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Hudson Valley Student Admitted To West Point: 'Every Challenge Is Good' Hudson Valley Student Admitted To West Point: 'Every Challenge Is Good'
Hudson Valley Student Admitted To West Point: 'Every Challenge Is Good' A high school senior from the Hudson Valley will attend West Point after pushing through a rigorous application process in search of opportunities that his parents never had.  Senior Suhaan Akula from Brewster High School in Putnam County is one of the over 1,000 students across the US who was admitted into West Point for the 2023-24 school year, Brewster Central School District Communications Specialist Jessica Medoff announced on Thursday, May 18.  In order to attend the school, located in Orange County in the town of Highlands, Akula had to endure a competitive application proc…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Camp For 71 Years From Rockland County Dies 'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Camp For 71 Years From Rockland County Dies
'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Camp For 71 Years From Rockland County Dies A man who escaped the Holocaust at a young age and went on to become a mainstay at a summer camp for more than 70 years has died.  Rockland County resident Harry Vogel of Tappan died on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the age of 87, according to his obituary.  Born on Yom Kippur in Frankfurt, Germany in 1935, Vogel was the first son of Arthur Vogel, who was taken to Buchenwald concentration camp during the Holocaust. However, Vogel's father was given the option to buy his family's way out because he had children and family members in the US willing to sponsor them, and they made the ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
23-Year-Old NYer Wins Reality Show Competition 23-Year-Old NYer Wins Reality Show Competition
23-Year-Old NYer Wins Reality Show Competition Fans of a popular reality TV show will have a chance to watch a New York native and current Connecticut resident compete -- and win -- amid the flames in a new episode that re-airs next week. The History Channel show "Forged in Fire" features contestants showing their skills at knife making. The "Firangi Sword" episode debuted Wednesday night, Dec. 29, and New London County, Connecticut resident and native Long Islander Brandon Hyner, one of the four contestants. won the competition, and took home a $10,000 prize. The episode will re-air the episode at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Rockland Trio Awarded SUEZ-NAWC College Scholarships Rockland Trio Awarded SUEZ-NAWC College Scholarships
Rockland Trio Awarded Suez-nawc College Scholarships Three seniors from high schools in Rockland County are the recipients of college scholarships from SUEZ and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies. SUEZ and NAWC announced local recipients of the $3,000 scholarships designed to assist high school graduates pursuing degrees related to the water industry.  The scholarship winners were honored at an awards dinner at the Hotel Thayer in West Point. “We know that it’s critically important to support bright, hard-working young people who will serve as the future leaders of the water industry,” said Chris Graziano, vi…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Friends, Classmates Honor Slain Ex-Hudson Valley HS Soccer Star Joao Souza Friends, Classmates Honor Slain Ex-Hudson Valley HS Soccer Star Joao Souza
Friends, Classmates Honor Slain Ex-Hudson Valley HS Soccer Star Joao Souza Friends and classmates of the former Westchester varsity boys soccer standout and Binghamton University freshman who was fatally stabbed Sunday night have scheduled a gathering in his honor late Wednesday afternoon. The parents of slain Joao Souza, Alexandre and Renata Souza will stop by the school around 5 p.m. to meet with the Blind Brook High School community, the school's superintendent's office told Daily Voice. Joao's parents relocated to Brazil after he graduated from Blind Brook. To make sure the event is for classmates and friends, the school sent out an email to the school-wide co…

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by Kathy Reakes