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'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident 'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident
'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident What began as a romantic getaway ended in tragedy when a New York man presumably drowned in a kayaking accident mere yards from his fiancée just days after they got engaged. The incident unfolded Friday, June 9, in Washington State’s Olympic National Park, in Lake Crescent, according to the National Park Service. The lake is approximately 100 miles northwest of Seattle. According to park officials, 37-year-old Long Island resident Travis Valenti, of Massapequa, was kayaking with his fiancée near the Log Cabin Resort when his kayak began taking on water. He tried paddling to shore, but eve…

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Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park
Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park Updated story: Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito, Authorities Say Police investigating the disappearances of 22-year-old New York native Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who also grew up on Long Island, have obtained some cell phone tracking data for them, according to a brand-new report. Authorities are meanwhile searching a national park in Wyoming for Petito, who went missing while traveling across the country in her van with Laundrie, both of whom are from the hamlet of Blue Point in Suffolk County. The 22-year-old's last known location was…

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Hudson Valley Man Gets Banned From Yellowstone National Park Hudson Valley Man Gets Banned From Yellowstone National Park
Hudson Valley Man Gets Banned From Yellowstone National Park A Hudson Valley resident was one of two men who will spend time behind bars after being banned from Yellowstone National Park for trespassing in a forbidden area. Ulster County resident Ryan Goetz, 25, of Woodstock, and Colorado resident Eric Schefflin, 20, pleaded guilty to trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser at the National Park, and were sentenced to 10 days in jail and have been banned from the park for five years. Both men were also fined $500 and face five years of unsupervised probation. On Sept. 10 last year, employees and visitors reportedly saw the pair walking on the …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Slice Of History: Johnny's Of Westchester Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit Slice Of History: Johnny's Of Westchester Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit
Slice Of History: Johnny's Of Westchester Chosen For Prestigious Pizza Exhibit The owners of a Westchester restaurant renowned for its thin-crust pizza will share some of their secrets -- along with their praised pies -- during a special exhibit next week at Ellis Island, “A Slice of History: Pizza in America.” Johnny's of Mount Vernon is one of only five pizzerias selected for the special exhibit, scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday, June 12, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Free pizza will be served from ovens outside the entrance to the museum. A band will spice up the celebratory mood. Co-sponsoring the event are the National Park …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb
Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb UPDATE: Hours after a protestor climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty -- insisting she wouldn't relent "until all of the children have been released" --- specially-trained police followed her up and took her into custody. As the hours passed, NBC4 New York showed police negotiating with the woman and very slowly inching their way toward her. The network then cut away for a few minutes only to return showing the officers seizing the protestor -- only a few hours before the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show was to begin. "She is telling police that she will not come dow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's
Lifelong Area Resident Loses Battle With Early Onset Alzheimer's Deborah L. Miller, a lifelong area resident, lost her battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease on March 16 at home with her family by her side. She was 64. Born in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 18, 1953, she was the daughter of John and Christina Merte Whiten. Her father predeceased her and her mother survives. She worked for the National Park Service for 30 years as a museum aide and was also a member of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Robert A. Miller of Hyde Park; two daughters, Chrystal and Cara Miller, both of Hyde Park; gran…

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