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Beloved Hudson Valley Mother Of 3 Dies At Age 50
A Hudson Valley mother of three has died at the age of 50.
Dutchess County resident Jennifer J. Strang-Thrasher, of Wassaic, died on Sunday, February 4, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
Strang-Thrasher, born in Connecticut in the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, was a graduate of Dover High School and Dutchess Community College.
She was a direct care worker at Cardinal Hayes Home for Children in Millbrook, for 30 years, according to her obituary.
In addition to her mother, Boonie (Coons) Strang of Wassaic, and her husband, Daryl Thrasher of Poughkeepsie, she is s…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Over 100,000 In Connecticut: Here Are Communities With Most Outages
A powerful storm packed with damaging winds has knocked out power to more than 100,000 across Connecticut.
As of around 7:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Eversource is reporting 97,652, with United Illuminating reporting another 3,447.
Among the communities with the most outages:
Danbury: 4,729
Simsbury: 4,626
Newtown: 3,042
East Haddam: 2,704
Litchfield: 2,603
Clinton: 2,415
New Milford: 2,373
East Hartford: 2,313
Hebron: 2,150
Monroe: 1,750
Ridgefield: 1,639
Wilton: 1,581
Lebanon: 1,572
Sharon: 1,444
Southbury: 1,390
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Former Supervisor At Reader's Digest In Westchester Dies At Age 63
A man who worked at Reader's Digest in Westchester County for decades has died at the age of 63.
Dutchess County resident Robert Riley-Brown, of Wappingers Falls, died at New York Presbyterian Milstein Heart Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, according to his obituary.
He was born in the Litchfield County town of Sharon, Connecticut.
According to his obituary, Riley-Brown worked as a supervisor at the Global Data Center at Reader's Digest in Pleasantville for 27 years, and he later worked at IBM in Poughkeepsie, his obituary said.
Riley-Brown had a love of the outdoors, off-roading, f…
