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‘He Was Just Wonderful’: Tributes Pour In Following Death Of Longtime Teacher In Region ‘He Was Just Wonderful’: Tributes Pour In Following Death Of Longtime Teacher In Region
‘He Was Just Wonderful’: Tributes Pour In Following Death Of Longtime Teacher In Region Loved ones and former students are mourning the loss of a longtime teacher in the region. Albany County resident Walter Lipka, of Cohoes, died Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the age of 86 at Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston. His death followed a two-month battle with sepsis, according to his obituary. A native of Cohoes, Lipka served in the US Army as a military police officer in the early 1960s. He later received his bachelor’s degree in art education from Suny New Paltz and a master’s degree in Studio Art from UAlbany. His love for art landed him a teaching job in the Cohoes City School Distric…

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Ex-Yankees Star Mariano Rivera Sells Hudson Valley Home At $2M Loss: Report Ex-Yankees Star Mariano Rivera Sells Hudson Valley Home At $2M Loss: Report
Ex-Yankees Star Mariano Rivera Sells Hudson Valley Home At $2M Loss: Report Retired Yankees pitcher and Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera has sold his longtime home in Westchester County. Rivera and his wife, Clara, unloaded the 13,000 square-foot, nine-bedroom mansion, located in Rye, for $3.783 million, as was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The home hit the market in 2020 for $3.995 million and the buyer spent the past year renting the home for nearly $19,000 a month, according to the outlet. Despite the impressive sale price, the Riveras actually took a loss, having purchased the home for $5.7 million in 2006, the report says. Sitting on 1.2 acres, the …

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