Thursday, officials at the Family Y, on Wheeler Road, broke ground on a new pool. The pool is handicapped accessible and is named in honor of Katie York, a former aquatics instructor who died last year while battling viral encephalitis.

A talented swimmer and Family Y volunteer will soon have a special-needs pool built and named in her memory. 20-year old Katie York died last May after falling ill with viral encephalitis, when she was 17. She had been a competitive swimmer, but after she got sick, she made it her mission to help others with disabilities swim and benefit from pool time.