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Former Firefighter Dies Months After Son Killed In Putnam Crash: 'Your Work Here Is Done' Former Firefighter Dies Months After Son Killed In Putnam Crash: 'Your Work Here Is Done'
Former Firefighter Dies Months After Son Killed In Putnam Crash: 'Your Work Here Is Done' White Plains is mourning the loss of retired firefighter James Patrick "Paddy" Fitzgerald, who died on Tuesday, Jan. 28, just two months after the tragic death of his son, Michael Fitzgerald, in a car crash.  Fitzgerald, a longtime Elmsford resident who was 81, served with distinction in the White Plains Fire Department, where he was stationed at Stations 1 and 2 and earned a Meritorious Service Award for saving a woman and child from a burning building in Yonkers while off duty, according to his obituary.  His commitment to public service extended beyond his firefighting career, …

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World War II Era Letter In Bottle Discovered By Woman During Tropical Storm Debby World War II Era Letter In Bottle Discovered By Woman During Tropical Storm Debby
World War II Era Letter In Bottle Discovered By Woman During Tropical Storm Debby Shortly after Debby made landfall along Florida's west coast as a Category 1 hurricane earlier this month, it produced something no forecaster — or anyone else — could have predicted. Suzanne Flament Smith, age 46, of Tampa, discovered it on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the form of a World War II-era artifact. She said she found it while collecting debris in the city of Safety Harbor. It was a bottle sealed by a cork. Inside was a handwritten letter from a location in Virginia over 800 miles away near Virginia Beach. Above is a closer view of the letterhead, which reads, "United States Navy Amphi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former High School All-County Football, Basketball Standout In Westchester Dies Former High School All-County Football, Basketball Standout In Westchester Dies
Former High School All-County Football, Basketball Standout In Westchester Dies George Taranto, a Connecticut resident and former high school sports standout in Westchester County, has died at the age of 77. According to his obituary, Taranto, of Danbury, was a graduate of Ardsley High School and was all-county in football and basketball. He served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1965. Taranto worked as a buyer for Bayer Aspirin in Tarrytown for more than 35 years.  He also loved to hunt, fish and golf. "George was family focused and a true family man – especially loved spending time with is his best friends, his grandchildren whom he adored," …

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force
Covid-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force New York State is scouting additional new sites for temporary hospitals, with a goal of having a 1,000-plus patient overflow facility in each NYC borough as well as Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The new additions will supplement temporary hospital facilities that are being set up at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and locations at SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Old Westbury and Westchester County Center and are aimed at building thousands of new beds to bolster existing hospital capacity, with the goal of being open to patients in early to mid Apri…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89 Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89
Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89 Peter Richard Beccaria, a longtime mailman in Northern Westchester and a volunteer firefighter in Pound Ridge for half a century, died at age 89 in Palm Coast, Florida. He was born on December 27, 1928 in Mount Kisco to Esther and Frank Beccaria. He attended school in Pound Ridge and Katonah and then served four years in the Navy in Korea. Peter married his wife Peggy in 1959 and had two sons, Michael and Patrick.  He moved to Palm Coast from Pound Ridge in 2003. Peter was a rural letter carrier for 30 years with the United States Postal Service and was a member of the Pound Ridge Volunte…

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by Daily Voice
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Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47 Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47
Navy Veteran Charles J. 'Corky' Kelly Of Orange County DIes At 47 Lifelong Orange County resident Charles J. ”Corky” Kelly died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was 47.  The son of the late Charles E. Kelly and Kathy Rigney Kelly, he was born on July 13 in Middletown.  A veteran of the United States Navy, Corky served his country from 1988-1992. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1308, Catholic War Veterans and The Church of the Infant Saviour Church. He also gained the rank of Eagle Scout. Corky was an avid walker and exercise was his No. 1 priority. On any given day, rain or shine, you would see him walkin…

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by Daily Voice