Easton Native, Notre Dame HS Grad Taylor Kircher Dies In 'Courageous' Battle With Illness, 28 Easton Native, Notre Dame HS Grad Taylor Kircher Dies In 'Courageous' Battle With Illness, 28
Easton Native, Notre Dame HS Grad Taylor Kircher Dies In 'Courageous' Battle With Illness, 28 Easton native and Notre Dame High School graduate Taylor Lynn Kircher died March 19 after a courageous battle with a brief illness. She was 28. Born in Easton, Kircher graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2010 and attended East Stroudsburg University, her obituary says. Kircher worked at her family's business, Lynn’s Complete Notary and Tag Agency in Easton. She spent her free time with loved ones and enjoyed being outdoors, her memorial says. She also loved the New York Giants and Yankees. Kircher is survived by her mother, Stacey A. Marroni-Kircher and companion Shawn Martin; a sist…
Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day
Play Ball: Mets, Yankee Fans Allowed In Stands For Opening Day Play ball! There will be fans in the stands -- and a relatively large number of them -- for the New York Mets and Yankees when they hit the field for their major-league baseball home openers next month. Flanked by Mets Vice Chair Andy Cohen, Yankees President Randy Levine and former pitchers C.C. Sabathia and Al Leiter, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that fans will be permitted into Citi Field and Yankee Stadium when the regular season begins. For the Yankees, that means they will be able to welcome 10,850 fans to the stadium for their home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays on T…
LOOK INSIDE: Derek Jeter Drops Price Of Greenwood Lake Mansion LOOK INSIDE: Derek Jeter Drops Price Of Greenwood Lake Mansion
Look Inside: Derek Jeter Drops Price Of Greenwood Lake Mansion New York Yankee legend is hoping to hit a home run in the real estate market. The former slugger's Greenwood Lake home is back on the market for a cool $12.75 million. The Orange County, NY property -- dubbed "Tiedemann Castle" and located on the water that straddles New York and New Jersey -- was first purchased by the Hall of Fame shortstop 15 years ago. Jeter, an All-Star shortstop and team captain who spent his entire playing career with the Yankees, is now the chief executive officer of the Miami Marlins -- and doesn't spend too much time up north anymore. It had been on the market …
Captain's Castle: Derek Jeter's Hudson Valley Estate Back On Market For $12.75M Captain's Castle: Derek Jeter's Hudson Valley Estate Back On Market For $12.75M
Captain's Castle: Derek Jeter's Hudson Valley Estate Back On Market For $12.75M New York Yankee legend is hoping to hit a home run in the real estate market as his Hudson Valley home is back on the market for a cool $12.75 million. The Orange County property, dubbed Tiedemann Castle and located in Greenwood Lake near Sterling Forest State Park, was first purchased by the Hall of Fame shortstop 15 years ago and had previously been put on the market with a near $15 million price tag as recently as three years ago. Earlier story - Captain's Castle: Derek Jeter Lists Hudson Valley Estate For $14.75M According to reports, Jeter initially bought the residence, where his g…
Missing Long Island Man Found Missing Long Island Man Found
Missing Long Island Man Found An 80-year-old man reported missing on Long Island has been located. A Silver Alert was issued for Felix Melendez, who was reported missing on South Cardinal Court in Bay Shore at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Suffolk County Police announced that Melendez has been located and was unharmed. Melendez, who suffers from dementia, was reported missing at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday morning after he drove off in a 2004 white Mitsubishi Outlander. At the time he went missing, Melendez was wearing a black and red flannel jacket, tan dress pants, b…
Missing Long Island Man Found Missing Long Island Man Found
Missing Long Island Man Found An 80-year-old man reported missing on Long Island was found. A Silver Alert was issued for Felix Melendez, who was reported missing on South Cardinal Court in Bay Shore at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Suffolk County Police announced that Melendez has been located and was unharmed. Melendez, who suffers from dementia, was reported missing at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday morning after he drove off in a 2004 white Mitsubishi Outlander. At the time he went missing, Melendez was wearing a black and red flannel jacket, tan dress pants, brown slippers, an…
