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Walter Panas Students Earn 'What's Great In Our State' Recognition Walter Panas Students Earn 'What's Great In Our State' Recognition
Walter Panas Students Earn 'What's Great In Our State' Recognition Congratulations to the Walter Panas High School Warr;ors on being honored by the New York State Office of Mental Health in Albany at the "What's Great in Our State" forum.  The Panas high school altered the spelling of "Warriors'' because they embody advocacy and stand up for what they believe in and want to help “Stomp out the stigma of mental illness." The group uses the semicolon to support the “Semi Colon” project which was created to help survivors of suicide and to support suicide awareness. According to the organizers, the program was selected for "successful…

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by Jon Craig
News
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Area Man Police are asking the public for help in locating an area man who hasn't been seen or heard from since Monday. Patrick Vidal, 54, was reported missing on Tuesday after he did not report to work and was unable to be located by family and friends, said City of Poughkeepsie Police. Vidal, who may be suicidal, is described as being a black male, 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, and was last seen Monday at 4 p.m. when he left work, police added. He is believed to be driving a black 2003 Ford Explorer with New York license plate GMA-2793. Anyone with information regarding Vidal, his whereabouts or the loc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
$16K Raised In Memory Of Bullied Westchester Teen Who Committed Suicide $16K Raised In Memory Of Bullied Westchester Teen Who Committed Suicide
$16K Raised In Memory Of Bullied Westchester Teen Who Committed Suicide A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been started to honor the memory of a Westchester teenager who was bullied in high school and later took her own life. Nearly $17,000 has been raised in just two days on behalf of Julianna Carraturo, a former Tuckahoe High School student attending SUNY Cortland committed suicide last month after allegedly being bullied by fellow students. The proceeds raised through the GoFundMe campaign will be donated to The Kind Campaign, “an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl-…

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by Zak Failla