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Thousands Raised For Area First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands Raised For Area First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer
Thousands Raised For Area First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands of dollars in donations have poured in for a Hudson Valley first responder whose 3-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. Cillian McNamee was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that affects the nervous system, on Monday, March 14, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser's description. The GoFundMe set up to support the McNamee family has received more than $41,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Wednesday, March 23.  According to the fundraiser's description, Cillian's father Richard McNamee is the assistant chief of the New Paltz Rescue Squad in Ulster County and wor…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Zachary Schwartz Of Brewster, Passionate Baseball Player, Dies At 14 Zachary Schwartz Of Brewster, Passionate Baseball Player, Dies At 14
Zachary Schwartz Of Brewster, Passionate Baseball Player, Dies At 14 Zachary Harrison Schwartz, of Brewster, who loved the game of baseball as well as other sports, died Sunday, Sept. 1 at age 14. Zachary who was known as "Z" to his family and friends, fought a "courageous battle against leukemia," according to his obituary. He was born May 28, 2005, in Danbury, the son of Marc and Joelle (West) Schwartz. He attended Brewster Schools. Zach was athletic and loved school, the obituary noted, adding that "he was a great teammate to have, playing basketball, football and baseball on the local teams. He truly loved the game of baseball and his Brewster Bombers t…

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by Donna Christopher