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Arlington
Politics
Confederate Memorial To Be Removed From Arlington National Cemetery Confederate Memorial To Be Removed From Arlington National Cemetery
Confederate Memorial To Be Removed From Arlington National Cemetery A relic of the past is coming down as crews prepare to take down the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. According to officials, an environmental assessment was completed over the weekend in advance of the removal of the monument, and now they are ready to move ahead as the country continues to remove Confederate symbolism from military facilities. Moving forward, all bronze elements of the memorial will be relocated, though the granite base and foundation will remain in place to avoid possibly disturbing surrounding graves. The removal of the monument come…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk MA
Lifestyle
These Boston-Area Fundraisers Support Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Turkey These Boston-Area Fundraisers Support Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Turkey
These Boston-Area Fundraisers Support Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Turkey The extent of the devastation of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook parts of Turkey and Syria is still being uncovered, sparking donations and support from Boston-area organizations.  The quake occurred on Monday, Feb. 7, killing almost 8,000 people, as of AP News's current death tolls. The natural disaster only adds to current dangers in Syria, which is suffering from a decade-long civil war and refugee crisis.  Drone footage shows the sheer scale of destruction in Turkey’s Hatay province, a day after a huge earthquake hit the country and neighboring Syria, killing more than 5,00…

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by Josh Lanier & Morgan Gonzales
Frederick
Politics
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol Federal officials are one step closer to removing the bust of a US Supreme Court justice with ties to Southern Maryland who found himself on the wrong side of history. The House passed legislation this week to remove the bust of Calvert County native Roger B. Taney, the nation’s fifth chief justice, former Attorney General of Maryland, and controversial Democratic lawmaker most known for writing the now-infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that ruled African Americans were not citizens. "While the removal of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's bust from the Capitol does not relieve the Congres…

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster
News
Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77
Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 The former mayor of Lancaster, who survived armed robbery and cancer, Charlie Smithgall, has died at the age of 77, according to his family. He passed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 3:30 a.m., his wife Debbie Smithgall, told LNP.  In a post on Facebook, his daughter Allison Smithgall wrote: "It is with the utmost sadness that I wish to share that my dad passed away about an hour ago … Charlie Smithgall was the best dad, husband, poppop & friend anyone in the world could have asked for. He loved his family, he loved his farm and loved his cannons. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Norfolk
Police & Fire
Massachusetts State Police Help Safely Detonate Civil War-Era Cannonball Massachusetts State Police Help Safely Detonate Civil War-Era Cannonball
Massachusetts State Police Help Safely Detonate Civil War-Era Cannonball A family from Mansfield made an unexpected discovery while they were cleaning out the home of their deceased father: a cannonball from the Civil War!  Upon discovering the relic, the family called the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, Mansfield Police said on Facebook.  Earlier this evening, officers were called to a residence on Charlene Dr. when family members cleaning the home of their... Posted by Mansfield, MA Police Department on Thursday, July 7, 2022 An x-ray of the munition revealed an unknown substance inside that required it to be safely detonated. This occurred at an M…

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by David Cifarelli
Morris
Police & Fire
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS] Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS]
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [Photos] A historic North Jersey cemetery was brutally vandalized overnight Sunday. The Orchard Street Cemetery in Dover posted about the incident on its Facebook page Monday evening: “It’s a very sad day for Orchard Street Cemetery,” the post begins. “…The cemetery grounds were vandalized. Not just slightly, but extremely.” In addition to brutally knocking over nine historic headstones, the vandal(s) ripped through the property’s bed of chrysanthemums. “It was shocking, to say the least,” the post continues. “We’re angry, and we’re sad.” The vandalism occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday a…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield
News
Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer
Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer A 71-year-old Massachusetts man who attempted to pull a one-over on a respected Connecticut art dealer and appraiser has will avoid prison after he admitted to attempting to dupe him by falsely representing an alleged desk from the Civil War during a sale. Worcester County resident Harold Gordon, of Templeton, was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty last year to one count of wire fraud after he attempted to scam his victim out of nearly $65,000. In October 2012, Gordon began a transaction with a Connecticut art dealer in an attempt to induce him to purchase a secret…

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by Zak Failla
Mercer
News
Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton
Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton A 61-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from downtown Trenton on Wednesday morning by a city public works crew as pressure mounts nationwide to remove symbols of oppression. The city statue of the explorer, located at the north end of Columbus Park on Hamilton Avenue, was removed from the Chambersburg neighborhood.  Christopher Columbus was a controversial figure and is not representative of the ideals the nation was founded on, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said earlier. Gusciora said the statue will be placed in storage. The park will be renamed. As the statue was hoi…

