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Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92 Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92
Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92 Robert E. Mulligan died on Monday, Jan. 31. He was born in Mount Vernon on February 3, 1929, son of Robert Mulligan and Ella Sullivan Mulligan. Robert graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Iona College. He received his Master of Arts degree in Education from Hunter College and took graduate courses at New York University and City College of New York. Robert was employed by the Harrison Central School District in Westchester County for 34 years after starting there as a student teacher while a senior in college.  He s…
83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree 83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree
83-Year-Old Westchester Resident To Receive Bachelor's Degree SUNY Empire State College will celebrate the class of 2021 during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, June 5, and among more than 2,500 graduates will be 83-year-old Sheldon Friedland, a Yonkers resident who says that he has now realized a “lifelong pursuit.” A former business owner and beloved family man, Friedland will join 2,761 SUNY Empire State graduates on Saturday as he adds earning a bachelor’s degree to his long list of accomplishments. Friedland said that the decision to pursue his degree in his 80s was to fulfill a commitment he made as a teen while taking courses at Brooklyn College…