Woodmere resident is engaged

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Valerie Perrotta, of Woodmere, and now a special education teacher at Lawrence Elementary School, and Christopher Chiarrappa, from Elmont, are engaged. The couple is planning a wedding for fall next year.

Perrotta earned her Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Connecticut and her master’s degree in special education from Hofstra University.

Chiarrappa earned his Bachelor of Science in marketing from Caldwell University in New Jersey. He is currently employed as a business analyst manager at Meltwater in New York City.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Michael and Ellen Perrotta, of Woodmere. The prospective groom is the son of Vito and Patricia Chiarrappa, from Elmont.