sis/BU softball ace) Allie is in the circle I might make contact with the ball seeing as I’ve gone into softball retirement.” Wave the wand and the vehicle of your choice shows up in the driveway “My car of choice would be a matte black Lamborghini Aventador.” sauteed asparagus and oven-roasted fingerling potatoes corn on the cob would be my choice because I don’t like asparagus.” Language other than English you’d like to master “A language I would like to learn would be Mandarin because I want to travel when I’m older.” Over/under temperature to determine if you head out for school wearing shorts or longs “The over/under would probably be 50 (degrees).” “When I was in eighth grade my best friend and sister were Nos Why K-A-E-T-Y rather than conventional spelling “There is no reasoning behind the spelling of Kaety Activity in the weight room/gym that you dislike the most but grind through “My least favorite activity in the weight room is probably stretching Coolest venue in which you’ve played basketball Up next: L’Amoreaux and the top-seeded Spartans will oppose No 2 seed Johnson City for Section 4’s Class A basketball championship noon March 6 at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton You can also reach him at kstevens@gannett.com To get unlimited access to the latest news please subscribe or activate your digital account today A progress report on Section 4 athletes competing/coaching at the next level: Maine-Endwell/BUTen games into Binghamton University’s softball season L’Amoreaux has twice been selected America East Conference Pitcher of the Week The most recent honor came after the senior went 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA and struck out 23 in 15 innings of work in the Feb Included were 10 innings pitched against USC Upstate she is 4-0 with a 2.66 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings for the Bearcats (7-3) who’ll visit Gardner Webb (Boiling Springs N.C.) for the March 1-3 Spring in the Springs Tournament had a season-best five goals in a 13-8 victory Friday against UMass Lowell Included were two within a 76-second segment of the first quarter Friday marked his third consecutive outing with three or more goals and through three games he led the 1-2 Saints with 11 Next for Siena is a home game Wednesday against Le Moyne The 6-foot-5 graduate student factored in significantly as New Paltz won the program’s first SUNYAC Basketball Championship by overcoming a 14-point second-half deficit in an 85-80 win Saturday at Oswego Bogart was named tournament MVP following a game in which he had 29 points on 10-for-18 shooting His season averages are 11.3 points and 4.6 rebounds and has 25 three-point goals for the Hawks (20-7) whose win in the final came against an Oswego squad that went 18-0 in SUNYAC regular-season play and was ranked No Binghamton/Monmouth U.The Hawks’ 13th-season coach oversaw the team’s program record-tying 13th consecutive home win Saturday Monmouth’s 2003-04 team established that 13-straight standard averages team highs of 35 minutes and 20.7 points His 78 three-point successes top the Hawks Xander scored 1,076 points in four seasons at Bucknell – Bison leader in scoring and assists as a senior captain Following the lead of junior guard and tournament MVP Tomasso the Cardinals won their eighth Empire 8 women’s basketball championship with a 66-55 win Saturday over Houghton Tomasso had six rebounds and two assists in the victory which clinched Fisher a fourth consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament berth She was recognized as Empire 8 Player of the Year having been thrice Player of the Week this season was third in the conference in free throw percentage (.785) and eighth in rebounds (6.9) and field goal percentage (.423) Tomasso was likewise first-team all-conference last season four rebounds and three steals as the Stags clinched Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship with a 95-65 roll past Niagara on Saturday second-longest streak in Division I women’s basketball L’Amoreaux averages 9.9 points and four rebounds Her 45 three-point goals are second-best on the team the 6-foot-8 junior put together a highly efficient outing for the Mounties His season high of 25 points (in 22 minutes) came Feb a game in which he had 18 first-half points and closed with 4-for-6 three-point accuracy and eight rebounds His previous season high had been 15 in a Dec and his 29 three-point goals are the team’s second-best Indoor tennis courts in Toronto help you keep that backhand stroke strong While some courts belong to swanky clubs that require bank-breaking fees others are open to the public and require much less monetary – and social – capital Here are my picks for the top indoor tennis courts in