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Longtime NYPD Officer, Attorney From Hudson Valley Dies At Age 56 Longtime NYPD Officer, Attorney From Hudson Valley Dies At Age 56
Longtime Nypd Officer, Attorney From Hudson Valley Dies At Age 56 A beloved former NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley who dedicated much of his life to serving the department in various roles and practicing his faith has died.  Putnam County resident John Welch, of Mahopac, died on Thursday, April 6 at the age of 56, according to his obituary.  Born in the Bronx in 1967, Welch graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy before earning a bachelor's degree and a law degree from St. John’s University in Queens.  Welch then began a career in law enforcement and joined the NYPD, serving as a police officer for 26 years before being as…

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by Ben Crnic
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Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio
Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio There's a statue next to the bell tower in the main driveway of Maria Regina Church in Seaford of the Catholic saint Padre Pio. It was a gift from Anthony Fuina, the Massapequa man whose life was transformed after his spiritual encounter with Pio of Pietrelcina, the Italian Franciscan priest who reported stigmata. "People would call him or stop him in the street. He would spend hours every day on the phone praying with friends or family, even strangers. To this day I still hear from so many people," Barbara Fuina told Daily Voice. Anthony who died in 2017 credited the intercession of Padre…

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by Donna Christopher