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Brent Lee recalls his Friday Night Lights days, playing soccer for Nyack in the '60s. Then, watching his son play soccer on MacCalman Field.

Brent Lee: Nyack Class of '65

John Babcock remembers the honor of playing a song for his fellow Class of '78 graduates, on MacCalman Field during their commencement ceremony.

John Babcock: Nyack Class of '78

Lisa Stach Rider's favorite MacCalman Memory comes around every fall.

Lisa Stach Rider

Robin Miller was Nyack's last baton twirler. She remembers climbing into the tower at the old high school.

Robin Miller: Class of '69

Former Rockland County Sherriff James Kralik passed away on July 24, 2017, but earlier this year he was interviewed by The Journal News about his part in the Belton Lee Brims case. Here are a few portions of that interview, demonstrating Kralik's long history in law enforcement and some of his post-retirement activities.

Remembering James Kralik

Tales of the Tappan Zee: Before the new bridge opens with its new name, we asked our readers to call in with their Tappan Zee memories, good and bad. Some are terrifying, some are heartwarming, some are funny. Have a listen to readers' stories of the soon-to-be-gone Tappan Zee Bridge.

Tappan Zee Bridge Stories

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Former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey, whose story about her battle to be reunited with her Marine K9 service dog was the focus of a Hollywood film bearing her name, eulogized Jerry Donnellan at his memorial service on March 29, 2018. Leavey said Donnellan's was the first name she thought of when she needed help. Jerry Donnellan died March 23, 2018.

Megan Leavey eulogizes man who helped her get her dog back

The edited transmissions among first responders on Jan. 30, 2020, after a  wrong-way driver prompted a three-car accident on Interstate 287 in Harrison, New York.

I-287 wrong-way crash on Jan. 30, 2020: Edited scanner transmissions

Shawn DeLoatch recalls the confrontation with Jason Mendez over cigarette smoke in front of the 7-Eleven in Garnerville on Feb. 20, 2019. Within minutes, he says, Mendez ran over the family of 8, costing Melissa Castillo DeLoatch, a 32-year-old pregnant mother of 6, her life.

7-Eleven killing: 'He ran into me and Melissa ...'

Shawn DeLoatch says that Jason Mendez, having run his car into his family, backed up and came back a second time. The second time, DeLoatch was hit, and rolled up on the car's windshield, breaking his hand.

7-Eleven killing: 'He went for me'

Shawn DeLoatch recalls after the second impact, how he tried to pull Shawn Mendez out of the car that had just run over his family.

7-Eleven killing: 'I'm trying to get him'

Shawn DeLoatch describes his reaction when police arrived at the 7-Eleven.

7-Eleven Killing: 'Get him! Get him!'

Shawn DeLoatch recalls the scene at Montefiore Nyack Hospital on Feb. 20, 2019, when his wife, Melissa, was declared dead after being run over outside the 7-Eleven in Garnerville.

7-Eleven killing: 'She was gone'

Former NYPD top cop Bernard Kerik went on "The Joe Piscopo Show" on Feb. 13, 2020 to talk about Lawrence Ray, who was best man at Kerik's wedding. Ray is accused of running an extortion, money-laundering and prostitution enterprise that targeted former students at Sarah Lawrence College. "We have no relationship," Kerik said.

Kerik on Lawrence Ray: "He's just a sick dude'

Adal Regis, founder of Soar Mentorship in the Nyack and North Rockland schools, speaks to the Nyack Center Black History Celebration on Feb. 8, 2020, as one of its honorees.

Adal Regis: 'Which America are you willing to fight for?'

Excerpts from Peter D. Kramer's interview with Hugh Ferguson, the manager of Oakland Cemetery in Yonkers, New York, on April 16, 2020. (Photo by Mark Vergari/The Journal News)

Yonkers' Oakland Cemetery amid the coronavirus outbreak

Catherine Hopkins, a family nurse practitioner at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, New York, talks about the past three weeks, when she has worked in the hospital's emergency department and its COVID-19 triage tent, where on one day, 11 patients died. Interviewed by Peter D. Kramer of the USA Today Network and The Journal News on April 23, 2020. Photo by Seth Harrison/The Journal News and USA Today Network.

'I've just never seen death like that'

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