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What Happened To Julio Ramirez?: 25-Year-Old Killed After Night Out In NYC What Happened To Julio Ramirez?: 25-Year-Old Killed After Night Out In NYC
What Happened To Julio Ramirez?: 25-Year-Old Killed After Night Out In NYC The family and friends of a 25-year-old are searching for answers after he was found dead in a taxi in New York City. The story of the death of Long Island native Julio Ramirez, began on Wednesday, April 20, when the young social worker met up with a friend for a night out in Hell’s Kitchen, reported NBC News. The two men visited several bars with their last stop being the Ritz Bar and Lounge, a gay venue, located in the neighborhood's Restaurant Row, NBC reported. While at the bar, the two became separated, and the last time Ramirez was seen alive, NBC said was on a nearby security camer…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Preston 'Sandy' Scher, Retired Chief City Court Judge, Deputy Mayor In Westchester, Dies Preston 'Sandy' Scher, Retired Chief City Court Judge, Deputy Mayor In Westchester, Dies
Preston 'Sandy' Scher, Retired Chief City Court Judge, Deputy Mayor In Westchester, Dies A former Chief City Court Judge and Deputy Mayor in New Rochelle died at the age of 81 in Westchester. Preston Sandford “Sandy” Scher died in Westchester on Sunday, Feb. 21, his family announced. Born Jan. 21, 1940, in Queens, to Robert Scher and Sylvia Fisher Scher, he made Dean’s Honor Roll at the University at Buffalo where he graduated with a B.A. in philosophy in 1961, where he was a captain of the school’s fencing team. Scher received a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1964, where he graduated with honors.  The same year, Scher married Valerie Fernebok, and they settled in New R…

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by Zak Failla
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College Student From Port Chester In Suspected Hazing Incident Dies College Student From Port Chester In Suspected Hazing Incident Dies
College Student From Port Chester In Suspected Hazing Incident Dies A teenage college student from Westchester who suffered cardiac arrest following a suspected hazing incident at the University at Buffalo last week has died, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 17. Sebastian Serafin-Bazan, 18, of Port Chester, was believed to have been ordered to perform exercises late Thursday night, April 11 into Friday morning, April 12 when he began experiencing physical distress. He was listed in critical condition at Buffalo General Medical Center following the incident that occurred at a fraternity house in Buffalo overnight on Custer Street up until his d…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Port Chester Teen In Critical Condition After Possible Hazing Incident Port Chester Teen In Critical Condition After Possible Hazing Incident
Port Chester Teen In Critical Condition After Possible Hazing Incident Click here for an updated story: College Student From Westchester In Suspected Hazing Incident Dies A college student from Westchester went into cardiac arrest after a possible fraternity hazing incident at the University at Buffalo. Sebastian Serafin-Bazan, 18, was believed to have been ordered to perform exercises late Thursday night, April 11 into Friday morning, April 12 when he began experiencing physical distress, The Buffalo News reported, citing police sources. Serafin-Bazan, of Port Chester, was listed in critical condition late Saturday and police are investigating how long …

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Four Alumni Earn New Rochelle High School Wall Of Fame Honors Four Alumni Earn New Rochelle High School Wall Of Fame Honors
Four Alumni Earn New Rochelle High School Wall Of Fame Honors A pair of research professor, the founder of a public relations firm and the head coach of the varsity basketball team top this year’s New Rochelle Wall of Fame honorees. New Rochelle welcomed the four alumni to their Wall of Fame this week, who were “chosen based on their outstanding professional achievements and notable contributions to their respective communities.” The honorees are: Michael N. Oxman - Class of 1954: Oxman has been a professor of medicine and pathology at the University of California in San Diego, since 1976; and, chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Departm…

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by Zak Failla
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Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent
Peekskill Appoints New School Superintendent After an extensive search, the Peekskill Board of Education announced that Dr. David Mauricio has been selected to serve as the district’s next Superintendent of Schools.  Mauricio, who is currently serving as the chief of Strategic Alignment and Innovation at Buffalo Schools, was officially appointed on Tuesday, April 10. He will replace Peekskill’s Interim Superintendent, Dr. Mary Keenan Foster and begin his three year contract effective July 1. Foster will return to her previous position as Peekskill’s assistant superintendent for Elementary Education. “I am very excited to join the Pee…

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by Jon Craig