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by Jon Craig
Litchfield
News
COVID-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters COVID-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters
Covid-19: Lamont Extends Closures For Restaurants, Bars, Provides Relief For Renters Gov. Ned Lamont is keeping Connecticut effectively closed down for non-essential business for at least another month due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even as the number of hospitalizations statewide has begun to stabilize. Lamont announced on Friday, April 10, that he is signing an executive order extending the deadlines for all of the previously enacted closures, distancing, and safety measures until at least Wednesday, May 20. There are currently 9,784 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut, which resulted in at least 380 deaths. More than 1,400 patients have been hos…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
Lifestyle
Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May
Internationally Renowned Museum Opening This Summer In Cape May The Garden State will soon be home to what’s being called one of the most anticipated museums in the world, reports say. The Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May is expected to open this summer at the old Howell House on Lafayette Street, NJ.com reports. The building, which has been vacant for almost four decades, formerly served as the Macedonia Baptist Church parsonage. The building’s condition later declined to the point where it was added to Preservation New Jersey’s list of the 10 most endangered historic properties in 2012. In addition to fighting for abolition and becoming a Civil War…

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by Valerie Musson
Union
Police & Fire
Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery
Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Police in Rahway charged a 78-year-old caretaker for allegedly disposing of garbage in a historic graveyard founded decades before the American Revolution.  Eric Rickes was charged with desecration of a place of burial after police obtained a warrant to search Rahway Cemetery Wednesday. Police sought the warrant after learning that Rickes was throwing waste into grave sites, the department said in a statement Thursday.  Rickes had earlier been ordered to remove waste and debris around the cemetery by the health department, police also said.  “While these are allegations at t…

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by Paul Milo
Suffolk NY
Obituaries
Memorial Planned For West Islip's George Holmes, Capitol Hill Photographer, Painter Memorial Planned For West Islip's George Holmes, Capitol Hill Photographer, Painter
Memorial Planned For West Islip's George Holmes, Capitol Hill Photographer, Painter A West Islip native who served in the United States Air Force then became a Capitol Hill photographer and Civil War painter will be remembered this week in a memorial service. George R. Holmes died on Aug. 27, 2018, at age 85 in Alexandria, Va. His service is Friday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m. at Long Island National Cemetery. He was born on Sept. 13, 1932. After serving his country, Holmes made Washington D.C., his home, where he worked as a photographer on Capitol Hill.  He had a driving ambition to paint and draw and studied at The American University as an art major.  He …

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by Donna Christopher
Armonk
Schools
Students At Middle School In Westchester Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad Students At Middle School In Westchester Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad
Students At Middle School In Westchester Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad Parents and school administrators at a middle school in Westchester were caught off guard by a recently distributed extra credit assignment that invoked 19th Century slavery. A photo of an assignment given to students at the Port Chester Middle School, in which they would have to create a “runaway slave ad” has gone viral on Facebook, and has drawn the ire of local parents and school administrators. According to school officials, the assignment was related to a unit of curriculum on American slavery that asked students to create the advertisement.  The ad was intended to mimic original 19t…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Lifestyle
Forgotten Westchester Civil War Hero To Be Honored On Memorial Day Forgotten Westchester Civil War Hero To Be Honored On Memorial Day
Forgotten Westchester Civil War Hero To Be Honored On Memorial Day Memorial Day was originally established as Decoration Day, to honor Civil War soldiers.  This month, the Village of Mamaroneck will honor a forgotten local Civil War veteran, Corporal Nicholas H. Hoyt, who was born in Mamaroneck and who lived there with his wife, Susan and their three children.  In 1861, Hoyt enlisted in the 5th New York Infantry and was promoted to the rank of corporal after the battle of Shepherdstown, W. Va. In nearby Sharpsburg, MD, Antietam National Battlefield was the site of a brutal Civil War battle. Hoyt died in 1863 following the battle of Fredericksburg. He is…

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by Jon Craig
Englewood
Lifestyle
PHOTOS: Bergen County Family Has Trove Of Antique Valentines PHOTOS: Bergen County Family Has Trove Of Antique Valentines
Photos: Bergen County Family Has Trove Of Antique Valentines A Franklin Lakes family has donated its trove of more than 12,300 antique paper Valentines to the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.  The display features greeting cards, sentimental notes, folk art drawings, and other tokens of affection that trace the evolution of romantic and religious keepsakes made in Europe and North America from 1684 to 1970. Nancy and Henry Rosin of Franklin Lakes had given the collection to their son, Bob. He and his wife, Belle, donated it to The Huntington for safekeeping, according to a press release.  The Rosin Collection brims with we…

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by Cecilia Levine