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Broadcasting Executive, Volunteer Fireman From New England Dies At Age 56
A broadcasting executive who was a volunteer fireman in the region has died at age 56.
Queens native Kevin J. Breen, who grew up in Connecticut and lived in New York's Hudson Valley, died Tuesday, April 5.
He was raised in Fairfield County, in the town of Ridgefield, and was a resident of the village of Montebello, in Rockland County, NY, for the last 18 years, according to his obituary posted by Kane Funeral Home in Ridgefield, which is handling his arrangements.
After graduating from Marist College, he enjoyed a long-term career in broadcast operations, including 17 years at the NBA as S…
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Covid-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol
Kyrie Irving is now unofficially the least of the Brooklyn Nets’ COVID-19 concerns.
With nearly a dozen players placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the league announced that the Nets’ games on Sunday, Dec. 19 against the Denver Nuggets and Tuesday, Dec. 21 against the Washington Wizards were to be postponed.
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Covid-19: Those Who Test Positive After Recovering Are Not Contagious, Study Says
A new study found that people who recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive did not transmit the virus to others in close proximity.
Researchers evaluated more than 3,500 NBA players and staff who were in a “bubble” for last season’s playoff run to evaluate who contracted COVID-19, recovered, and were contagious.
In total, researchers studied the data of 3,648 players, staff, and vendors who were forced to undergo daily COVID-19 testing between June 11, and Oct. 19 last year.
During the 2020 NBA playoffs, the league created an isolation zone at Walt Disney World in Florida that was l…