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Better With Age: Cornwall Resident Is An Ironman Triathlete At 65 Better With Age: Cornwall Resident Is An Ironman Triathlete At 65
Better With Age: Cornwall Resident Is An Ironman Triathlete At 65 CORNWALL, N.Y. -- Star Walters didn't start running until she was 31. Now, the 65-year-old is a USA Triathlon Coach who has competed in more than 100 races, continually placing first in her age group. The Cornwall resident started competing in 2000 with a local sprint but it wasn't until July 2016 that she considered doing an Ironman. She did her first one at Lake Placid and ended up qualifying for the World Championship in Kona Hawaii, which she did in October of that same year.  She'll do her third Ironman in Lake Placid in July 2018. It's a life she would never have imagined years earli…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Hurricane Harvey Dog Looks For Orange County Home Hurricane Harvey Dog Looks For Orange County Home
Hurricane Harvey Dog Looks For Orange County Home MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – Pets Alive in Middletown is hoping Ducky, a rescue from Hurricane Harvey will find a new home here in Orange County.  Pets Alive says Ducky is an energetic boy who hopes to find a family who will help him get out and play.  Families who are interested in adopting Ducky can apply online. Click here for the application. 

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by Joe Jenkins
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Montgomery Teen Honors Ovarian Cancer Month Remembering A Beloved Aunt Montgomery Teen Honors Ovarian Cancer Month Remembering A Beloved Aunt
Montgomery Teen Honors Ovarian Cancer Month Remembering A Beloved Aunt GOSHEN, N.Y. – Fall is meant for football and for the third year in a row, the John S. Burke Catholic High School Football team in Goshen will be wearing teal ribbons in honor of ovarian cancer.  September, after all, is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Senior Cory Lee is all about educating the public about the illness that killed his aunt, Corinne Feller, at age 18.   Feller was a lifelong Montgomery resident and standout student and athlete at Valley Central High School. Lee has volunteered his time for the Corinne Feller Memorial Fund ever since he can remember. Earlier this…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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More Than Advice: These Moms Are On A Mission To Better Orange County More Than Advice: These Moms Are On A Mission To Better Orange County
More Than Advice: These Moms Are On A Mission To Better Orange County CHESTER, N.Y. -- Lisa Santiago just wanted to meet other stay-at-home-moms when she launched Orange County Moms in August 2013. What began with a few friends -- who then told other friends -- now has more than 14,000 members and provides a host of support -- and discounts -- to area parents. According to Santiago, there is a page set up exclusively for members where local businesses offer a deal and those businesses get advertised on the mom's Facebook Page pinned post as well as its website.  The group also runs a variety of fundraising events for local non-profit organizations and gets g…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Daily Voice Launches 3 New Sites In Orange County Daily Voice Launches 3 New Sites In Orange County
Daily Voice Launches 3 New Sites In Orange County Greetings, Orange County! Today Daily Voice, the largest news provider in Bergen, Passaic, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester counties, launches its three Orange County sites: North Orange South Orange West Orange  Daily Voice covers community news in a new way. Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible. We’re here to help build the communities we serve, not snipe at them or knock them down. Daily Voice wants to hear your opinions, not impress you with ours. We aim to be your “digital town green,” where the conve…

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by Randy Kilgore
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Vietnam Vet From Chester Gets High School Diploma After 55 Year Wait Vietnam Vet From Chester Gets High School Diploma After 55 Year Wait
Vietnam Vet From Chester Gets High School Diploma After 55 Year Wait CHESTER, N.Y. – It's not that graduating high school wasn't a priority for Chester resident Bruce Green back in 1962. There were just higher priorities to tackle at the time.  Green left Forest Hills High School in Queens 55 years ago to enlist in the Army and fight in Vietnam. He was just one-half credit shy of graduation at the time.  State Assemblyman James Skoufis (D- Woodbury) met with Green, now 73, on Wednesday to present him with his long awaited diploma as part of New York's Operation Recognition. “Enlisting and fighting for your country takes outstanding courage and commitment,” …

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by Joe Jenkins
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Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother
Demarest Teen's Musical Christmas Display Honors Late Mother DEMAREST, N.J. — A Demarest teen is keeping up with a tradition he started in 2010 to lift his family’s spirits following his mother’s death. Daniel Eisenberg, a sophomore at NV/Demarest, has sequenced music to go with the blinking and twinkling 110,000 lights adorning his Evergreen Place home. The 16-year-old is being sponsored by the American Heart Association and is collecting money in honor of his late mother, Lena — who died of a sudden heart attack — to donate to the organization. “It’s always just been a couple of lights,” Daniel told Daily Voice. “But it means so much to us.” Deco…

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by Cecilia Levine