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The Great Granby: Bears Turned Golden With School's First State Boys Basketball Title
The Hartford CourantGRANBY — The day after Avon had routed Granby by 35 points in the NCCC boys basketball tournament title game, Granby coach Wally Hansen pondered what could motivate his team for the upcoming Class S tournament. He turned to the sun — the...Tags: High School Sports, Basketball, Sports, Soccer, Indiana Hoosiers
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The Kid From NYC Comes To Granby, Helps The Little School That Did
The Hartford CourantJohn Buser wanted to make a point to his son, Brett, about a basketball game, and he ended up with one of those intensely personal moments that help carve a young man's future. It was in the days and hours leading into Granby's state title game when...Tags: Basketball, Sports
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Teen Killed After Sticking Head Out of Party Bus
CNNNEW JERSEY -- A New Jersey teenager was killed when his head collided with a highway overpass after he apparently stuck it out of a party bus near the George Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan with New Jersey over the Hudson River. Daniel...Tags: Hudson River, Queens (New York City), CNN (tv network), Motorvehicle Accidents, Manhattan (New York City)
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Party Bus Involved In Fatal Accident Found To Be Too Large
pix11.com | @stephtsofliasMarketing materials for the Mega Liner Double Decker party bus, involved in last weekend’s deadly accident, boast the charter is the largest in the country. But the luxurious ride might be too big to drive on New York and New Jersey roadways,...Tags: Accidental Death, Motorvehicle Accidents, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Transportation Accidents
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Chaplain On Teen's Death: "He Always Had A Smile On His Face And That's How We Should Remember Him."
Staff Reporter"He was such a great kid," Father Bill Sweeney, the chaplain at Saint Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, told the 800 high school classmates of Daniel Fernandez, who gathered for a candlelight vigil Saturday tonight. "That's the important...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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Wake Held For Teenager Killed In Freak Party Bus Accident
pix11.com | @JayDowNYCThe line stretched around the block for Daniel Fernandez's wake. The 16-year old St. Francis Prep student died Friday while on-board a double decker party bus. Police said he opened the bus' emergency roof hatch, stood up and out and then hit his head...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death, Rego Park, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Teen Killed In Freak Accident Near George Washington Bridge; Slammed Head On Overpass
pix11.comA parochial school student on a double-decker party bus with 65 other teens was killed Friday night when he stuck his head out of the hatch in the roof, hitting his head on an overpass. At the time, the bus was westbound on Interstate 95 near the George...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Labor Day, Health and Safety at School, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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NYC Public Schools Closed; Hundreds Other Schools, Universities Delayed or Closed
All New York City public schools are closed Thursday, as well hundreds of other schools and universities have a delayed opening or are closed.
NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black announced the city-wide school closure just before 5 a.m., as 10- to 12-...Tags: Ridgefield, Montville, Teaching and Learning, West Hempstead, Roman Catholicism
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All NYC Schools Open; Hundreds Other Schools, Colleges Closed
wpix.comAll New York City public schools are open Wednesday, despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg's declaration of a weather emergency for New York City due to the overnight snow storm. New NYC School Chancellor Cathie Black made the announcement at 5 a.m. and stated...Tags: Ridgefield, Merrick, Norwich, Woodbridge, SUNY Old Westbury
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NYC School Preparations Under Way For 2nd Swine Flu Outbreak
wpix.comThe swine flu is expected to return to New York City, just in time for students heading back to school. New York City's Health Department and its schools are now preparing for the flu's arrival. This past spring, the outbreak sickened 1 million people...Tags: New York, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu, Colleges and Universities, WPIX
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NYC Health Commissioner: 'Many Hundreds' of School Students Sick With Suspected Swine Flu
City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden also said Tuesday that "many hundreds" of schoolchildren are sick with suspected cases of swine flu. Bloomberg says the hospitalizations are separate from the outbreak at a private school in Queens. The mayor says...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Michael Bloomberg, Family
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100-plus swine flu cases confirmed outside Mexico
In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases...Tags: Texas, Swine Flu, Epidemics and Plagues, Hospitals and Clinics, California
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