Toronto The NYTA has three bubbles in North York that are open from 7 a.m A winter membership for adults will set you back $156 plus tax With six tennis courts along with lessons and leagues a full membership here is $419 (which includes play during prime time hours) It's much cheaper if you get a non-prime membership at $299 You can join the Scarborough Winter Tennis Club and play at this court for a $280 prime time membership just pay the centre directly to use the court for $24 an hour This huge facility doesn't have a pay-as-you-play policy so you can't just walk in and start playing doubles offer 9-week tennis courses for adults for $93 which is pretty affordable and a good way to ensure you'll destroy the competition at summer matches An annual booking membership costs $15 plus an additional $23.33 every time you rent the court for an hour during prime time With four spots around the city Mayfair clubs were once tennis-only affairs but now offer activities like squash and spa-ing depending on your court fees and package deals this year-round club has fancy red Italian clay courts and luxuriously expensive memberships to match Shell out $1,200 for an initiation fee and dig into your wallet every year to spend $1,800 for the annual membership Boasting a 'boutique club experience', this historic club at Yonge and St. Clair once caught on fire in dramatic fashion but is apparently still up and running Memberships go for an undisclosed amount but undoubtedly run into the thousands after initiation fees Are you the sort of person that likes to commit for life you can get a lifetime membership at this Lakeshore institution and play tennis forever pay a monthly fee of $233 that includes full access to courts and yachting join the waiting list for a membership at this Annex club admission requires recommendations from two senior members Toboggan hills in Toronto are scattered across neighbourhoods throughout the city When these destinations are coated in a fresh heaping of snow From hidden gems to the city's most popular runs here are Toronto's most noteworthy toboggan hills followed by a map of many of the city's favourite hills The hill found here is wide and allows for hazard-free sledding Take note that there are some parts of the park that are off limits but there's still some fun left to be had in designated areas The hill just east of the skating rink on the north side of Christie Pits is the busiest and steepest spot If you're looking for something a little less adventurous there are plenty of options over at Bickford or at the southern section of the Pits While a large majority of the park's hills are banned tobogganing is still permitted at Howard Park and Parkside Drive where you can enjoy a pretty thrilling ride There are also a few smaller hills nearby where you can set up a jump or two Located in the Hydro corridor south of the L'Amoreaux community centre but they're actually nice and steep with long enough run-outs that you can kick it into high gear The hill behind Pine Point arena between Weston and Islington roads is reminiscent of the ever-popular Riverdale Park but also wide with a huge run-out at the bottom The spot at Ellis and the Queensway is the where to embrace all things winter located on the southwest side of the park near the school is the place to go for a relatively steep sled ride with wide open terrain with the west side acting as the better hill for younger kids especially given the staircase on the side that makes climbing to the top much easier Riverdale Park East is where to make your way if you're looking for a more thrilling option The hill here may be a beginner run compared to some of the other options available in Toronto Come here if you're looking for a few quick runs before a day or evening spent on Queen St mistake-prone bunch to a calm crew that shared the basketball and executed its offense And all it took was a 10-minute break at halftime for Maine-Endwell’s girls to make a stunning transformation that carried them to a 49-42 Class A state first-round victory over Section 9’s Cornwall on Wednesday at Vestal High the Spartans started the third quarter on a 23-2 spurt something that didn’t seem possible after they shot 5-for-32 from the field in the opening half we like to go fast-fast-fast and sometimes you need to take a step back and slow everything down and get it all to work and we got it,” said freshman guard Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux It didn’t hurt that the normally defensive-minded Mere Rose hit three three-pointers in a span of 1 minute Her three from the wing with 4:51 left in the period gave the Spartans the lead for keeps at 33-31 Of the 10 field goals M-E had in the quarter six were assisted – three apiece from L’Amoreaux and Amanda DeSantis “We could tell their defense wanted to speed us up and wanted us to take those crazy shots and we weren’t getting the fouls we thought we should be getting so it was really important to start the second half and run our offense,” said Rose who has won state titles in softball and field hockey for the Spartans “Our coach (Brianna Thompson) always says ‘Just get one good shot.’ We tried to focus on that.” Maine-Endwell (16-6) is scheduled to play Section 1’s Hendrick Hudson (23-1) in a quarterfinal Friday at SUNY Purchase But that's iffy with the SUNY system announcing Wednesday that it will send students home and begin online classes March 19 The coronavirus outbreak has hit Westchester County particularly hard and forced the postponement of a Class AA state playoff game between Section 1’s Ursuline and Section 9’s Monroe-Woodbury on Wednesday “I hope all the panic isn’t … let us play some basketball,” Thompson said We don’t want to be told we can’t play when we’ve made it this far we understand the precautions that they’re taking and you know we’re willing to play basketball with no spectators if that’s what we have to do Added Rose: “I absolutely hope for everything to keep going Custodial staff at Vestal cleaned the bleachers before the game and wiped handrails during the M-E’s victory Fans were told the leave the gym between games of Wednesday’s doubleheader which included Johnson City’s boys defeating New Paltz It’s hard to overstate how out of control M-E played in falling into a 29-18 halftime deficit the Spartans attacked it but the shot selection around the basket was beyond questionable Shots from close range smashed off the backboard perimeter attempts often failed to touch anything and the Spartans looked out of sorts they’re not going to blow the whistle when you’re forcing things off the glass,” Thompson said “It’s got to be one good shot per shot clock When center Norah Wingfield twice scored on put-backs in the final 15 seconds of the half Then came a 23-point avalanche by the Spartans that happened in 5:25 It went from can’t hit anything to can’t miss anything L’Amoreaux scored off glass from 8 feet 30 seconds into the third quarter After Wingfield answered with a driving layup Rose hit a three-pointer from the wing off a L’Amoreaux pass L’Amoreaux grabbed a defensive rebound and went the distance for a layup and Rose made consecutive three-pointers from the wing the first on a pass from DeSantis in the post and the latter from L’Amoreaux “I’m not typically a huge part of our offense,” said Rose who scored all 11 of her points in the third quarter “I’m kind of out there for my defense but I’m glad I did get hot at that time.” Allie L’Amoreaux made a foul-line jumper after accepting a handoff from DeSantis and DeSantis made a pretty feed to Pelton who cut along the left baseline and scored to make it 39-31 with 3:07 left in the quarter It became a 10-point lead when Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux set up Rose for a transition layup with 2:05 left “That was one of our best runs I’ve ever seen,” Kaetlyn said we knew we had to change something and Mere Rose coming out with three threes the Dragons reeled off five points to close to 44-42 with 3:43 remaining Speedy point guard Eliana Bulusan hit a driving layup and then set up Wingfield for a layup before Cara Malone hit a free throw to make it a two-point game But Allison L’Amoreaux was fouled shooting a three in the left corner on M-E’s next possession She hit two free throws and with 2:55 left DeSantis grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled going back up Then Pelton made a pair of huge defensive plays but Pelton stopped by kicking away a bounce pass with 2:11 left On another Dragons’ fastbreak opportunity with 1:24 to play Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux capped the scoring on a free throw with 21.6 seconds left Cornwall had success driving to the basket and scoring on second- and third-chance opportunities The Dragons outrebounded M-E by 10 in the opening half the Spartans had seven more rebounds than Cornwall and closed down those lanes to the basket “We scouted them and looked at clips and we thought we have to play the shot,’ and I think that’s how we played them in the first half,” said Thompson whose team held Cornwall to 13 points after halftime “Once we realized that they weren’t taking the shots we thought they would “They’re driving hard to that elbow and they’re looking for the backdoor so we were we needed to be on the defensive end in the second half.” 4-MAINE-ENDWELL (16-6): Vasilia Anastos 0-2 0-0 0 Support our local journalism and become a subscriber today © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Amanda DeSantis and Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux teamed for an evenly distributed 47 points Tuesday night as Maine-Endwell pulled out a 57-52 non-league basketball win at Norwich The 10-0 Spartans trailed the entirety of the first three quarters and did not go on top for keeps until a field goal by Allie L’Amoreaux with 3:41 remaining M-E cemented it with 5-for-6 free throw shooting through the final 24 seconds Margaret Dougher scored 16 points with four three-point goals and Abby Flynn had 14 points for the Purple Tornado (7-4) This one exited the realm of congenial competition early included instances of undue body contact and made for an uncomfortable environment through conclusion Final quarter chock fullMaine-Endwell’s initial lead came 75 seconds into the fourth quarter when junior forward DeSantis netted her second three-point goal of the half to make it 42-40— only to have Norwich’s Sydney Coggins answer in-kind with three off a baseline inbound play was created when Douger made her way into the lane for two midway into the quarter But Allie L’Amoreaux connected for her second successive 15-footer stepping back to free herself for a goal and 49-47 advantage M-E took a 52-49 lead when Pelton made one of two from the line with 52.8 seconds remaining Norwich drew within 52-51 when Flynn got to the right block to put back an unsuccessful three-point try from the opposite wing with 25 seconds to play Purple Tornado coach Josh Bennett was assessed a technical foul for his objection to lack of a foul assessed — not the first time he’d expressed such disapproval — and Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux hit two from the line to begin M-E’s closing 5-for-6 showing Norwich’s final point came on a free throw by Flynn to make it 55-52 with 22.3 seconds remaining “I give a ton of credit to my kids because there was a bunch of situations where it looked like it was going in the wrong direction and we would make one play and just keep it in our end,” Bennett said “Then it seemed like they got over the top and we couldn’t get over the top at the end.” The Purple Tornado had the better of things in the first half particularly during one segment bridging the first two quarters Abby Hansen hit a three from the top-right for a 13-8 Norwich lead and closed first-quarter scoring by getting to the rim for a goal in the closing minute for a 15-8 advantage Hansen dribbled into a mid-range shot from the wing to make it 19-12 and two free throws from Dougher extended it to 21-12 midway into the quarter It was 23-15 when Emerson Burton converted MacKenzie Hess’ block-to-block exchange with 3:41 to play in the half before M-E’s offense settled in Pelton turned a steal into a three-point play and then hit a free throw off Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux’s steal and hit-ahead to draw M-E within 23-22 But consecutive threes from Dougher — both in transition and from opposite wings — made it 30-22 Pelton rounded out a 10-point quarter with a three-point play off a put-back to leave the Spartans within 30-25 at halftime I think the first half was something we don’t encourage we don’t like to see it,” said M-E coach Brianna Thompson “The second half was where we all came together and said that’s what we’re going to do.’ ” Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux turned a shot fake into a step-back three that had M-E within 34-33 only to have Flynn score first on a follow-up By the time Pelton wrapped up third-quarter scoring with a second-chance tip-in just ahead of the buzzer it was 40-39 “About mid-third quarter you could feel the momentum start to swing their way,” Bennett said we weren’t getting the same stuff in transition in the second half that we were getting in the first half We’re really dependent on kicking the ball out and shooting the ball well but we didn’t shoot it as well in the second half “I give a ton of credit to them for the adjustments they made on defense They were doing a much better job of keeping us out of the paint.” “Obviously we were getting a lot in transition in the first half from our defense and we didn’t get as much in the second half from our defense Another key was freshman Kaetlyn L’Amoreaux becoming more assertive after halftime Twelve of her 15 points came over the closing 16 minutes She reminds me a lot of Halea Eaton when she was young,” Bennett said likening the freshman to a player who was to have led his Norwich squad Eaton’s season ended prematurely with a knee injury and she is to undergo surgery Monday “I think she’s going to be a tremendous player Every 4-5 years you see a kid who has ‘It’ at a young age and I think she has ‘It.’ And not just skills.” Thompson said of L’Amoreaux: “She’s our team leader She can get a little emotional sometimes but when we need her she sees the floor well and she works so hard and she wants it so badly.” M-E ……… 8 17 14 18 — 57 Norwich ….15 15 10 12 — 52 Follow Kevin Stevens on Twitter @PSBKevin. 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Click here for our special offers All-State boys basketball: Here are the selections in Classes AA and ABinghamton Press & Sun-BulletinMaine-Endwell senior Dom L’Amoreaux has received top billing among Section 4 representatives on New York State Sports Writers Association all-state boys basketball teams in Classes AA and A averaged 23.9 points on 50-percent shooting for the Spartans’ sectional champions who reached the quarterfinal round of state playoffs Top recognition among Section 4’s Class AA players goes to Corning junior Jackson Casey an 11.1-per-game scorer who averaged 5.3 assists for the Section 4 champions and Southern Tier Athletic Conference runners-up Elite All-Star boys: Meet the 2021-22 Greater Binghamton Elite 15 Boys Basketball Team Elite All-Star girls: Meet the 2021-22 Greater Binghamton Elite 15 Girls Basketball Team All-State teams are compiled by Steve Grandin Saratoga Springs resident and former sports editor of The Saratogian following consultation with media members statewide All-State teams in Classes B, C and D were disclosed last week Honorable Mention: Landen Burch (Corning Sr.) Honorable Mention: Cullen Greene (Maine-Endwell Junior guard Kaety L’Amoreaux’s 31 points included 13 of Maine-Endwell’s 15 in the first quarter of a 57-40 win against Johnson City on Sunday for Section 4’s Class A girls basketball championship The Spartans’ advantage was 15 with three minutes of the third quarter elapsed but a scant four points just about a jiffy later before they regrouped summarily to make it 3-for-3 against the Wildcats this season Sydney Yonkoski tacked on nine points for Maine-Endwell which will take on Section 9 champion Wallkill (Orange County) to open state playoffs Maine-Endwell took to the weekend ranked ninth in Class A by the New York State Sports Writers Association Emma Phelan and Precious Gabriel scored 12 apiece to head Johnson City Boys basketball: Maine-Endwell tops Union-Endicott to capture Section 4 basketball championship While Maine-Endwell did not trail and led for keeps after 76 seconds had expired matters grew more than a smidge too interesting for the Spartans’ liking at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena A comfy 37-22 pad was yanked from beneath M-E on the strength of 11 successive Johnson City points beginning a bit over midway into the third quarter Freshman Phelan set Johnson City’s charge in motion by canning a three-point goal with 3:20 elapsed and Madison Garey followed suit 33 seconds later Phelan made good on an old-school three-pointer in transition and a put-back by Avrie Nannery had JC within 37-33 with 2:44 to play in the third we said in the locker room it was the little things that were going to make the big impact in this second half — having your hand up being in position for rebounding yet pushing back rather than just trying to go get it when they’re taller than us,” said M-E coach Brianna Thompson “When they started getting hot our hands weren’t there on the close-outs for shots or we didn’t get in there and rebound and get (Gabriel) out With a big lead I think we got a little comfortable and we had to rein that back in and say the little things will win this game.’ ” L’Amoreaux began righting Good Ship Spartans with a one-player transition bucket — two crafty behind-the-back dribbles along the path — Anna Fellows struck on the interior and L’Amoreaux went five dribbles on the fast break for a goal and free throw with 48.8 seconds to play in the quarter Yonkoski converted a free throw and L’Amoreaux buried a three-pointer off the dribble and it was 48-33 Johnson City responded with two points over the next 3½ minutes “I think it was just the confidence of the next bucket that really built the team to say we’re OK,’ ” Thompson said “It was just stopping their offensive run that just needed them to snap out of it and say who proceeded to experience foul difficulty — assessed a third midway into the second quarter — was as advertised in that opening quarter her offensive contributions included her first three-pointer on a second-chance attempt of an early possession an airborne catch-and-release goal in the lane and several end-to-end dashes for goals or free throws She was tagged with a second foul on over-aggressiveness in the final minute of the quarter “When you tell her it’s time to play smart and you can’t take those risks any longer Seventy percent is where she needs to be without fouling on our defensive end and she did that when she needed to,” Thompson said