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Harrison, NY
Breaking News
Brian Laundrie Went Camping With His Parents In The Days After He Returned Home From Van Trip
Days before Gabby Petito’s family realized the young woman was lying dead among the rocks in Wyoming, her boyfriend and fellow Long Island native Brian Laundrie, was camping with his family. Petito, age 22, of the hamlet of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was reported missing by her mother on Saturday, Sept. 11, after learning Laundrie had returned from the couple's cross-country "van life" trip alone in her white Fort Transit van. Her body was found days later on Sunday, Sept. 19 in Wyoming. The manner of her death was determined a homicide by the medical examiner. Days after returning, wh…
Briarcliff, NY
Your Community
NY State DEC Issues Bear Warning For BBQs, Camping
With the summer getting into full swing, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is cautioning New Yorkers planning to go camping or host barbecues to be aware of bears who may come looking to join the party. With gatherings planned this summer following a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEC is reminding New Yorkers to be cautious that bears live and are active in the area and could be attracted to leftover food if it is still accessible to them. Related story - Separate Bear Sightings Reported In Northern Westchester Hamlet “Few things are better than cooking a m…
Bedford, NY
Your Community
Planning A Safe, Fun Summer 2021 For Your Family
As the days get warmer, we itch to be able to get outside, enjoy the weather and prepare for the summer. We would like to return to normalcy and for our children to have fun, even though we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. To accomplish this we must follow the familiar rules for reducing virus transmission: wearing masks, social distancing and handwashing/disinfecting. Thinking about what is safe for your children so they can enjoy a long, healthy summer? Dr. Hildred Machuca, pediatrician at Northwell Health Physician Partners/Westchester Health, offers information and guida…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Obituaries
Air Force Vet, Correctional Officer Jeremy Callender Of Schwenksville Dies, 35
Air Force veteran and correctional officer Jeremy Callender of Schwenksville died on April 3. He was 35 years old. Born in Sellersville, Callender graduated from Souderton Area High School in 2003, and graduated from American Military University in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, according to his obituary. Callender worked in logistics with the United States Air Force for 11 years, and later worked at the Bureau of Corrections in Graterford, his memorial says. Callender's obituary remembered him as someone who "loved being in the outdoors enjoying camping, voll…
New City, NY
Your Community
Rockland Boy Who Camped Outside Of Krispy Kreme Gets His Golden Ticket
A 9-year-old Rockland County boy who camped out in front of the new Paramus Krispy Kreme store has learned the value of hard work: Sweet victory. Shae Fishman, of Orangeburg, didn't know whether or not he'd win a free dozen doughnuts a week for a year if he was the store's first-ever customer. But he went to the store anyway on Sunday, and spent the following two nights sleeping outside of the new Route 4 outpost in a tent with his dad, Matthew Fishman. Well, when doors officially opened at 6 a.m., Shae got his wish: The golden ticket. That's right, a free dozen doughnuts every month for …
Paramus, NJ
Your Community
Why This Rockland Boy Is Camping Out In Front Of New Paramus Krispy Kreme
Dough or doughnut, there is no try for a Rockland County boy and his dad, who are on track to be the first customers at the new Krispy Kreme store in Paramus ahead of its grand opening Tuesday morning. UPDATE: 9-Year-Old Paramus Krispy Kreme Camper Gets His Golden Ticket Shae Fishman, age 9, and dad Matthew Fishman pulled into the parking lot of the Route 4 shop at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 4, after hearing that select Krispy Kreme stores give their first-ever customer a dozen doughnuts a week for a year. Since living in Rockland County means having to drive nearly an hour for a Krispy Kreme…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Morris County Dad Shields Family From Savage Wolf Ripping Through Tent While Camping
A Morris County family's camping trip in Canada took a turn for the worst when a wolf ripped its way into their tent. A stranger who heard their cries, however, came running and is being hailed a guardian angel by the family's matriarch. "This is a hard thing to post, since I haven’t fully comprehended that it happened yet," Elisa Rispoli wrote Aug. 9 in a Facebook post with more than 32,000 shares. "Last night, while sleeping in our tent in Banff National Park, we were attacked by a wolf." "It was like something out of a horror movie." The Rispoli family, who online records show are fro…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Obituaries
Midland Park Carpenter David Laauwe Dies, 42
David Laauwe of Midland Park died on July 21. He was 42 years old. Born in Ridgewood he has lived in Midland Park all his life. He was a carpenter by trade and was a former member of the NYC Carpenter’s union. David loved fishing, camping and quiet walks in the woods. He is preceded in death by his mother Janice Laauwe (nee Breur). He is survived by his father Alfred Laauwe and brother Gregory Laauwe. Visitation is July 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home, 530 High Mountain Road in Franklin Lakes. Burial will be held privately at George Washington Memorial Park.