Baseball Fan, Family Man: Anthony Fusco, 79, Was Loved By All Baseball Fan, Family Man: Anthony Fusco, 79, Was Loved By All
Baseball Fan, Family Man: Anthony Fusco, 79, Was Loved By All Anthony “Tony” R. Fusco, 79, formerly of Park Ridge, died on Jan. 29, 2021. Tony was born in New York City to Anthony Sr. and Philomena (Zero) Fusco. He grew up in Brooklyn and was a joy to all he knew him — he was known for his exuberant smile and mischievous personality.  Tony was a graduate of Saint Augustine High School in Brooklyn. He married the love of his life, Eileen Gordon, on November 7, 1971 and enjoyed a successful career of 40 years with Citibank, before retiring in 2000. During his childhood, he was a huge fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and spent many days at Ebbets Field…
Bergen County Native Ryan Danlasky-Reineke Dies Suddenly, 26 Bergen County Native Ryan Danlasky-Reineke Dies Suddenly, 26
Bergen County Native Ryan Danlasky-Reineke Dies Suddenly, 26 Montvale native Ryan Joseph Danlasky-Reineke died unexpectedly at his home in Bloomfield on Jan. 22, 2021. He was 26 years old. Born in Westwood and raised in Monvale, Ryan graduated from Pascack Hills in Montvale in 2012 and went on to complete his program at Lincoln Technical Institute. He later worked in commercial refrigeration, excelling as an HVAC technician. Raised by a single mother, Ryan overcame the challenges of his high school years with grace, and loved his family deeply.  He adored his siblings Michael and Christina, and would brag to anyone about their accomplishments, …
Co-Owner Of Popular Westchester Pizzeria Dies At Age 49 Co-Owner Of Popular Westchester Pizzeria Dies At Age 49
Co-Owner Of Popular Westchester Pizzeria Dies At Age 49 This story has been updated. Westchester County has lost one of its most beloved pizzeria owners. Putnam County resident Joe Piscopo Jr., age 49, of Brewster, the co-owner of Johnny's Pizzeria in Mount Vernon, died on Friday, Jan. 29. Know for his hearty and friendly laugh, Piscopo ran the 79-year-old restaurant with his brother, Ricky, and sisters Concetta and Tina after their mother Maria Piscopo died in 2018 at age 69 from injuries sustained in a crash on I-684. Known for its extra-thin pizza, and for being a kind of meeting place for locals, Johnny's has been home to the Piscopo famil…
Hudson Valley Now Home To Yankees Single-A Affiliate Hudson Valley Now Home To Yankees Single-A Affiliate
Hudson Valley Now Home To Yankees Single-A Affiliate Here come the Yankees. Minor League Baseball will be back in the Hudson Valley as the New York Yankees restructured their affiliates due to the expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement with Major League Baseball. Beginning in 2021, the Yankee’s High Single-A team will represent the region as the Hudson Valley Renegades, playing at Dutchess Stadium in Wappinger Falls. The team is operated by the Goldklang Group, which also owns Charleston, the Yankees’ former Single-A affiliate. With the transition to a High Single-A schedule, it will be the first time Hudson Valley has embarked o…
'Betrayed' Trenton Thunder Owner Calls Yankees 'Despicable' 'Betrayed' Trenton Thunder Owner Calls Yankees 'Despicable'
'Betrayed' Trenton Thunder Owner Calls Yankees 'Despicable' Trenton Thunder owner Joseph Plumeri called the New York Yankees "despicable" for dumping the Class AA Eastern League team in favor of a new affiliation with the tonier Somerset Patriots. "While this community built the Yankees organization up and set minor league baseball attendance records, it seems the Yankees were only focused on trying to cut culturally diverse Trenton down in favor of a wealthy, higher socioeconomic area in Somerset," Plumeri said Saturday. Daily Voice reported Friday that the Yankee organization was adding the Somerset Patriots and Hudson Valley Renegades while …
Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates
Yankees Add Somerset Patriots, Hudson Valley Renegades As Minor League Affiliates It’s official: The New York Yankees are adding the Somerset Patriots and Hudson Valley Renegades while dropping the Trenton Thunder and Staten Island Yankees. The Pats, who play at TD Ballpark in Bridgewater, will be the Bronx Bombers’ new Double-A affiliate and the Renegades, who play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, the new Single-A affiliate, Baseball America reported Friday. Also gone are the Charleston (SC) RiverDogs, a Full-Season-A team. The Yankees are expected to remain affiliated with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders because they own part of the Triple-A team, according to th…