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These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition
These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition New York and Connecticut have no shortage of universities getting national attention for excellence. Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville has been named No. 1 for having the “Best Classroom Experience” among the hundreds of colleges listed in The Princeton Review’s "The 384 Best Colleges: 2019 Edition." Manhattanville College in Purchase, meanwhile, was ranked as having the "Best College Radio Station" nationwide.  Marist College in Poughkeepsie ranked 20th nationwide for the most beautiful campus and eighth for the most popular study abroad program.  In Connecticut, F…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer Killed 8 Days Before Wedding Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer Killed 8 Days Before Wedding
Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer Killed 8 Days Before Wedding Instead of wedding bells and cheers of joy, friends and family members of Carmel Police Officer Gary Pietropaolo Jr.'s, will be mourning the loss of the young officer who died in a crash eight days before his wedding. Pietropaolo, 29, who lived in Fishkill, died Thursday after his motorcycle was struck by a mail truck on Route 301 in Carmel while he was off duty, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. A GoFundMe page, set up to help his fiancée, Jacqueline "Jaci" Krampitz, keep their home and have time to grieve, shows photos of the two smiling and happy with fun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad
Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad The Carmel police officer who was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a U.S. mail truck  in Putnam County late last week is being remembered for his "big heart and contagious laugh." Gary Pietropaolo, 29, was off-duty while driving east on Route 301 in Carmel when he was hit by the postal truck driven by 57-year-old Mary Gosney-Hyatt of  Holmes as she was pulling out of a driveway. around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. Pietropaolo, of Fishkill, graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy in 2011 and began his caree…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled
New $26M Marist Facility Opening Scheduled Marist College plans to complete a $26 million expansion project at its Steel Plant Studio across Route 9 from its main campus in Poughkeepsie by the fall, according to this report.  Major renovations began last summer at the private college of 6,600 students. The completed building will house Marist’s fashion and arts and digital media programs including gallery spaces. The project will triple existing 12,000-square-feet studio and learning space with the new, two-story, 36,000-square-foot addition.  The design incorporates brick, steel, polished concrete, terrazzo, corrugated metal, til…

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by Daily Voice
Sports
Marist Names Head Coach Of MAAC Rival To Take Over Men's Hoops Program Marist Names Head Coach Of MAAC Rival To Take Over Men's Hoops Program
Marist Names Head Coach Of MAAC Rival To Take Over Men's Hoops Program A face familiar to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball fans is taking his talents to Marist College after being hired away from rival St. Peter’s College. Marist College Athletic Director Tim Murray announced the hiring of head basketball coach John Dunne on Wednesday to replace ousted former coach Mike Maker, who was fired last month.  Dunne, who is known for his teams' defensive prowess, is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday morning at McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie. "We're extremely excited to welcome John and his family to th…

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by Zak Failla
Neighbors
VIDEO: Westchester Teen Spreads 'Love, Smiles' With Random Acts Of Kindness VIDEO: Westchester Teen Spreads 'Love, Smiles' With Random Acts Of Kindness
Video: Westchester Teen Spreads 'Love, Smiles' With Random Acts Of Kindness A Westchester teenager’s video showcasing random acts of kindness in Dutchess County has gone viral, with thousands of viewers watching her “spread love, smiles, laughs and kindness.” Eastchester resident Gabriella Ricciardi, 19, a student at Marist College, produced a video showcasing her and her friends handing out dollar bills to unsuspecting strangers around Poughkeepsie in acts of random kindness. The entire video was shot on Ricciardi’s iPhone, with a total budget of just $23. The video was shot and edited together in less than 24 hours, she said. Since it was posted earlier this mon…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Woodbury Common Train Station Plans Draw Praise From Cuomo Woodbury Common Train Station Plans Draw Praise From Cuomo
Woodbury Common Train Station Plans Draw Praise From Cuomo Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to add a Metro-North train station at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. “We are putting a Metro-North station at Woodbury Commons, that way you don’t have to drive, you can take the train,’’ Cuomo said last week during a speech at Marist College, as reported by the Middletown Times-Herald-Record.

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley's First Sake Brewery Opening Hudson Valley's First Sake Brewery Opening
Hudson Valley's First Sake Brewery Opening In a first for the Hudson Valley, the Culinary Institute of America has formed a partnership with Asahi-shuzo, the brewer of Dassai sake, to open a sake brewing factory in Hyde Park. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announced of the newly forged partnership during a visit to Marist College Thursday afternoon. For those not in the know, sake is an alcoholic drink produced from fermenting bran that can be consumed either hot or cold.  Asahi-shuzo, known around the world for its fine sake, is most famous for its Dassai line, which is named in part for revolutionary haiku poet, Masaoka Shiki, who ca…

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by Kathy Reakes