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Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At  20 Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At  20
Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At 20 Roland LaShain Smith III of Montgomery died on Tuesday, Jan. 30. He was 20. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, which occurred while he was playing basketball, according to a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $10,000. He was born on Nov. 18, 1997 in Astoria Queens.  After moving to Middletown with his family in 2003, Roland attended Truman Moon Elementary School. He then attended Crispell Middle School in Pine Bush, and graduated from Pine Bush High School in 2015. In 2016 Roland began studying Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College where he also played football. He …
Hackensack Native Brett Verdicchio Dies, 39 Hackensack Native Brett Verdicchio Dies, 39
Hackensack Native Brett Verdicchio Dies, 39 HACKENSACK, N.J. — Brett Anthony Verdicchio, a Hackensack native, died on Jan. 7 in Del Ray Beach, Fla. He was 39 years old. Brett was raised in Campbell Hall, N.Y., and shined as an athlete throughout his life. He played on the Goshen football team and was a star pitcher for the Goshen baseball team.  He graduated from Goshen High School in 1997. After graduating from Orange County Community College and attended St. Francis University on a Division 1 baseball scholarship. He lived in Del Ray Beach for the past 10 years. He is survived by his parents, Annette Krevolt Glover and Joseph Ver…