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Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Waccbuc, Dies
Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas who lived in Northern Westchester for a period of his life has died.
Silas died on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the age of 79, according to a tweet by the Houston Rockets, where Silas' son Stephen, is the team's head coach.
The cause of death was cardiac arrest, his daughter, Paula Silas-Guy, told The New York Times.
The Silas family lived in the town of Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc while Paul Silas was an assistant coach with the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1992 and New Jersey Nets from 1992 to 1995.
During part of that time, Stephen, a guard, was a baske…
'Friend To All:' Mount Olive High School Graduate, Financial Analyst Joseph Barish Dies, 24
Mount Olive High School graduate and financial analyst Joseph R. Barish died in Hoboken on Saturday, Nov. 5. He was 24.
Born in New Britain, CT, Joseph was raised in Budd Lake, where he played on the Mount Olive High School basketball team and graduated in 2016, his obituary says.
Joseph attended the University of South Carolina, double majoring in finance and accounting while passionately supporting the Gamecocks. He also loved the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots.
He had been working as a financial analyst at Freshpet in Secaucus, according to his memorial.
A…
Pair Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Beloved Paterson Camp Counselor
Two days after he was laid to rest, authorities announced the capture of two men accused of participating in the cold-blooded execution of a camp counselor from Paterson who’d worked for the city DPW.
The gunman who authorities believe fired the fatal shots at Nasir Davis, 26, on May 3 has yet to be publicly identified.
They did say on Friday, however, that they’d arrested Anthony Powell, 24, for his alleged role in arranging the hit, and Joseph Shoulars, 22, for allegedly snatching and stashing the murder weapon.
Powell, who was captured on Tuesday, was charged with first-degree murder as…
