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Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland County Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland County Firefighter, School Bus Driver
Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland County Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community members, firefighters, schoolchildren, friends, and family are "heartbroken" over the sudden passing of a popular Hudson Valley firefighter and school bus driver. Rockland County resident Matthew M. Duffy, age 57, of Orangeburg, died on Thursday, April 25. Duffy was the Deputy Director of Plant Facilities at Rockland Psychiatric Center for 37 years before retiring in 2021. After retirement, his obituary said that he worked for Peter Brega as a school bus driver for the Nyack school district.  He was an active life member of the Orangeburg Fire Department for 42 years and a m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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39-Year-Old Father Of 6 From Pine Bush Killed In Crash 'Brightened Many Days' 39-Year-Old Father Of 6 From Pine Bush Killed In Crash 'Brightened Many Days'
39-Year-Old Father Of 6 From Pine Bush Killed In Crash 'Brightened Many Days' Friends and loved ones are mourning the death of a 39-year-old father of six who was killed in a three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. Orange County resident Jeffrey Griffin, of Pine Bush, died Friday, Aug. 19, from injuries sustained in a wreck that occurred in the Town of Crawford, police said. Original Report: 39-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash At Town Of Crawford Intersection Investigators said Griffin was a passenger in a 2005 Chevy Equinox that collided with a 1995 Chevy van at the intersection of Route 17K and Route 302. The Equinox then struck a 2018 Honda Civic traveling n…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Arrangements Made For Area Funeral Home Director Fatally Shot By Former Employee Arrangements Made For Area Funeral Home Director Fatally Shot By Former Employee
Arrangements Made For Area Funeral Home Director Fatally Shot By Former Employee Arrangements have been made for the funeral director who was shot and killed by a former worker last week. Noe Hamer, 42, the director of T.J. McGowan Sons Funeral Home died after being shot by New City resident Gerard F. "Jerry" O’Sullivan around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6 at the company's location in Haverstraw. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at T.J. McGowan Sons' location on North Central Highway in Garnerville on both Thursday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 14. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at St. Peter's & St. Mar…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Fiercely Loyal, Compassionate' Nicholas Theobald Of Wayne Dies In Mother's Arms 'Fiercely Loyal, Compassionate' Nicholas Theobald Of Wayne Dies In Mother's Arms
'Fiercely Loyal, Compassionate' Nicholas Theobald Of Wayne Dies In Mother's Arms Nicholas J. Theobald of Wayne died Monday, Aug. 6 in his mother's arms. He was 33 years old. More than $1,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched by Nicholas' mom Elizabeth Wells as of Sunday for his funeral. Born and raised in Wayne, Nicholas graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 2003 and went on to attend Morris County Community College. There, he studied criminal justice and in 2006 went to the Roman Academy of Beauty Culture in Hawthorne. He worked as a laborer in the construction industry. Caring, giving and fiercely loyal,  Nicholas was protective of those he c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Courtney O’Connell, Former HS Cheerleader In Hudson Valley, Dies At 20 Courtney O’Connell, Former HS Cheerleader In Hudson Valley, Dies At 20
Courtney O’Connell, Former HS Cheerleader In Hudson Valley, Dies At 20 Courtney Elizabeth O’Connell, a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, died on Sunday, Jan. 28. She was 20 years old. She was a student at New Rochelle High School where she was an exceptional member of the cheerleading team. She also loved basketball and could often be seen wearing her “12″ jersey with a ball in her hand. Later, she attended Westchester Community College and was seeking a career in nursing. Courtney was born on April 11, 1997 in New Rochelle to Jeremiah Brennan and Kim O’Connell.  She is survived by her mother Kim, her sister Ashley Brennan, her grandmother Elizabeth O’Conn…

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