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Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Dies Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Dies
Former Town Supervisor In Hudson Valley Dies A former town supervisor in the Hudson Valley has died following an illness. Orange County resident Thomas F. Nosworthy Jr, of the town of Wallkill, died on Monday, Sept. 9, at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown. He was 84. The son of the late Thomas F. Nosworthy Sr. and Beatice Nosworthy, he was born on May 10, 1940, in New York City, according to his obituary.  Tom was a US Navy veteran who served active duty with NORAD in the Pacific during the Cold War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1181. Following his time in the Navy, Tom worked for Bell Telephone, GTE, an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Government Shutdown Can't Keep NORAD From Tracking Santa Claus Government Shutdown Can't Keep NORAD From Tracking Santa Claus
Government Shutdown Can't Keep NORAD From Tracking Santa Claus In the midst of the partial government shutdown, NORAD’s Santa tracker remains up and running. Upwards of 1,500 military personnel and volunteers will be working hard Christmas Eve at a Colorado Air Force base to track Santa and answer children’s calls, says NORAD. According to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the tradition of fielding communications (phone calls, emails, etc.) dates back to the Cold War, with children asking about Santa’s location and discuss their Christmas list. "We use radar systems scattered across the world, along with satellites providing infrared …

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by Valerie Musson