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Viewfinder: Mills Pond Elementary Honors Former Educator With Tree Planting

Tracy Ochs, a teacher who died in 2010 of pancreatic cancer, was honored with a tree planting ceremony at Mills Pond Elementary Tuesday.

A tree planting ceremony and dedication was held at Mills Pond Elementary Tuesday afternoon to honor Tracy Ochs, a teacher who died in 2010 of pancreatic cancer. Ochs was a teacher at Mills Pond and a parent of a St. James Elementary student.

Smithtown Patch photographer Michael Simckowitz was at the ceremony to capture the emotional festivities.


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