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Millie Bivona passed away on Monday, October 5, 2009 at the age of 92. She was the beloved sister of the late Peter, Nicholas and Louis. She was the dear cousin of Ida Scuderi. She was the cherish...
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My Mom Catherine O’Flaherty Martin 5/5/11 -10/26/06 3rd Anniversary in Heaven Death leaves a heartache No one can heal Love leaves a memory No one can steal “Irish Tombstone” As we look upon your...
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Lucille B. Kern passed away on September 29, 2009 at the age of 79. She was the beloved wife of Henry. She was the devoted mother of John, Bob & the late Donald. She was dear mother of in-law ...
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Edward Dashner passed away on September 24, 2009 at the age of 78. He was the beloved husband of Ruth. Service was offered at Hess-Miller Funeral Home. Cremation was in Fresh Pond Crematory under ...
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Angelo LaRocco passed away on September 2, 2009 at the age of 32. He was the loving son of Carol LaRocco. He was the dear brother of Jackie, Kimberly & Ricky. Service was offered at St. Bridge...
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Michael P. Stelmok passed away on September 26, 2009 at the age of 59. He was the devoted friend of John Arlequin. He was the loving son of Theresa . He was the dear cousin of Joann Pirraglia. Ser...
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James Smith passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the age of 76. Mr. Smith was a United States Air Force veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He was the loving son of the late Ste...
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Charles G. O’Connell passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the age of 72. Mr. O’Connell was a United States Navy veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He was the beloved husband...
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Nettie DeSocio passed away on Monday, September 21, 2009 at the age of 81. She was the beloved wife of Robert. She was the loving mother of Annette LoMonaco and Nick DeSocio and mother-in-law of M...
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Helen Chucta passed away on September 12, 2009 at the age of 84. She was the dear sister of Henry Zablocki. Service was offered at St. Stanislaus R.C. Church. Interment was in Most Holy Trinity Ce...
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Helen Dooley passed away on September 14, 2009 at the age of 92. She was the devoted mother of Catherine, James & Edith also survived by 8 grandchildren,16 great-grandchildren & 3 great-gr...
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Julia Hoell passed away on September 12, 2009 at the age of 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Artie. Devoted mother of Mickey, Judy & Theresa. Dear sister in law of Larry & Bill. Se...
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Sandra Frasco passed away September 15, 2009. He was the dear Cousin of Dianne Gilewski . Service was offered at Hess-Miller Funeral Home. Cremation was in Fresh Pond Crematory under the direction...
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Martin Taller passed away on September 19, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Doreen Taller. Service was offered at Hess-Miller Funeral Home. Cremation was in Fresh Pond Crematory under the direc...
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Bernardo Rosa passed away on September 17, 2009 at the age of 58. He was the devoted father of Danny Rosa. Service was offered at Hess-Miller Funeral Home. Cremation was in Fresh Pond Crematory un...
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national news
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., right, lifts copy of the Democratic health care reform bill, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.


Sat Nov 21 00:16:09 -0600 2009
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan (AP)

file - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, said he did not pressure Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday, Nov 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALESAP - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday.


Sat Nov 21 00:16:42 -0600 2009
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP)

FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday, Nov.10, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.


Sat Nov 21 00:17:08 -0600 2009
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.


Sat Nov 21 00:17:45 -0600 2009
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken (AP)

An image made from surveillance video shows a man carrying a girl identified by police as 5-year old Shaniya Davis in the hallway of a hotel in Sanford, NC. Mario McNeill already accused of kidnapping 5-year-old Shaniya Davis faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Mario McNeill is being charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child, Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told reporters at a news conference. (AP Photo/Fayetteville, N.C. Police Dept.)AP - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.


Sat Nov 21 00:18:24 -0600 2009