Sad and happy day CollegeofNewRochelleAlumni College of New Rochelle final commencement after 115 years.

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Gen. Daniel Butterfield, the man behind 'Taps,' is buried at West Point lohud.com/story/news/loc… via lohud.com

First day ✅

New entertainment options for our four legged friends at Bark Park! The ramps, tunnels and hurdles were all built by students at White Plains High School. Thank you, you’ve made an awful lot of dogs (and people) happy!

Clarkstown to unveil D-Day statue at New City community center lohud.com/story/news/loc… via lohud.com

It is a day for the heroes of June 6, 1944, not the politicians of today. We can never thank them for what they did then, but must never forget how they saved the world.

I bet he would. #hailtheheroes

First-gen college seekers, lacking money and power, get some help to reach campus lohud.com/story/news/edu… via lohud.com

It was a day that defined the world for generations. On June 6, 1944, about 160,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed five beaches along a 60-mile front in Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion in history. stripes.com/news/special-r…

Found out last night that I won two Press Club of Long Island awards, one for best college newspaper reporter and another for best student narrative news story! It's such an honor to be recognized for my work at The Statesman. Check out my winning news story here: sbstatesman.com/2018/03/07/sto…

Rebecca Liebson Press Club of Long Island The Statesman W00T W00T!

Maker Media, the company behind Make: magazine and the festival Maker Faire, is laying off all of its 22 employees and pausing all operations (@joshconstine / TechCrunch) techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/mak… mediagazer.com/190607/p18#a19…

Found a street poet. Naturally, had him write about journalism. “...the way a single headline can curb an entire nation’s dialogue is the reason why even our constitution considers the freedom of the press a necessary check and balance for all things in a free world to prosper”

Nice. It was a disgrace to let this landmark deteriorate for “rob Peter to pay Paul” reasons. Went there as a kid and it still is a special place for me.

Six rescued from Long Island Sound after boat capsized lohud.com/story/news/loc… via ⁦lohud.com⁩

Construction starts on $76.8M project at Harrison train station lohud.com/story/news/loc… via lohud.com

Legalizing marijuana, driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants: See where New Yorkers stand democratandchronicle.com/story/news/pol… via lohud.com

As hunger in Rockland changes, food pantry needs to find new ways to help lohud.com/story/news/loc… via lohud.com

Friday news dump... After 3+ years on the education beat lohud.com, I'm switching to transportation for NorthJersey.com to cover the Port Authority of NY & NJ NJ TRANSIT New Jersey Turnpike and whatever else moves people between the Garden State and NYC. lohud.com/story/news/tra…