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'Beautiful Soul': Support Swells For Long Island Student Killed In UK 'Beautiful Soul': Support Swells For Long Island Student Killed In UK
'Beautiful Soul': Support Swells For Long Island Student Killed In UK “He was on the brink of living his life fully.” Nineteen-year-old Freeport resident Sachin Hawkins was studying to be a special education teacher at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom when his life was tragically cut short. According to Humberside Police, Sachin was found with a knife wound after being stabbed on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 15. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. While his suspected killer, 24-year-old Syed Hussain-Kazi, was charged with murder and awaits a court appearance, Sachin’s friends, family, and community have been left reeling. “Sachin was…
Beloved Teacher In NYC, Ex-HS/College Star Athlete Dies At 50 Beloved Teacher In NYC, Ex-HS/College Star Athlete Dies At 50
Beloved Teacher In NYC, Ex-HS/College Star Athlete Dies At 50 A beloved teacher who was a standout athlete in high school in Northern Westchester and in college has died after a battle with cancer. Amy Mittelstadt Traudt, who died on Friday, June 11, was 50 years old.  "She was surrounded by loved ones who will honor her legacy by continuing to live their lives to the fullest," according to her obituary. She was born in Mount Vernon on Sept 3, 1970, and lived most of her life in Pleasantville, graduating from Pleasantville High School.  She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Special Education at the College of Mount Saint Vin…