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Man Found Dead In Sag Harbor Worked With NYC Opera, Became Chef Man Found Dead In Sag Harbor Worked With NYC Opera, Became Chef
Man Found Dead In Sag Harbor Worked With NYC Opera, Became Chef A man whose body was found in a Long Island cove has been identified as a former employee of the New York City Opera and a chef who had a lifelong passion for music. Keith Viagas, of Sag Harbor, died on Saturday, Aug. 6, from drowning near his home in Sag Harbor Cove. He was age 63. Viagas grew up in Franklin Square, attending both John Street School and H. Frank Carey High School, where he appeared in musicals, according to his obituary. His late father, Anthony Viagas, was a jazz musician, and Viagas lived in a home filled with music.  "At one point Keith would be pl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program COVID-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program
Covid-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program A pair of students on Long Island are among 10 who are the latest to receive a full ride to any SUNY or CUNY school after being chosen in the second round of New York’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ COVID vaccination campaign. Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is raffling off scholarships to New Yorkers between the ages of 12 and 17 who go out and get a COVID-19 vaccine in the next several weeks. Scholarships include full tuition and board to any public college or university for the full four years for adolescents who get their shot. Among the latest winner…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Long Island Resident Wins College Scholarship In NY Vax Incentive Campaign COVID-19: Long Island Resident Wins College Scholarship In NY Vax Incentive Campaign
Covid-19: Long Island Resident Wins College Scholarship In NY Vax Incentive Campaign A student on Long Island will receive a full ride to any SUNY or CUNY school she desires after being chosen as a first-round winner of New York’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ COVID vaccination campaign. Last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is raffling off scholarships to New Yorkers between the ages of 12 and 17 who go out and get a COVID-19 vaccine in the next several weeks. Scholarships include full tuition and board to any public college or university for the full four years for adolescents who get their shot. Original story - COVID-19: NY Launches College…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
College Student From Suffolk Earns $5,000 Scholarship College Student From Suffolk Earns $5,000 Scholarship
College Student From Suffolk Earns $5,000 Scholarship One talented college student from Long Island has been awarded with a $5,000 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarship was granted by the Louis G. Nappi Construction Labor-Management Scholarship Fund, a major construction industry financial-aid program that was established by former Chairman Emeritus of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc., Louis G. Nappi, in 2009. The Committee, whose members include representatives from both labor and management, selects scholarship candidates based on the exemplification of the “high scholastic and…

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by Valerie Musson