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Ex-All-County HS Football, Basketball Standout From Area Dies Ex-All-County HS Football, Basketball Standout From Area Dies
Ex-All-County HS Football, Basketball Standout From Area Dies George Taranto, a Connecticut resident and former high school sports standout in Westchester County, has died at the age of 77. According to his obituary, Taranto, of Danbury, was a graduate of Ardsley High School and was all-county in football and basketball. He served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1965. Taranto worked as a buyer for Bayer Aspirin in Tarrytown for more than 35 years.  He also loved to hunt, fish and golf. "George was family focused and a true family man – especially loved spending time with is his best friends, his grandchildren whom he adored," …
COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force
Covid-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force New York State is scouting additional new sites for temporary hospitals, with a goal of having a 1,000-plus patient overflow facility in each NYC borough as well as Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The new additions will supplement temporary hospital facilities that are being set up at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and locations at SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Old Westbury and Westchester County Center and are aimed at building thousands of new beds to bolster existing hospital capacity, with the goal of being open to patients in early to mid Apri…
Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47 Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47
Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47 Lifelong Orange County resident Charles J. ”Corky” Kelly died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was 47.  The son of the late Charles E. Kelly and Kathy Rigney Kelly, he was born on July 13 in Middletown.  A veteran of the United States Navy, Corky served his country from 1988-1992. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1308, Catholic War Veterans and The Church of the Infant Saviour Church. He also gained the rank of Eagle Scout. Corky was an avid walker and exercise was his No. 1 priority. On any given day, rain or shine, you would see him walkin…