'Ms. P,' as she was affectionately known by her students, spent more than a decade directing the band program at Farmingdale and helped to build it from the ground up.
Community members is holding a wake Tuesday night for beloved Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere killed in I-84 bus crash. Anthony Carlo has the details.Family, friends, students and staff gathered to say goodbye to beloved Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere Tuesday.
Under her leadership, the Farmingdale wind ensemble earned ratings of 3 Golds and 10 Gold with distinctions at the highest level of the New York State School Music Association. All across Long Island, students and educators wore green, Farmingdale High School's color, in solidarity.
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