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27-Year-Old Former HS Hockey Player Born In Suffern Dies Suddenly On His 'Dream Trip'
A former high school hockey player in the Hudson Valley who was a well-known videographer and environmental enthusiast died while on a "dream trip" to Chile to hike the Patagonia region of the Andes Mountains.
Rockland County native Brian Kilduff, age 27, of West Haverstraw, died suddenly on Friday, Dec. 29 after becoming ill while in Chile.
He was born in Suffern, on Wednesday, March 20, 1996, and graduated from North Rockland High School where he played hockey, according to his obituary.
"Everyone who knew Brian knew how much he loved hockey," his obituary said.
He went on to recei…
Phillip Hayward, Lab Chemist In Rockland, Dies At 23
Quick wit. Sharp humor. A bright light and unique character.
This is how Phillip Hayward, a lab chemist in Rockland County, is being remembered.
The native of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey died on Monday, Aug. 24 at 23 years old -- but his legacy lives on, thanks to a GoFundMe launched by Gabrielle Rodriguez in his memory.
The $11,800 that had been raised as of Tuesday morning will be donated to "The Trevor Project" in Phillip's name. The American non-profit organization focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth.
A Northern Hig…
Big Fish: Massive, 14-Foot Atlantic Sturgeon Spotted In Hudson River
At first, it came as a shock. Then it quickly turned into a happy discovery.
Researchers aboard a boat using a special sonar system on the Hudson River spotted a huge fish that turned out to be an Atlantic sturgeon more than 14 feet in length.
The discovery, which occurred last summer at Hyde Park in Dutchess County, is detailed in an article published this week by National Geographic.
"When I first saw it, I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’ ” John A. Madsen, a University Delaware geologist, who was accompanied by Dewayne A. Fox of Delaware State University, is quoted as saying in…
