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Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist' Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist'
Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist' Longtime Spectrum News NY1 anchor and reporter Ruschell Boone has died just months after returning to the anchor chair following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Boone died Sunday, Sept. 3, at the age of 48 due to cancer-related complications, the station announced Tuesday, Sept. 5. “For 21 years, Ruschell was a member of our staff, as well as a friend and mentor to many.” A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Boone immigrated to the Bronx with her family when she was 11 years old.  The Emmy award-winning journalist joined NY1 in 2002 as a Queens reporter after discovering a passion for journa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother Long Island Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother
Long Island Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother Laraine Pizzichemi was still weakened from a battle with pancreatic cancer when her grandson's 27-year-old former friend broke into her Long Island home in September 2017 and hacked her to death with a machete during a robbery. Exactly five years later to the day, the 73-year-old’s killer, Benjamin Lopez, of Levittown, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday, Sept. 13, months after a Nassau County jury convicted him of first-degree murder. Lopez was “out for revenge” when he and a co-defendant, Deangelo Gill, forced their way into Pizzichemi’s Levittown home on Sunday, S…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Significant' Cancer Levels Discovered At Suffolk County School District, Report Says 'Significant' Cancer Levels Discovered At Suffolk County School District, Report Says
'Significant' Cancer Levels Discovered At Suffolk County School District, Report Says A study has found that people living near or who attend school in a New York school district had "significant" higher cancer incidents. The study found the number of residents of all ages living within the Northport-East Northport School District had a "statistically significant," higher rate of cancer, reported ABC 7 Eyewitness News. The types of cancer found in excess included pancreatic cancer, malignant melanoma of the skin, uterine (corpus) cancer, and prostate cancer," the study said. The study also found that people living within the area of Northport Middle School had particularly …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Popular Longtime Actor Dies In NY At Age 65 Popular Longtime Actor Dies In NY At Age 65
Popular Longtime Actor Dies In NY At Age 65 Rick Aiello, an actor known for roles in films including "Do The Right Thing," has died in the Hudson Valley at the age of 65. Aiello died of pancreatic cancer on Monday, July 26, in Orange County at a hospital in Warwick, according to Deadline. The outlet reported that his death was announced by members of his family. He previously appeared with his father, actor Danny Aiello, in "Harlem Nights" and other films. Aiello also appeared in "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos."

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by Nicole Valinote
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Ex-FDNY Firefighter Whose Brother Was Killed During 9-11 Dies Of Cancer Ex-FDNY Firefighter Whose Brother Was Killed During 9-11 Dies Of Cancer
Ex-fdny Firefighter Whose Brother Was Killed During 9-11 Dies Of Cancer A retired FDNY firefighter from the area who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attack along with his older brother who was killed that day, has died from an illness related to his work at Ground Zero. Westchester resident and Rockland County high school graduate Daniel R. Foley, 46, of New Rochelle, died Saturday, Feb. 22, from pancreatic cancer. His cancer was attributed to his rescue and recovery efforts at the site, according to the FDNY. Following the attack, Foley spent days searching for his brother, Thomas J. Foley, 32, a member of Recuse Co. 3, whose body was found 10 days following …

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by Kathy Reakes