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New City Fire Department Honors Old-Timers New City Fire Department Honors Old-Timers
New City Fire Department Honors Old-Timers NEW CITY, N.Y. --  Once a year, the "old-timers" of the New City Fire Department will hold a dinner to catch up with each other, but the funny thing is, most of them still work together. Recently, the group held their dinner at the firehouse to not only get together, but to also honor those who have become Life Members and have reached other milestones in their careers. One of those honored this year included Artie Kunz Sr., who recently marked 50 years of service in the department.  According to the department, Kunz is still one of their most active drivers, a sign, they say, of…

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by K Reakes
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Rockland Winter Coat Drive To Benefit Local Families Rockland Winter Coat Drive To Benefit Local Families
Rockland Winter Coat Drive To Benefit Local Families ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Now that the cold weather has arrived, there are hundreds of residents in Rockland County who have to worry about putting food on their tables and simply don't have the money to purchase a warm coat or sweater to help keep them, and their children warm. To help make sure all Rockland residents are bundled up this year, Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul (D-Nanuet) and Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe (D-Montebello) have partnered with People to People to conduct a Winter Coat Drive in hopes that residents will clean out their closets and donate to those in need.…

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by K Reakes
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Hudson Valley Hero Teen Receives State's Highest Honor Hudson Valley Hero Teen Receives State's Highest Honor
Hudson Valley Hero Teen Receives State's Highest Honor MAHOPAC, N.Y. - A reunion of the very best kind took place Wednesday evening inside Carmel's Town Hall in Mahopac. Mahopac 19-year-old Cullen Malzo - who pulled two teenage girls from a car wreck in the waters of Lake Mahopac on Nov. 10 - was reunited with the girls and honored for his brave actions in front of local and state officials in an emotional ceremony, as the rescued girls and their families, as well as relatives of Malzo, watched teary-eyed from the audience. "In life, God puts you where you're supposed to be," State Sen. Terrence Murphy said of Malzo. "And on Nov.…

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by Skip Pearlman
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Group Of Rockland Buddies Tailgate For Cause Group Of Rockland Buddies Tailgate For Cause
Group Of Rockland Buddies Tailgate For Cause EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A group of friends are throwing a tailgate to remember at MetLife stadium. The Tailgate With A Cause goes back to 1998 in Section 16H — before the reconstruction.  There were lamb chops, beer and card games galore... but the group wanted to do more.  In 2007, the 16H-ers' tailgate became a nonprofit organization and have since raised thousands of dollars for several beneficiaries. The Tailgate With A Cause will be partying for Pop.Earth on Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m., before the Giants face the Devils at MetLife Stadium in Lot L1. Pop.Earth is dedicated to providing holi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother
Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother DEMAREST, N.J. — A Demarest teen is keeping up with a tradition he started in 2010 to lift his family’s spirits following his mother’s death. Daniel Eisenberg, a sophomore at NV/Demarest, has sequenced music to go with the blinking and twinkling 110,000 lights adorning his Evergreen Place home. The 16-year-old is being sponsored by the American Heart Association and is collecting money in honor of his late mother, Lena — who died of a sudden heart attack — to donate to the organization. “It’s always just been a couple of lights,” Daniel told Daily Voice. “But it means so much to us.” Deco…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Veterans Christmas Dinner Distribution Will Be Coming To Rockland Veterans Christmas Dinner Distribution Will Be Coming To Rockland
Veterans Christmas Dinner Distribution Will Be Coming To Rockland SLOATSBURG, N.Y. --  Four years ago Richard Jarcho decided he wanted to do something special to give back to the what he calls the "forgotten" veterans in Sloatsburg and the surrounding communities.  That something special has turned out to be one of the biggest food giveaways that happens at least four times a year to needy veterans throughout the area.  "The first year we collected enough turkeys for 35 veterans," said Richard Jarcho of Spring Valley who founded what's called the Veterans Angels Foundation. "This year we hope to top 200 dinners during our annual h…

