Retired Riverside Teacher Leaves Final Gift to Middle School

Retired Riverside teacher leaves final gift to middle school

This summer, the gymnasium at Riverside Middle School is undergoing a transformation, one brushstroke at a time. At the heart of the project is retired educator Lauren Espinoza, who, after 13 years at Riverside and a 32-year career in education, is leaving behind more than memories — she’s leaving a masterpiece. Espinoza is painting a mural featuring a Viking ship cutting through waves, framed by a fiery sunset and soon to be crashing through a …

Part-time Brookfield worker retires after 50 years - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield’s part-time jack-of-all-trades has officially left the building. Roger Nothnagel first joined the village in April 1975 as an auxiliary police officer. In 1980, he was hired as an electrical inspector for Brookfield, a role he maintained for decades until his retirement this year. “Back then, the building department was run by the fire department, so, essentially, I was a paid-on-call firefighter,” he told the Landmark. “It wasn’t too…