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Produce Pete Dies, 80
Peter Napolitano, better known to viewers as his TV persona “Produce Pete,” has died, Channel 4 NBC New York announced Monday, Jan. 26. He was 80.
The Englewood, NJ native was a fixture on the Saturday editions of "Weekend Today in New York," where he often spoke about growing up in Bergen County and working at his family’s neighborhood market, Napolitano’s Produce.
Pete married his wife, Bette, whom he met when he was just 16 years old, and took over the market in 1970. The store closed in 2006 after 53 years in business. Bette, along with the couple’s children and grandchildren, frequentl…
Fashion Legend Valentino Dies: Designer To Royalty, Hollywood Stars
Legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died.
His death at age 93, on Monday, Jan. 19, came at his home in Rome, his foundation announced, calling him a "true source of light, creativity and vision" and a "constant guide and inspiration."
The couturier known simply as "Valentino" defined luxury fashion for six decades, creating timeless glamour that dressed royalty, Hollywood stars, and socialites worldwide. He died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, according to his foundation.
Valentino founded his namesake fashion house in 1959, launching with his debut collection fe…
'Taken Far Too Soon': NY Tour Guide, 19, Killed In Skiing Accident As Support Swells
Tributes are flooding in after a 19-year-old tour guide from New York was killed in a skiing accident.
Benjamin Frisch, of Richmondville in Schoharie County, died Sunday, Jan. 11, according to a fundraiser organized by Howe Caverns, where Frisch worked as a tour guide. Additional details about the accident were not immediately available.
“With broken hearts, we share the passing of Benjamin Frisch, who was taken from this world far too soon,” reads a GoFundMe, which aims to help Frisch’s mother and nine younger siblings.
“As the eldest son, Benjamin carried a deep sense of responsibility …
'Profoundly Sad Day': Retired Motorcycle Cop, Mentor Who Served For Decades In NY Dies
Police, city leaders, and community members gathered Tuesday, Jan. 13, to lay to rest a retired 33-year officer who served his Westchester County community and mentored the next generation for decades.
Retired White Plains Police Officer Kenneth “Kenny” Smith died on Sunday, Dec. 28, at the age of 73, according to his obituary.
Smith was honored during funeral services on Tuesday, marking what White Plains Public Safety described as a “profoundly sad day” for the department.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, on Aug. 25, 1952, Smith immigrated to the United States as a child…
School Bus Driver Killed At NY District Facility Was Father, Artist, Gun Safety Advocate
New details have emerged about the life of Wayne Girard, a longtime school bus driver who was killed in a tragic incident at a Dutchess County school district’s transportation facility.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, Girard, 80, died after being seriously injured on Friday morning, Dec. 19, at the Arlington bus garage on Dutchess Turnpike as drivers were preparing to begin their routes. No students were involved, and district officials have not released further details about the incident.
Girard was struck by a bus at the facility, News12 reported.
Girard is now b…
