Around Town: News from your neighbors

Around Town: News from your neighbors
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Chancellor’s Award

The borough’s own Francis Agyemang, a senior at the SUNY at Albany, is among ten students at the campus to be awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Francis was born in Ghana and plans to go to medical school. He is also president of the UAlbany Student Association.

Athlete of the Week

On Monday, April 6, the SUNY Cobleskill Department of Sport and Exercise announced that junior Richard Kemp, a Bronx native, was named the athletic program’s Fighting Tiger Athlete of the Week.

The college reports that he was the top performer, as a member of the men’s outdoor track and field team, at the 2015 Muhlenberg Invitational hosted by Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

Kemp placed fourth overall in the triple jump with a mark of 42’ 9 ½”to meet the automatic qualifying standard for the New York State College Track Conference Outdoor Championships.

Birthday Wishes

A reader sends birthday wishes to Roy Morrison, Hervin Wilkinson, Monica Morrison, Iris Morrison and Briome Smith.

In memory

Eustace Morrison, you are gone but not forgotten. You will live on forever in our hearts. Sadly missed by your children Neville, Naomi, Veronica, Dennis, Maureen, Audrey, Roy, Paul and Paula.

Etheline Wilkinson: We think about you constantly. May your soul rest in peace. Sadly missed by Gerald, Iris, Hervin, Doris, Edith, Lloyd, Inez, Evron and Keith & all your grand & great grand children.

Reach Reporter Patrick Rocchio at (718) 260-4597. E-mail him at procchio@cnglocal.com. Follow him on Twitter @patrickfrocchio.