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Ex-HS Sports Standout Who Returned Home To Help Run Farm Dies In Westchester At Age 42
A Hudson Valley man who moved home from Florida to run a farm with his family has died at the age of 42.
Dutchess County resident Ryan Patrick Brennan, of Lagrangeville, died on Monday, Sept. 19, at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, according to his obituary.
When he was a child, he lived in Albany, New York; San Diego, California; Bethesda, Maryland; and Millbrook, New York, his obituary said.
"He graduated from Millbrook High School in 1998, having excelled in soccer and anything else he put his mind to," his obituary reads. "He enjoyed many hiking and canoe trips to national…
Former College Athlete, Longtime Firefighter In Westchester Dies Suddenly At Age 63
A former college athlete and longtime member of a Westchester County fire department has died at the age of 63.
Joseph J. Garan III, a resident of Putnam Valley, died suddenly at home on Friday, March 11, according to his obituary.
Garan was born in Yonkers, and he participated in a number of sports growing up, such as baseball, golf, and football.
He graduated from Arlington High School and received a bachelor's degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, his obituary reads.
He was also played for the Manhattan College baseball team.
Garan spent 20 years with the Yonkers Fire Depart…
Driver Injured After Allegedly Attempting To Pass DOT Trucks On Taconic, State Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was injured after allegedly attempting to pass two Department of Transportation trucks on the Taconic Parkway and flipping his vehicle.
Putnam County resident Rowan Thomas, age 24, of Mahopac, was injured around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, while driving his 2019 Jeep Compass on the parkway in Lagrangeville, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to Hicks, two DOT Freightliner trucks were traveling slowly in the right lane when Thomas passed the first truck, only to realize that the second truck was in front of him, also traveling slowly.
Thomas whipped…
Hudson Valley Man Known As 'Hot Dog Guy' Dies At Age 80
For the past 18 years the "Hot Dog Guy," has stood on the side of a busy area roadway and waved to passing vehicles, bringing smiles to bypassers.
Sadly, those days have come to an end with the death of Dutchess County staple George Schwartz, the hot dog man's real name, on Friday, June 18 in Lagrangeville.
Schwartz, who was 80, always said he was a "regular guy" who sold hot dogs, his obituary said.
He worked on Route 55 until the end, only stopping when a short illness would not allow him to serve his customers any longer.
Schwartz, who has been selling hot dogs for years and years, was…
Covid-19: Supermarket With Stores In Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster Is Hiring
A grocery store chain with multiple locations in the Hudson Valley will be increasing employees’ wages and are hiring new staff amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Tops Markets, which has locations in Carmel, Lagrangeville, New Paltz, and Rhinebeck, announced that full-time employees will receive an hourly raise of $1, with part-time employees earning 50 more cents per hour.
Employee raises will be in effect through at least Saturday, April 18, at which point the company will re-evaluate the situation.
According to the New York State Department of Labor, the number of unemploym…
