Fairfield, CT
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Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced
Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced A Haitian national who worked as a driver in Fairfield County is heading to prison and will be deported after stealing nearly a million dollars from his employers to live a lush lifestyle. Georges Avridor, a citizen of Haiti who formerly lived in Greenwich and Stamford has been sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 37 months in prison for scheming to steal $889,425 by stealing checks. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that between July 2013 and October 2016, Avridor stole personal bank checks from two Greenwich residents who employed him as a driver. He would make the checks payable to “ca…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M
Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M Fairfield University and four other religious and charitable organizations have reached a $60 million settlement regarding alleged sexual abuse from a graduate. In a statement released on Friday, the university announced that it has “agreed to a second and concluding legal settlement with a group of individuals who came forward with allegations that they were sexually abused in Haiti in the late 1990s and early 2000s by Douglas Perlitz, a Fairfield University alumnus. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Haitian minors by Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based lawyer, who has made a name for h…

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by Zak Failla
Englewood, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Native, U.S. Marine William 'Billy' Kumberger Dies, 46 North Jersey Native, U.S. Marine William 'Billy' Kumberger Dies, 46
North Jersey Native, U.S. Marine William 'Billy' Kumberger Dies, 46 North Jersey native and U.S. Marine William "Billy" Anthony Kumberger passed away surrounded by family at Honor Health-Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Aug. 27. He was 46 years old. A memorial will be held Sunday, Sept. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Born in Englewood, Billy graduated from Teaneck High School in 1990 before englisting in the U.S. Marine Corps the following year. He served four years of active duty including Operation Restore Hope in Somalia and contended with the Haitian refugee crisis while stationed in Guantanamo Bay, accor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
111-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Dies, Survived By 108-Year-Old Wife 111-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Dies, Survived By 108-Year-Old Wife
111-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Dies, Survived By 108-Year-Old Wife Duranord Veillard of Spring Valley, who was believed to be the oldest resident in the Hudson Valley, died Friday, June 1, at the age of 111. Although officials records are not kept, Veillard's family members and his wife Jeanne Veillard, believed them to be area's oldest married couple, having been married since 1932. Jeanne turned 108 in May. Born in Haiti to Miciade Toulou and Tatice Veillard on Feb. 28, 1907,  Veillard studied law and served as a judge for a number of years in his hometown before immigrating to the U.S. in the late 1960’s.   He moved to Spring Valley were he able to get…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity
North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity There was no mistaking the purple plane that went down Wednesday in West Milford for those who knew Andrew Topp. The minister from North Haledon lived his life "on the edge, challenging barriers, and in search of the wild," as he helped those in need here and abroad, said his daughter, Erica Fischer- Kaslander. "He impacted the lives of so many and will be remembered across the world for that work," his daughter said. The owner-operator of A Topp Contracting, Topp was pastor of the First Reformed Church of Boonton for more than two decades and was involved with the Rota…

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by Cecilia Levine