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Fordham Prep

Yonkers, NY
Obituaries
David Diaz, Award-Winning TV Reporter For WCBS, WNBC, Dies David Diaz, Award-Winning TV Reporter For WCBS, WNBC, Dies
David Diaz, Award-Winning TV Reporter For Wcbs, Wnbc, Dies David Diaz, whose career as an award-winning TV news reporter in New York City spanned three decades, has died. He was 82.  His death, which occurred last week, was announced on Monday, March 17 by WCBS. Following 15 years with WNBC-TV, Diaz spent 12 years at CBS New York. A native of Puerto Rico, Diaz relocated to upper Manhattan during his childhood. He earned a master's degree from Columbia after graduating from City College and Fordham Prep. In a video tribute to Diaz, CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice Dubois described Diaz as "a reporter's reporter," and a quintessential…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Syracuse University Student, 18, From Westchester Remembered For His Engaging Personality Syracuse University Student, 18, From Westchester Remembered For His Engaging Personality
Syracuse University Student, 18, From Westchester Remembered For His Engaging Personality A Syracuse University first-year student from Westchester who died suddenly earlier this week is being remembered for his high energy and engaging personality. John “Jack” Howard Lundin of the Crestwood section of Yonkers, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 14. He was 18. He was born on June 20, 2002, in White Plains. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary School and the School of the Annunciation. He graduated from Fordham Prep in 2020.  Jack was studying magazine, news, and digital journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.  He had …

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by Daily Voice
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
TRIBUTE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others TRIBUTE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others
Tribute: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others It was only a few days before he was struck crossing the street in front of the Bergenfield apartment complex where he lived that 76-year-old Robert Armbruster was laughing and sharing memories with former colleagues let go from New Jersey’s largest newspaper a decade ago. Although his professional life was spent as a longtime copy editor at The Star-Ledger, Robert Armbruster devoted himself to helping others – building libraries for seminaries and schools in the Philippines and serving meals to the homeless in and around Bergenfield. Prayers were raised after word spread that Ambruster, fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others UPDATE: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others
Update: Veteran Newsman/Church Historian From Bergenfield Devoted Himself To Others It was only a few days before he was struck crossing the street in front of the Bergenfield apartment complex where he lived that 76-year-old Robert Armbruster was laughing and sharing memories with former colleagues let go from New Jersey’s largest newspaper a decade ago. Although his professional life was spent as a longtime copy editor at The Star-Ledger, Robert Armbruster devoted himself to helping others – building libraries for seminaries and schools in the Philippines and serving meals to the homeless in and around Bergenfield. Prayers were raised after word spread that Ambruster, fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Sports
Wesleyan Wins First National Lacrosse Title, Aided By Westchester Players Wesleyan Wins First National Lacrosse Title, Aided By Westchester Players
Wesleyan Wins First National Lacrosse Title, Aided By Westchester Players Wesleyan University's men's lacrosse team won its first-ever NCAA Division III championship on Sunday, aided by the efforts of several former high school standouts from the area. The Cardinals, playing in their first-ever title game, defeated two-time defending national champion Salisbury 8-6 in Foxborough, Mass. Salisbury was looking for its 13th national championship. Wesleyan jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first quarter as the Cardinals capitalized on several big offensive opportunities while shutting down Salisbury with a zone defense. Salisbury then answered with a run of its own,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sports
Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final
Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final Wesleyan University's men's lacrosse team has advanced to the NCAA Division III championship game on Memorial Day weekend and several former high school standouts from Fairfield and Westchester counties are a big reason why. The Cardinals upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten RIT 19-18 on Sunday afternoon in Rochester and will play either two-time defending national champion Salisbury or Gettysburg in the title game in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday, May 27. Former New Canaan High School star Harry Stanton, a senior attackman, had six goals for the Cardinals. Senior midfielder Cole Turpin,…

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by Joe Lombardi