College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit
College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit A coach-style bus carrying Princeton football student fans to the Yale Bowl for the Ivy League game crashed after exiting the northbound I-95 ramp in West Haven on Saturday. Campbell Avenue was closed for several hours after the crash at Exit 43. The bus, which was carrying about three dozen people, crossed the intersection without stopping and continued onto the property of Anderson Glass where it came to a stop after colliding with a structure located in the parking lot, West Haven Police said. Four students and the bus driver were hospitalized with what police called minor injuries…
Area Financial Expert Makes Forbes 'Top Wealth Advisor' List For Second Consecutive Year Area Financial Expert Makes Forbes 'Top Wealth Advisor' List For Second Consecutive Year
Area Financial Expert Makes Forbes 'Top Wealth Advisor' List For Second Consecutive Year A local man has been named one of America's top financial advisors by Forbes Magazine. Brian Hetherington, a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group in New Canaan, has been named to the 2018 Forbes list of "America's Top 250 Wealth Advisors."  This is the second year in a row that Hetherington has earned a spot on the exclusive list of the nation's best advisors.  The Forbes 250 ranking is based on criteria such as assets under management, industry experience and the quality of the advisor's practice.  Hetherington has been working at Merrill …
Byram Hills Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian Byram Hills Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Byram Hills Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian Byram Hills High School announced that Jackson Deitelzweig is the Class of 2018's valedictorian and Stella Li graduates as the salutatorian. Deitelzweig and Li were among the 205 students to graduate from Byram Hills on Tuesday, June 19. They both delivered speeches during the commencement ceremony held in the Concert Hall at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center. Deitelzweig will attend Princeton University in the fall, while Li is headed to Brown University. Both plan to study computer science, according to Byram Hills Central School District officials. “On behalf of the entire facult…
Former Hudson Valley HS Star Helps Yale Lacrosse Win First National Title Former Hudson Valley HS Star Helps Yale Lacrosse Win First National Title
Former Hudson Valley HS Star Helps Yale Lacrosse Win First National Title A university with a proud history of accomplishments and a long line of distinguished alumni that includes five former U.S. presidents, Yale achieved a historic first on Monday.The university's men's lacrosse team defeated Duke 13-11 in the Division I championship game in Foxborough, Mass., giving the Bulldogs their first-ever national title in the sport. Yale (16-3), which never trailed in the game, held off a late charge by Duke. Instrumental in the Bulldogs holding on was the play of a former Hudson Valley high school star: junior midfielder Joey Sessa.  A four-time All-American at Minis…
New Rochelle Class of 2018 Pulls Off Ivy League Sweep New Rochelle Class of 2018 Pulls Off Ivy League Sweep
New Rochelle Class of 2018 Pulls Off Ivy League Sweep How sweep it is! The New Rochelle High School Class of 2018 pulled off a rare feat, with all eight Ivy League schools accepting at least one graduating senior who is heading off to college in the fall. “New Rochelle is one of the best-kept secrets in the state of New York,” Principal Reginald Richardson said this week, as the acceptance letters rolled in. “We are able to provide a quality education that helps our students get into highly selective colleges and we also prepare them to be successful in these competitive environments. Coming from a large, diverse school district helps them na…
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 HACKENSACK, N.J. – Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne died Thursday. He was 93. “We ask all New Jerseyans to put Governor Byrne and his family in your prayers tonight,” Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement Thursday. Byrne had a long career of public service, serving as counsel to Governor Meyner, Deputy Attorney General, Essex County Prosecutor, Superior Court Judge and two-term Governor of New Jersey. “He did each of those jobs with integrity, honesty, intelligence, wit and flair,” Christie said. “He cared deeply for the state's environment, led the charge for the development of the…