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Nationwide Support Pours In For Toddler Who Lost Both Parents In July 4th Parade Mass Shooting
From every corner of the country, donations are pouring in for a 2-year-old boy whose parents were gunned down in the parade shooting in a northern Chicago suburb that left six dead and dozens wounded.
Kevin, age 37, and Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, the parents of little Aiden McCarthy, were killed on Monday, July 4th protecting their son as a shooter opened fire on an excited crowd lined up to watch the annual parade.
Aiden was found wandering the street after the shooting, in which his father had laid on top of his son to protect him during the rampage.
Police took…
Westchester Marketing Professional, Mom Of Two Teens Dies At 49
A Westchester County woman known as a successful marketing professional and devoted mother of two has died at the age of 49.
Heather Paltz Ughetta, of Larchmont, died on Thursday, Dec. 16, according to her obituary.
She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Ted Ughetta, and her children, 17-year-old Teddy and 14-year-old Caroline.
She is also survived by her mother, Carole Paltz, and two siblings.
Paltz Ughetta was raised in Manlius and worked in marketing and communications at IBM and Accenture, her obituary said.
"A slow judge of fast horses, Heather had a sharp wit, a bri…
