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Port Chester, NY
Obituaries
Longtime Port Chester Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran Dies: 'An Icon' Longtime Port Chester Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran Dies: 'An Icon'
Longtime Port Chester Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran Dies: 'An Icon' A beloved firefighter and veteran from Westchester is being remembered for his lifetime of service to others and his legendary clam-shucking skills.  Rye Brook resident Raymond Nethercott, the most senior member of the Port Chester Fire Department's Washington Engine & Hose Co. #4, died on Wednesday, June 26 at the age of 92, according to his obituary.  Born and raised in Port Chester, Nethercott graduated from Port Chester High School before going on to serve in the US Navy between 1951 and 1955. Nethercott also served in the Marines, his obituary said.  Once …

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by Ben Crnic
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Atlantic City Vet Remembered On D-Day With New WWII Monument: 'We Appreciate Your Service' Atlantic City Vet Remembered On D-Day With New WWII Monument: 'We Appreciate Your Service'
Atlantic City Vet Remembered On D-Day With New WWII Monument: 'We Appreciate Your Service' Atlantic City unveiled a new World War II memorial in honor of a city native who was an Army medic. The city held a dedication ceremony for the Bernie Friedenberg World War II Memorial on Thursday, June 6. The unveiling was held on D-Day exactly 80 years after the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. The memorial at O'Donnell Memorial Park also honors all other Americans who served during World War II. "We appreciate your service to this country, making it the greatest country in the world," Mayor Marty Small Sr. said. "We are eternally grateful for all that you did because witho…

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by Chris Spiker
Worcester, MA
Obituaries
Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash
Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash A former US Marine from Worcester County who was killed recently in a crash in California was remembered by his family as a devoted boyfriend, caring son, and beloved younger brother. He was just 21 years old. Connor Patrick Kelly, formerly of Webster, was killed while riding his motorcycle after a woman turned into his path less than a mile away from the home he shared with his fiancee in Laguna Niguel, which is about an hour north of Los Angeles, his sister Danielle Beauregard said in an interview with the Daily Voice.  His family created a GoFundMe to help his mother…

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by Josh Lanier
Mount Vernon, NY
Obituaries
Beloved Fire Lieutenant Dies Months Before Marking 30 Years Of Service In Mount Vernon Beloved Fire Lieutenant Dies Months Before Marking 30 Years Of Service In Mount Vernon
Beloved Fire Lieutenant Dies Months Before Marking 30 Years Of Service In Mount Vernon A Fire Lieutenant and former Marine who served his city in Westchester for just under thirty years is being mourned after his sudden loss.  Mount Vernon Fire Department Lieutenant Ervin "Larry" Oakes died suddenly earlier in the month, the city's police department announced on Friday, April 21.  Also affectionately known as "Oak Tree," Oakes was born and raised in Mount Vernon and served as a Marine before joining the Mount Vernon Fire Department in 1993, according to the city's Office of Emergency Management Director Michael Montes.  Oakes spent much of his c…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Hero Marines Stop Teen Stabbing At Virginia Chick-fil-A Hero Marines Stop Teen Stabbing At Virginia Chick-fil-A
Hero Marines Stop Teen Stabbing At Virginia Chick-fil-A A group of heroic Marines proved over the weekend that “Semper Fidelis” is not just a slogan. Shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to Chick-fil-A on Dunn Drive after there was a reported disturbance involving three teens who got into an argument that rapidly went off the rails. During the assault, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that one of the assailants pulled out a knife, at which point three nearby Marines put their training to use and diffused the situation. Officials say that they were able to separat…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia
Support Pours In For Teen Critically Injured By Drunk Driver In Virginia A Virginia community is rallying around the family of a teenager who was struck and nearly killed by a drunk driver and now has to pay for mounting medical bills after her plans to join the military were temporarily derailed. Teenager Danyka was walking with her younger brother on Choptank Road near a local elementary school earlier this month when she was struck head-on by Woodbridge resident Melissa Jones, 43, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time. Original story - Teenager Airlifted After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver In Stafford County: Police In the crash, the teen suffe…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
News
Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog
Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog Support is swelling for a New York Marine hoping to raise enough money to purchase a service dog that can help him cope with mental illnesses stemming from his time in service. Schenectady County resident Scott Matthews, age 24, of Duanesburg, served active duty in the Marines for four years, including one tour to Bahrain between December 2019 and March 2020, he told Daily Voice. Related Report: Doggie Paddle: Ballston Spa Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs The 2016 Guilderland High School graduate, who now works in commercial heating, cooling, and ref…

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by Michael Mashburn
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Pregnant Virginia Woman Had Pleaded On YouTube To Be Saved From Husband — Now She's Dead Pregnant Virginia Woman Had Pleaded On YouTube To Be Saved From Husband — Now She's Dead
Pregnant Virginia Woman Had Pleaded On YouTube To Be Saved From Husband — Now She's Dead "Even when I reached out for help, nothing was done at all." These are the words 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi, of Virginia, said through tears in a recorded call with the National Suicide Awareness Hotline posted to YouTube last January. Seven months later, Falls Church's Alotaibi was stabbed dead by the very man she had been fearful of, Bryant Tejeda-Castillo, on the H-3 freeway in Hawaii, according to those who knew her and police. Tejeda-Castillo was charged with second-degree murder and being held on $1 million bond. Alotaibi's mom, Natalia Cespedes, believes that her daughter w…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Obituaries
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Jersey Shore Native, Former Marine, 29 Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Jersey Shore Native, Former Marine, 29
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of Beloved Jersey Shore Native, Former Marine, 29 Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of beloved Jersey Shore native and former marine Nicholas J. Delong, Jr., who died suddenly on Monday, Feb. 7 at the age of 29. Born in Philadelphia, Delong grew up in Cape May County, where he lived at the time of his death, his obituary says. Delong graduated from Wildwood High School in 2010 before serving in the Marines for two years and beginning work as an auto body repair technician, according to his memorial. More than $5,100 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Friday for funeral expenses, putting the family about halfway toward the …

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
News
Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence
Ex-Husband Of Popular Hudson Valley TV Reporter Admits To Domestic Violence The former husband of a popular Hudson Valley television reporter has pleaded guilty in connection to a domestic violence case. Orange County resident Sean Doyle, age 38, of Cornwall, admitted to criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child on Monday, May 10 in the case connected to News 12's Blaise Gomez. Doyle was arrested on March 18, 2019, after Gomez called police to their Town of Cornwall residence stating that Doyle had assaulted her and placed his hands around her neck, said the Orange County District Attorne…

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by Kathy Reakes