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Area Family Adopts Teens After Death Of Mother Area Family Adopts Teens After Death Of Mother
Area Family Adopts Teens After Death Of Mother A pair of Rockland County first responders have found a new way to save some lives. The community is rallying around New City residents Carol and Marc Ackerman, who have agreed to take in a pair of teenagers who lost their mother to breast cancer earlier this month at the age of 37. In response, the Ackermans - Carol is an EMT with the New City Ambulance Corp. and Marc is a volunteer firefighter - agreed to take in Molly and Eli Kaye - who they met at Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring eight years ago - who will become their legal guardians following legal proceedings. “We promised to keep …

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by Zak Failla
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Community Rallies Around 9-Month-Old Daughter Of Westchester Native, 47 Community Rallies Around 9-Month-Old Daughter Of Westchester Native, 47
Community Rallies Around 9-Month-Old Daughter Of Westchester Native, 47 A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been created for the daughter of a Fairfield County businessman who hails from the Hudson Valley who suddenly passed away last week. Edward “Ted” K. Dell’Abate, a native of Pound Ridge and founder of Phaedrus Technologies in Manhattan, died on Feb. 12 after a brief battle with cancer. He most recently worked at Bridgewater Associates in Westport, Conn. In response to his death, the fundraising campaign was started for his infant daughter, Matilda, who is 9-months old. In one weekend, more than $3,000 was raised. “Ted was overcome after a very brief battl…

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by Zak Failla