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Chappaqua Native, Decorated Officer in Vietnam War, Longtime Corning Inc. VP David Lyons, 79 Chappaqua Native, Decorated Officer in Vietnam War, Longtime Corning Inc. VP David Lyons, 79
Chappaqua Native, Decorated Officer in Vietnam War, Longtime Corning Inc. VP David Lyons, 79 David (“Dave”) Gates  Lyons, 79, and a 10-year resident of Deale, MD, died on Monday, Aug. 2 at his home.  Born on February 28, 1942 in Bryn Mawr, PA to the late Charles and Gertrude Lyons, Dave graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua in 1960. He achieved Eagle Scout rank and went on to earn a BSME degree from Lehigh University in 1964 and a MBA degree in Finance from Columbia University in 1969. While at Lehigh University, Dave joined the wrestling team, Theta Delta Chi fraternity and ROTC. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy, attending Officer Candida…
Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run
Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration under fire for its handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, a prominent Republican is eyeing his seat in Albany. Upstate New York Congressman Tom Reed, who has been in office for more than a decade in upstate New York reportedly is “seriously considering” challenging Cuomo in the 2022 election as the governor faces questions after being accused of covering up data and information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the peak of the pandemic last spring. “We are seriously considering,” Reed said to Fox News over the weekend. “We've been…
COVID-19: 107 NY School Districts Have Not Submitted Plans For In-Person Learning, State Says COVID-19: 107 NY School Districts Have Not Submitted Plans For In-Person Learning, State Says
Covid-19: 107 NY School Districts Have Not Submitted Plans For In-Person Learning, State Says Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Cuomo Aide Responds After Some Schools Say They Did Submit In-Person Reopening Plans With the academic year fast approaching, some New York school districts still have not submitted their reopening plans for in-person learning during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Before reopening, all 749 school districts in New York had to submit their reopening plan that includes guidance on how they plan to handle potential remote learning, testing, and contact tracing for teachers and students. However, as of Monday, Aug. 10, New York Gov. …
Man, Worker Charged In Cortlandt Road-Rage Incident, State Police Say Man, Worker Charged In Cortlandt Road-Rage Incident, State Police Say
Man, Worker Charged In Cortlandt Road-Rage Incident, State Police Say A 44-year-old area resident and a construction worker are both facing charges after state police say the man returned to a roadwork zone in Northern Westchester with a baseball bat, leaving a child unattended at home, after the worker had earlier damaged his car. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, when troopers responded to Oregon Road in Cortlandt after being called by Rafael V. Bermejo, who stated the worker struck his vehicle, state police said. An investigation found Bermejo, a Cortlandt resident, acted in an erratic and aggressive manner, disobeyed a c…
State Trooper, 29, Killed In Action Was All-America College Linebacker State Trooper, 29, Killed In Action Was All-America College Linebacker
State Trooper, 29, Killed In Action Was All-America College Linebacker The New York State Police Benevolent Association is accepting donations for its charity as well as for the family of Trooper Nicholas Clark, a former college football player who was shot and killed while attempting to assist a suicidal man upstate. Early on Monday, July 2, New York State Police troopers assisted members of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and the Corning Police Department, where there was a report of a suicidal man who barricaded himself in his Welch Road home in Erwin. During the incident, trooper Nicholas Clark, 29, was shot and killed. The suspect, 43-year-old Steven …
Lou Alice "Buddy" Baker Pierce, 91, Yorktown Lou Alice "Buddy" Baker Pierce, 91, Yorktown
Lou Alice "Buddy" Baker Pierce, 91, Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Lou Alice (“Buddy”) Baker Pierce passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side on Saturday, Dec. 16. Pierce was born in Corning and graduated from Northside High School in 1944. She developed a natural drawing ability and worked as a draftsman at Ingersol Rand for many years. She did architectural drafting for the Yorktown Town Hall where she lived for 26 years before returning to Corning to be closer to her sisters and ultimately moving to Connecticut to be close to her daughter and her family.  She was predeceased by her son, Gregory Pierce and husband, Pier Pierc…