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Daughter Getting National Attention For IDing Mom Who Attended Capitol Riot Daughter Getting National Attention For IDing Mom Who Attended Capitol Riot
Daughter Getting National Attention For IDing Mom Who Attended Capitol Riot A teen who outed her mother as a participant in the Capitol Hill riot is gaining national attention and raising money to go to college. Helena Duke, age 18, of Central Massachusetts, has told the story of how she publicly outed her mom on Twitter via video clips of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building to numerous national and local outlets including “Good Morning America,” “Rolling Stone,” and “Buzzfeed.” Duke said, as a self-proclaimed “liberal lesbian” who had been kicked out of her family a number of times over her beliefs, she felt compelled to speak out about the violence. It was…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Westchester Woman Dies From Injuries In Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks Westchester Woman Dies From Injuries In Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks
Westchester Woman Dies From Injuries In Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks A Northern Westchester native died from injuries sustained in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks targeting Christians in Sri Lanka. "Chelsea Decaminada, a 2011 graduate of John Jay High School in Cross River and 2015 Duke University graduate, was in Sri Lanka on assignment with the Office of the General Counsel of the Commerce Department. She was 26. "It was our great hope that Chelsea would recover from her injuries," said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in a statement. My prayers are with Chelsea’s family during this difficult time. "Chelsea devoted her life to public servic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement 'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement
'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter is this year’s honorary degree recipient and speaker for Pace’s Westchester undergraduate commencement on Wednesday, May 16. Graduation ceremonies began at 11 a.m. on the Pleasantville campus, 861 Bedford Road. McBride is a teacher and native New Yorker, born and raised in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, and later St. Albans, Queens. He is the eighth of 12 children.  McBride went to New York City public schools. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he studied music and communications and he earned a master’s …

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
David Swope, Westchester Business Owner, Philanthropist, Dies At 76 David Swope, Westchester Business Owner, Philanthropist, Dies At 76
David Swope, Westchester Business Owner, Philanthropist, Dies At 76 David Swope of Ossining, a prominent Westchester environmentalist, philanthropist, community leader and business owner, died Wednesday. He was 76. Among his many roles he served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Westchester Community College in Valhalla, the Teatown Lake Reservation Environmental Education Center in Ossining, and the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. As a co-founder of Club Fit health and fitness centers in Briarcliff Manor and Jefferson Valley, he was a pioneer in the development of full service health and fitness membership clubs. He was also the owner of Tappan…

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by Daily Voice