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GoFundMe Account Set Up For Former White Plains Basketball Star's Family
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Money is being raised to help the family of a former White Plains star basketball player who was gunned down in Vermont earlier this month.
As of Sunday night, the GoFundMe page for Markus D’Anthony Austin had raised $20,781 of its initial $25,000 goal.
Austin, 33, was working as a mental health specialist at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in the tiny town of Berlin when he was slain outside his Montpelier apartment.
He left behind his girlfriend, Caryn Pletzer, and their son, Marquis Austin.
According to his obituary, the 2001 White Plains High School grad pla…
Somers Firefighter, Returning From Marines' Tour, Honored With Escort
SOMERS, N.Y. – As a big, tough Marine, Somers resident Jack Foley had to be prepared for anything. But he wasn’t ready for the rush of emotions he felt during his recent homecoming.
The 2012 Somers High School grad, who was driving home from California, was surprised at the town line by a convoy of firetrucks.
In one of them was his 17-year-old sister, Bridget, a fellow firefighter.
With lights flashing, the trucks escorted the 22-year-old past the Granite Springs Firehouse where a gigantic American flag had been hung and on to his family’s home in Lincolndale, where they were met by his e…
