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Massapequa, NY
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College Student From Long Island Earns $5,000 Scholarship
One talented college student from Long Island has been awarded with a $5,000 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarship was granted by the Louis G. Nappi Construction Labor-Management Scholarship Fund, a major construction industry financial-aid program that was established by former Chairman Emeritus of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc., Louis G. Nappi, in 2009. The Committee, whose members include representatives from both labor and management, selects scholarship candidates based on the exemplification of the “high scholastic and…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Westchester Community College Graduation Ceremony One Of Largest In History
One of the largest crowds in Westchester Community College history welcomed the class of 2019 to the future at their latest commencement ceremony. During the ceremony in May, which was “one of the largest in the institution’s history,” a graduate was awarded a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, the nation’s largest and most competitive for community college students. At the ceremony, which was held at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, Larry Woodard, the chairman of Graham Stanley Advertising gave the commencement speech. Accounting major Monica Vict…
Armonk, NY
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Third School Steps Up To Help Displaced College Students In Westchester
A third university is stepping up to offer a helping hand to students at the College of New Rochelle, which is expected to shutter its doors at the conclusion of its summer semester. In 2016, the college’s Board of Trustees was alerted about “significant unmet financial obligations that had accrued over a period of time.” The Board subsequently launched an investigation and enlisted the help of officials to restructure and manage CNR’s finances. A forensic accountant and outside legal counsel were also hired to perform the investigation. Last week, the college announced that after 115 years…
Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford Firefighter First Recipient Of Scholarship Honoring Terroristic Victim Darren Drake
Volunteer New Milford firefighter and NMHS graduate Christian Pavone was named the first recipient of a scholarship honoring New Milford terror attack victim Darren Drake Drake, a 2013 New Milford High School graduate and former BOE president, was killed in a New York City terror attack last year. Pavone was awarded a $2,000 from The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) Darren Drake Memorial Fund. The scholarship award will be given annually to qualified students seeking to pursue a trade or technical career. Pavone was selected for good grades attained in high school and hi…
Monsey, NY
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Scholarship Awarded To Rockland Student, Volunteer Firefighter
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York has awarded the 2018 FASNY Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship to a student from Rockland County. Sara Ferraro of West Nyack received a certificate and college scholarship of $1,500 for her volunteer service as an EMT with the New City Volunteer Ambulance Youth Corps from Chan Rivera, member of the FASNY Board of Directors. “I have a passion for helping people, and joining the ambulance corps gave me a platform to pursue this passion," Ferraro said. "My time as an EMT has solidified my goal of becoming a surgeon so that I …
Armonk, NY
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Hospital Scholarships Awarded To Area High School Graduates
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital's auxiliary awarded five local high school students with scholarships for their academic achievements, display of character and level of commitment to study in the field of healthcare. Three of the students were celebrated at a hospital ceremony by the Auxiliary’s Scholarship Committee. Among those honored were Jhoely Duque, a Lakeland High School graduate who will study at Boston University; Jessie Zhanay, a Peekskill High School graduate who will study at NYU; and Danielle Merante, a graduate of Walter Panas High School who will study at Pace …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen Who Aspired To Be Cop Nabbed In CT
The latest suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old New York City boy and aspiring police officer was apprehended by Connecticut State Police on Monday. At approximately 2:36 p.m., troopers from Troop A-Southbury conducted a motor vehicle stop on I-84 eastbound near exit 13 in Southbury. Several people were in the vehicle, however, the operator was considered the 12th suspect in the Bronx homicide of Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz, Connecticut State Police said. The name of the suspect has not yet been released. Guzman-Feliz was killed outside a Bronx bodega in June.on Jun…
Cortlandt, NY
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Yorktown HS Student-Athletes Sign College Letters Of Intent
Six Yorktown High School student-athletes signed letters of intent recently to play sports at their chosen colleges, bringing the total number of athletes from Yorktown who will play on Division I and II teams next year to 18. The students will play or participate in volleyball, soccer, lacrosse and golf at Quinnipiac University, Pace University, Adelphi University, College of St. Rose and Dominican University. “It takes a village,” said Yorktown Athletic Director Robert Barrett when asked to explain the high number of students who will be playing collegiate sports. “The YAC and youth progr…
