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Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips The Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, a powerful force for change in community health care, died on Tuesday evening, surrounded by loved ones, after a lifetime of distinguished service. A visionary leader, pastor, Community Health Center network founder, and the matriarch of a large and growing family, she helped guide the emergence of patient-led community health care in New York State from its roots in the civil rights movement into the modern era. Rev. Phillips opened the Peekskill Area Ambulatory Health Care Center in 1975 along with three other African American founding mothers: the late…

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Obituaries
Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Who Was Longtime Designer For IBM Dies Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Who Was Longtime Designer For IBM Dies
Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Who Was Longtime Designer For IBM Dies A former supervisor of a Hudson Valley town who was a longtime mechanical designer for IBM has died. Louis Foscaldi, a resident of Highland, New York, and Vero Beach, Florida, died on Wednesday, July 20 at age 91, according to his obituary.  He was born in the Bronx and was a graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School. Foscaldi served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952 through 1954, his obituary said.  He went on to study mechanical engineering and work at IBM as a mechanical designer until 1991. He was also elected and served two terms as the supervisor of the Town of Llo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
NY Times Spotlights A Northern Westchester Hamlet That’s ‘Not Cookie-Cutter’ NY Times Spotlights A Northern Westchester Hamlet That’s ‘Not Cookie-Cutter’
NY Times Spotlights A Northern Westchester Hamlet That’s ‘Not Cookie-Cutter’ A new in-depth feature from The New York Times has highlighted a Westchester County hamlet that is "not cookie-cutter." The news outlet published the story about Chappaqua on Wednesday, June 15, sharing information about the hamlet's real estate, history, schools, and more.  “What’s beautiful about Chappaqua is that it’s not cookie-cutter. We have antiques, Capes, old estates and McMansions -- we have it all," Deena Bouchier, a resident of Chappaqua for 23 years, told The Times. New Castle Town Supervisor Lisa Katz also discussed the sense of community in Chappaqua. Read th…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester
College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester A 22-year-old from Fairfield County who was found dead in his car at Southern Connecticut State University was an American history major and basketball player who attended elementary school in Westchester. Brookfield resident Sean Gallo was found unresponsive in his vehicle that was parked in the West Campus Parking Garage at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, school officials said. Gallo, born in Hong Kong, was a graduate of Brookfield High School, Class of 2015 and received his associate degree from Naugatuck Valley Community College.  He was studying history at SCSU at the ti…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Westchester Community College Marks Return Of Celebrity Salon Series Westchester Community College Marks Return Of Celebrity Salon Series
Westchester Community College Marks Return Of Celebrity Salon Series This year's Westchester Community College Celebrity Salon Series includes national figures from the fields of literature, media, politics and music. As the first series of its kind in Westchester County, these events continue to attract top names who help the Westchester Community College Foundation raise funds for student scholarships.  All events take place in private homes; the series will be held as follows: Presidential Profiles Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. Hosts: Theresa and Mark Stagg Location: Purchase  Guest: H.W. Brands History professor H.W. Brands likes to say that he pushe…

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