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Death Of Beloved Homeless Man Mourned In Nyack
NYACK, N.Y. – A homeless man known and loved across the village has died, according to lohud.com.
Piper Day, 56, died Thursday at Nyack Hospital from complications of an undisclosed illness, according to lohud.com, which reported that the local homeless man was much beloved in the village’s Starbucks coffee shop and elsewhere.
Starbucks employees Chris Jedzinack and Ray Ramos told lohud.com that they would miss Day, who frequented the same table, often while playing recordings of music from the 1970s.
Jedzinak described Day as “as very nice guy,” and said “everyone loved him,” according to…
Bronxville H.S. Graduate Inspires Students To Make A Difference
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – A 2013 Bronxville High School graduate returned to her alma mater recently to discuss her humanitarian and nonprofit endeavors abroad with current Bronxville students.
Amelia Hopkins Phillips, who recently earned a degree from the University of California, Berkeley, spoke about the Somo Project, a nonprofit she began in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2014, according to a statement from the high school, which said that she spoke to Bill Meyer’s humanities seminar class and Chris Doyle’s economics classes.
“Amelia provides such a powerful example of someone who has committed her life, …
Greenburgh Murder Attempt Among Fed Charges In Blood Hound Brims Gang Case
A Greenburgh murder attempt is among several crimes charged to alleged members of an organized gang accused of committing assault, racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and other violent crimes while selling cocaine in Westchester, the Bronx, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, according to authorities.
Queens residents David Cherry, 35, also known as "Showtime," and Thomas Morton, 40, also known as "10 Stacks," are accused of shooting another suspected gang member, Saeed "O-Dog" Kaid, 36, in Greenburgh, on April 3, 2009, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney …