Manor graduates 55 with SRO crowd at Livingston Manor
A standing room only audience witnessed Livingston Manor’s graduation of 55 seniors led by guest speaker Dr. Donald Mulkerne. He urged youth and middle age to collaborate, highlighted new voting responsibilities for 18 year olds, and lauded graduates including James Clifford Ramage and Louise Marie Stewart for their achievements.
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Livingston Manor
James B. Ramage
Rockland
Cecil Stewart
Donald J.D. Mulkerne
Mulkerne
Albany State College
Malkerne
Ramage
Minard Brannig
Lewis G. Denman
Jan Adler
Peter Diercksen
James Clifford Ramage
Stewart
Louise Marie Stewart
Narrowsburg Wedding Tragedy Drowns During River Swim
Howard C. Van Keuren, 25, IT specialist and scion of a Sullivan County family, drowned while attempting to swim across the Delaware River during a Narrowsburg wedding celebration. He resided in Abington Massachusetts with his wife Christina. Divers recovered his body at 8 p.m. and county coroner Dr. Stirna declared death at the scene.
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Narrowsburg
Delaware
Howard C. van Keuren
Sullivan County
Abington
Mass
Christina
Robert van Keuren
St. Francis Church
van Keuren
Sullivan County Sheriff's Department
Louis Faschino
Neil Bell
White Lake
New Paltz Class Celebrates Unity At Graduation
New Paltz High School marked a mood of togetherness as 126 seniors graduated in a packed gym. Valedictorian Susan Widing criticized indoor ceremonies while James Bantham urged fundamental thinking changes to avert disaster. St Onge declined salutatorian honors. the class sang The Times They Are A-Changin as diplomas were awarded.
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New Paltz
New Paltz High School
Susan Widing
James Bantham
Bantham
Jane St. Onge
Bob Dylan
Donald Martin
Rondout seniors graduate in heat of celebration
In a hot Rondout Valley Central gymnasium 176 seniors received diplomas as heat shimmered. Salutatorian Caroline Robertaccio urged classmates to accept the consequences of actions while son Steven Robinson warned that science and technology are tools. Principal James Vertucci announced $300,000 in scholarships.
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James L. Vertucci
Rondout Valley Lions Club
Douglas Holly
Rondout Valley Central Gymnasium
Caroline Robertaccio
Caroline
Robert A. Robertaccio
Board of Education
Jack L. van Newkirk
Steven Robinson
Ec Tes
Liberty Valedictorian Urges Thought Over Applause
Kent Kalina, Liberty valedictorian and son of Dr. Bernard Kalina, school trustee elect, warned graduates that applause rewards conformity. He urged active thinking, criticizing younger generations for drinking, smoking, and drug use and stressing the need to think rather than follow.
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Kent Kalina
Kalina
Bernard Kalina
Liberty High School
Len Antell
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Manor
Harry Cornwell
Margot Sperry
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