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Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas
Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas A United State Army sergeant from the Hudson Valley who has been indicted in the murder of an area man was due to be deployed overseas Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 29, of Newburgh was apprehended at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. The indictment stems from a homicide investigation conducted by the New York State Police, in collaboration with the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office into the death of Daniel Spotards, a 41-year-old father of two, whose body was found at the end of his driveway by a sanitatio…
83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree 83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree
83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree SUNY Empire State College will celebrate the class of 2021 during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, June 5, and among more than 2,500 graduates will be 83-year-old Sheldon Friedland, a Yonkers resident who says that he has now realized a “lifelong pursuit.” A former business owner and beloved family man, Friedland will join 2,761 SUNY Empire State graduates on Saturday as he adds earning a bachelor’s degree to his long list of accomplishments. Friedland said that the decision to pursue his degree in his 80s was to fulfill a commitment he made as a teen while taking courses at Brooklyn College…
Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley
Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind of the Watergate burglary, was laid to rest in the Hudson Valley where his public life began. Liddy, who died on Tuesday, March 30, at the age of 90, is known for his role in the Watergate break-in that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. He started his career as an attorney in Poughkeepsie and later became an assistant district attorney in Dutchess County in the 1960s where he fought hard against drug abuse. Liddy, who also had worked as an FBI agent and was an Army veteran, lost a primary run for Congress in 1968 against Hamilton Fish…