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by K Reakes
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VanderRECORD: Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Announces 'Perfectly Imperfect' EP VanderRECORD: Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Announces 'Perfectly Imperfect' EP
VanderRecord: Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Announces 'Perfectly Imperfect' EP She started the autumn as a newly minted millionaire and the season 11 winner of the hit television show “America’s Got Talent.” According to her Twitter account, she’ll start the winter by releasing her first record. By just about every measure, Suffern’s Grace VanderWaal has had a dynamite year. The 12-year-old spent the summer competing on the top-rated television show, earning millions of fans and praise from a panel of judges, including the historically hard-to-please Simon Cowell, who compared her to pop sensation Taylor Swift. In September, she became the show’s season winner, taki…

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by James O'Rourke
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Rockland Couple Celebrates Five Years Of Love With Boy Adopted From Taiwan Rockland Couple Celebrates Five Years Of Love With Boy Adopted From Taiwan
Rockland Couple Celebrates Five Years Of Love With Boy Adopted From Taiwan Who: Linie and Joe Rand of Nyack What: 5 years ago this month, they adopted a baby boy, Jake, from Taiwan Also: November is National Adoption Month. Learn more at Adopt.org. ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Linie and Joe Rand traveled to the Far East five years ago to close the chapter of a book fraught with anxiety, nervousness and despair. In doing so, they opened another that filled the lives of the Nyack couple with joy, anticipation and love. The Rands picked up their adopted son, Jake, in Taiwan five years ago this month. The adoption process required three years to complete, and capped a fiv…

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by Tom Renner
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Stony Point's 'Finicky Foodie' Finds Faithful Following On Instagram Stony Point's 'Finicky Foodie' Finds Faithful Following On Instagram
Stony Point's 'Finicky Foodie' Finds Faithful Following On Instagram Who: Alyssa DiPalma, Stony Point On Instagram: At Finicky Foodie Top 3 Foods to photograph: Pizza, macaroni and cheese, french fries STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Even the finickiest of eaters enjoys food. Alyssa DiPalma of Stony Point is a perfect example. DiPalma started posting pictures about two years ago under the handle “finickyfoodie” on Instagram. She has amassed 10,800 followers, mostly from around the region. She posts pictures of anything food related -- in one 14-hour span last week shoe posted pictures of a coffee cup, a dish from Chipotle and a scrumptious and novel cupcake. They attra…

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by Tom Renner
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Community Rallies For Police Dispatcher In Rockland Who Lost Daughter Community Rallies For Police Dispatcher In Rockland Who Lost Daughter
Community Rallies For Police Dispatcher In Rockland Who Lost Daughter SUFFERN. N.Y. -- The Suffern community has come together to support the family of a police dispatcher who lost their 3-year-old daughter, Harper Ayva Fried, in a tragic accident in their home. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Aaron Fried and his wife Erica. You can access the page by clicking here.

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by Daily Voice
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Devastation In Haiti Hits Home For First Responder From Spring Valley Devastation In Haiti Hits Home For First Responder From Spring Valley
Devastation In Haiti Hits Home For First Responder From Spring Valley SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- For the second time in six years, Spring Valley’s Jackie Cassagnol traveled to witness firsthand devastation in Haiti. She came away more heartbroken from the pain of a recent hurricane than she did in 2010, when an earthquake ravaged the island. “It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen,’’ said Cassagnol, who started Worldwide Community First Responder (WCFR) in the wake of the earthquake six years ago. “I went to areas that were never visited since the hurricane. There are places that before the hurricane, there were houses. Now it’s just land. It’s rubble. There was stil…

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by Tom Renner
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Stony Point Lake Plunge Raises $25K For Special Olympics Stony Point Lake Plunge Raises $25K For Special Olympics
Stony Point Lake Plunge Raises $25K For Special Olympics STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Dozens of volunteers from as young as 8 to people in their 60s, including many athletes, took a dip in frigid Lake Welch waters in Stony Point earlier this month. The fundraiser garnered $25,000 for Special Olympics New York for the Hudson Valley region. The money came from pledges for participants willing to take the Freezin' for a Reason Rockland Polar Plunge. Donations came also from Chestnut Ridge Transportation bus company in Spring Valley ($2,500) and Somers Lions Club ($1,000). "It was 42 degrees that day and with the wind felt more like in the 30s," s…

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by Donna Christopher