McLAUGHLIN, McDONALD PASS BILL TO DESIGNATE SERGEANT DEREK FARLEY BRIDGE Structure to be named after local war hero Assemblyman
Steve McLaughlin (R,C-Melrose) sponsored legislation that recently
passed the Assembly to rename a bridge on Route 20 in Nassau the “Staff
Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge.” Sgt. Farley enlisted the
military as an explosive ordinance disposal specialist at the age of 17
and earned the Purple Heart after blowing out his eardrum while serving
in Iraq. While later deployed in Afghanistan, he tragically lost his
life in the midst of courageously disarming an improvised explosive
device in order to protect his fellow soldiers.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY(06/22/2012)(readMedia)--Bryn Schockmel, a member
of the Class of 2012 at Skidmore College, earned academic recognition at
the college this spring.