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Obituaries
Grace Failla, 95, Of Tuckahoe Grace Failla, 95, Of Tuckahoe
Grace Failla, 95, Of Tuckahoe EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Grace Failla, of Tuckahoe ,died on Wednesday, April 6. She was 95.She was born in New York City on Nov. 27, 1920 to Jasper and Concetta (Giarratano) Failla. She lived in the Bronx before moving to Tuckahoe.  She worked for Railway Express and Barclays Bank in Tuckahoe.  Failla was a member of the Eastchester Seniors and the Lake Isle Country Club. She was a charter founder of the American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island and the Society of Statue of Liberty Foundation. She is survived by a sister, Lorraine Mastrogiovanni. She was predeceased by two b…

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Ralph S. Stupple, 83, Of Tuckahoe Ralph S. Stupple, 83, Of Tuckahoe
Ralph S. Stupple, 83, Of Tuckahoe EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Ralph S. Stupple, of Tuckahoe died on Wednesday, April 13. He was 83.He was born on Nov. 24, 1932, in Tuckahoe to James and Rita Gormley Stupple. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1950-54, earning the Korean Service Medal with five battle stars. He then served in the Air Force before being honorably discharged in 1957.  He returned to his hometown of Tuckahoe and joined the Eastchester Fire Department, where he rose to the rank of assistant chief and retired in 1989. During his career he served as the secretary/treasurer of Local 916 of the International Associati…

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Robert E. Briante, 83, White Plains Resident Robert E. Briante, 83, White Plains Resident
Robert E. Briante, 83, White Plains Resident WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Robert "Bob" E. Briante, a lifelong White Plains resident, died April 13. He was 83. He was born Oct. 30, 1932, to Joseph and Lauretta Briante.  He graduated from White Plains High School in 1950 and attended Wesley Junior College and Washington College. Briante joined the U.S. Army and served with the NIKE missile battalion in Sandy Hook, N.J.  In 1959, he married Mary Papasergio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in White Plains. He continued to be a parishioner of the church where he served as an usher.  Briante was coffee trader since 1957 and for the pa…

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Neighbors
Students Compete In National Scholastic Chess Foundation At Columbus School Students Compete In National Scholastic Chess Foundation At Columbus School
Students Compete In National Scholastic Chess Foundation At Columbus School NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- There were 18 students who competed in the National Scholastic Chess Foundation Winter Classic recently held at Columbus Elementary School. The students won 12 awards overall and captured the 100th first place team win in the booster section and a second place team win for the reserve section of the Columbus Chess Club.  The seven individual Booster section awards were First place, Darren Chen; Second place, Deven Coulanges; Third place, Steven Ramos; Fifth place, Luis Jimenez; Second place unrated, Mia Torres; Third place unrated, May Dooley. Ronny Perez also secured a…

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Obituaries
Florence B. Velie, 84, Of Poughkeepsie Florence B. Velie, 84, Of Poughkeepsie
Florence B. Velie, 84, Of Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Florence B. Velie, a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, April 13, at Northern Dutchess Hospital. She was 84.She was born Jan. 12, 1932, in Poughkeepsie, to Charles and Myrtle Barnes Near.  In 1975, she married John Velie. She was a homemaker. Florence is survived by her children, Vicki Halbison and husband, David, of Katy, Texas, Donnie Wilson of Hyde Park, and Tracey Wilson of Poughkeepsie; three grandchildren, Tonia Wilson, Dana Lewis, and Denise Rowlett; two great grandchildren; and a sister, Shirley Crueger of Florida.  Her husband died in 1977. She also was p…

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News
New Rochelle Drops Criminal Past Question On City Job Applications New Rochelle Drops Criminal Past Question On City Job Applications
New Rochelle Drops Criminal Past Question On City Job Applications NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The City of New Rochelle has joined more than 100 cities nationwide to “Ban the Box” on its municipal job application. The City’s Ban the Box initiative defers questions on arrests and prior convictions until the job interview. The City’s Civil Service office accepts job applications for the City of New Rochelle, the City School District, the New Rochelle Public Library and the Municipal Housing Authority.  “A criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment,” said City Manager Charles B. Strome, III. “Removing the boxes on the city’s initial application better ref…

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Obituaries
Dr. Gary E. Roebuck, 71, Of Pomona Dr. Gary E. Roebuck, 71, Of Pomona
Dr. Gary E. Roebuck, 71, Of Pomona RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Dr. Gary E. Roebuck, of Pomona died on Tuesday, April 12, at the Joe Raso Hospice Residence in New City. He was 71.Roebuck was born on June 8, 1944, in New York.  Funeral arrangements were handled by Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State St. in Spring Valley.

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Sports
Sleepy Hollow Soccer Player Tapped For National Team Tryout Sleepy Hollow Soccer Player Tapped For National Team Tryout
Sleepy Hollow Soccer Player Tapped For National Team Tryout SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow resident Samantha Coffey, co-captain of The Masters School girls' varsity soccer team, has been selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation as one of the top 26 players in the country to try out for the USA U-18 Women’s National Team this spring. Coffey, a junior at the school in Dobbs Ferry, will work with Women’s National Team coaches and scouts during a training camp for the Under 18 (U-18) Women’s National Team at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center from April 16 to 23 in Carson, Calif.  U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs coaches t…

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Events
RoCA Links Student Exhibition, Summer Camp Open House In Clarkstown RoCA Links Student Exhibition, Summer Camp Open House In Clarkstown
RoCA Links Student Exhibition, Summer Camp Open House In Clarkstown CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Rockland Center for the Arts is hosting its 2016 Student Exhibition and RoCA's Summer Arts Day Camp Open House on Sunday, April 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. The event is free admission with a suggested donation.  The sculpture park will also be open to check out.

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Police & Fire
Dog Found By Stony Point Police Dog Control Officer Dog Found By Stony Point Police Dog Control Officer
Dog Found By Stony Point Police Dog Control Officer STONY POINT, N.Y. -- A female dog was picked up by a Stony Point Police Department Dog Control Officer off Wayne Avenue on Friday.   She has a invisible fence collar.

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