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'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash 'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash
'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash In the days following a tragic high school band bus crash that killed two pillars of the community, Long Islanders near and far from the school have rallied to show their support in whatever way they can. “I kept hoping someone would wake me up and tell me it was only a bad dream.” Just days after the Thursday, Sept. 21 Farmingdale High School bus crash on I-84 in Orange County that killed two adults and injured dozens of students, Greg Warno is still at a loss for words. Earlier Report: Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Wa…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Support Swells For Father Bludgeoned To Death In Hudson Valley: 'He Gave Best Hugs' Support Swells For Father Bludgeoned To Death In Hudson Valley: 'He Gave Best Hugs'
Support Swells For Father Bludgeoned To Death In Hudson Valley: 'He Gave Best Hugs' A community in the Hudson Valley is coming together to raise funds and support the family of a beloved father who was bludgeoned to death by his son, according to police.  James C. Cherry Jr., age 56, was found bludgeoned to death at his Putnam County residence in Patterson on River Road on Sunday, Sept. 10, when New York State Police responded to a reported domestic incident.  Earlier Report - Man Bludgeons Father To Death In Patterson: Police Cherry's son, 33-year-old James C. Cherry III, was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder, authorities said.…

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by Ben Crnic
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Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man
Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder months after allegedly gunning down a musician in the region. Saratoga County resident Jeff Henderson, of South Glens Falls, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Albany County Court on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the death of Benjamin Rowe. According to prosecutors, Henderson fatally shot Rowe at around 2 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Albany, near Hamilton and Ontario streets. Rowe was 25 years old. Earlier Report: Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Albany Shootings His killing came during a particularly violent week in Albany in whic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Northern Westchester Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Northern Westchester
Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Northern Westchester Hundreds of people have lent their generosity to a man who suffered grievous injuries after being run over by an all-terrain vehicle at a baseball field in Northern Westchester, leaving him barely able to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding.  Yorktown resident Ed Moffett faces a long recovery process after being run over by an ATV in an incident that happened on Sunday, Aug. 27 in Yorktown at a baseball field at 2406 Hunterbrook Rd.  Earlier Report - New Update: 21-Year-Old Intentionally Injured Man With ATV In Yorktown, Police Say According to Yor…

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Swells For Vietnam Vet Exonerated Of 1975 Rape In Westchester Support Swells For Vietnam Vet Exonerated Of 1975 Rape In Westchester
Support Swells For Vietnam Vet Exonerated Of 1975 Rape In Westchester Nearly half a century after a 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran was wrongfully convicted of rape that he was found to have not committed, community members are coming together to help him rebuild his life.  South Carolina resident Leonard Mack, age 72, has been exonerated of a 1975 rape in Greenburgh that he was convicted of in 1976, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5.  Earlier Report: New DNA Evidence Exonerates Man Of Rape In Greenburgh: DA Seeks To Vacate Conviction Following his wrongful conviction, Mack served a sentence of ove…

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support is pouring in for the family of a college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed attempting to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Updated story - New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable New Haven County resident Nick Donofrio, age 20, of Madison, was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home in Columbia, South Carolina on the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say A New York City father of two who stabbed his fiancée and two young sons to death was reportedly concerned about a move to Westchester County to take a new job, according to reports. The murder-suicide took place on the Upper West Side in a one-bedroom apartment on Monday, Aug. 28, where the family of four lived, said the New York City Police Department. According to NYPD, Edison Lopez, age 41, allegedly fatally stabbed his fiancée Alexandra Witek, age 40, and their boys, Lucian, age 3, and 1-year-old, Calvin, before killing himself in the West 86th Street apartment he grew up in. Although…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Beloved 36-Year-Old Mom From Westchester Shot, Killed Inside Parked Car Beloved 36-Year-Old Mom From Westchester Shot, Killed Inside Parked Car
Beloved 36-Year-Old Mom From Westchester Shot, Killed Inside Parked Car The family of a beloved mother originally from Westchester is in mourning after she was shot and killed inside her parked car by a 32-year-old man, according to police.   Former Irvington-on-Hudson resident Kaitlyn Ashley Lynch was killed on Friday, Aug. 18 at the age of 36 while sitting in her parked car outside her home in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to the city's police department.  On the day of her death, just before midnight, Cincinnati officers responded to Lynch's home and found evidence that suggested there had been a shooting and possible kidnapping, and b…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY Beach: Support Swells For Victim 'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY Beach: Support Swells For Victim
'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY Beach: Support Swells For Victim The victim of a shark attack along the New York coast has undergone five surgeries in just over a week, with no end in sight, according to her family. “She…was eagerly anticipating her retirement, when she could — for the first time in her life — take a break.” Tatyana Koltunyuk was bitten by a shark on the left leg on Monday, Aug. 7 while swimming at Rockaway Beach in Queens, setting her forth on a life path her family could not anticipate. The 65-year-old woman was close to retirement, meant to be a promise of rest after a “grueling” life, as her daughter describes in a GoFundMe set up…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Support Rising For 'Generous' Owner Of Capital Region Business Heavily Damaged In Fire Support Rising For 'Generous' Owner Of Capital Region Business Heavily Damaged In Fire
Support Rising For 'Generous' Owner Of Capital Region Business Heavily Damaged In Fire In her most recent Facebook post, Shelly Wojcik asked the community to drop off donations to help those displaced by a residential fire. Now, the Albany County business owner, who runs Shelly’s Cut and Style in Cohoes, is in need of help herself after an apartment fire above her shop in late July 2023 caused thousands of dollars in damage. Though firefighters were able to put out the flames, their efforts sent a cascade of water onto the floors below and into her business, Wojcik’s daughter, Abby Houser, recounted on a GoFundMe. “While emergency responders diffused the fire, customers and…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch
Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch As viewers mourn the loss of CBS New York's Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Elise Finch, people are beginning to come together to help support the daughter she now leaves behind.  Finch, a Westchester County native, died at the age of 51 over the weekend of Saturday, July 15, WCBS announced.  Earlier Report - Popular TV Meteorologist, Mount Vernon HS Grad Elise Finch, Dies At Age 51 She had been on the station since 2007 and was beloved by viewers over the length of her career, becoming a familiar sight for those who tuned in during the morning hours.&…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest
Gilgo Beach Murders: Rex Heuermann Appears In Court For First Time Since Arrest Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann made his first court appearance since he was arrested in the murders of three young women who were found dead on a Long Island beach over a decade ago. The 59-year-old architect, of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, attended a status conference in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1. Heuermann is charged with murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello at Gilgo Beach, located off the south shore of Suffolk County. He is also the primary suspect in the disappearance and killing of Maureen …

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by Michael Mashburn