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NBA's Jason Collins says 'I'm gay': Celebrities react on Twitter

Howard Stern, John Flaherty and Kerry Kennedy tweet

When NBA player Jason Collins became the first openly gay active athlete in a major American team sport, celebrities with Hudson Valley ties took to Twitter to express their opinions.

Among the first of the region's celebrities to weigh in was former Yankees catcher John Flaherty. Raised in West Nyack, the YES Network announcer and part owner of the Rockland Boulders minor-league team in Pomona...

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Tom Cotter, Pete Dominick, others offer stand-up comedy advice to a newbie

Stony Point's Tom Cotter advanced to the semifinals

Photo credit: NBC

Before tonight's stand-up comedy classes begin at Levity Live in West Nyack, Hudson Valley comedians Tom Cotter, Kerri Louise, Nick Di Paolo and Pete Dominick offered up some advice to a Newsday Westchester reporter who signed up for the class.

I'm that reporter.

A little background: When Eastchester High School hosted a Gong Show my senior year, it was the first time I took a stab at...

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