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Vehicular Homicide: Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver From Dutchess Vehicular Homicide: Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver From Dutchess
Vehicular Homicide: Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver From Dutchess Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, age 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
COVID-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus COVID-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus
Covid-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state and a retired four-star general, has died at age 84 of COVID-19 related complications. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,"  Powell's family wrote on Facebook on Monday morning, Oct. 18. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great America." Powell's family said he had been vaccinated. Powell was known as the epitome of a soldier-statesman who put his country and family above all…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone' Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone'
Yorktown Heights' Ken Allen Dies Of COVID, High School Teacher Who 'Could Befriend Anyone' It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Kenneth Mitchell Allen on April 14, 2020, a victim of COVID-19. Ken was born May 25, 1936 in the Bronx, the son of Nathan and Jeanette (Fisherman) Allen. He graduated from Morris High School and then entered the army. He served in Germany during the Korean war from 1954 to 1956 as a radio operator. He first planned on making it his career but quickly realized that it was not the career for him.  After being honorably discharged from the Army, he attended City College of New York where he met Marcia Bonchek. Marcia would admit she hated …

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by Daily Voice
Schools
These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World
These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World Do you know someone who attends college in New York or did you get a degree from one? According to the Center for World University Rankings, New York state is home to at least 17 of the world's top 1,000 higher education institutions. Five of the top-ranked colleges are affiliated with the State University of New York. Here are how New York's universities rank internationally and nationally. 1. Columbia University, eighth globally and sixth in the U.S. 2. Cornell University, 14th globally and 11th in the nation.  3. New York University, 25th worldwide and 20th in the U.S. 4. Rockefeller …

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by Jon Craig