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College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University
College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University The body of a 23-year-old college student from New Jersey was found following a house fire near his university. Patrick Romano, of Toms River, died following Saturday's blaze at a home on Wyoming Avenue in Niagara Falls -- about a mile from Niagara University, where Romano was a junior, university officials said. The fire broke out at a Wyoming Avenue home around 5 a.m. Saturday, and took approximately two hours to control. The cause was under investigation. Romano attended Toms River High School East, where he was a member of the varsity hockey team.  He joined Niagara University's Purp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91 Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91
Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91 Charles John Koester of Glen Rock, known to many as Chuck, died on April 18 in his home, with his loving wife Mildred (Millie) at his side, after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s.  Charles was born in Niagara Falls, NY on January 26, 1929 to Carl John and Helen Hogan Koester. After graduating from Fostoria High School in 1946, he received a B.S. in physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1950 and his Ph.D. in physics and optics from the University of Rochester in 1955.   He married Mildred Ruby Thompson of Wilmerding, PA on July 18, 1953. Professionally, Dr. Koester …

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of the family.  A Perth Amboy man told NBC 4 his daughter was fatally injured along with two other family members when a suspected drunk driver ran a stop sign in upstate New York early Sunday and crashed into the side of their SUV.  Robinson Hernandez told the station that Kiara Hernandez, 4, was killed alongside the girl’s mother and grandmother in Sheldon, N.Y., near Buffalo. The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the r…

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by Paul Milo