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At 80 years old, the longtime television personality found himself unexpectedly unemployed after more than half a century. So he steered his boat toward the Erie Canal, seeking one last adventure.
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THREE MILE BAY — The themes of resilience, heartbreak and hope have propelled Ellen Marie Wiseman’s historical fiction novels to best-seller lists, aided by a keen sense of knowing what
STATEN ISLAND — It’s the Year of Willowbrook at the College of Staten Island, a 204-acre campus surrounded by a park-like landscape located on the former site of Willowbrook State
My younger brother Fred, labeled as intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD), was sent in 1956 to the Willowbrook State School, where he resided for 16 years. Had that infamous institution never been shut down, Fred would not be the person he is today: writing poetry, curiously asking how radio waves come out of speakers, and understanding that his vote counts.