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State Police Announces 228 New Troopers Join the Ranks
of the New York State Police
Published: May 17, 2024 at 08:00
a.m.
By: Press Release from New York State Police
State Police Announces 228 new Troopers join the
ranks of the New York State Police
Superintendent
Steven G. James congratulated 228 new State Troopers as they graduated Wenesday from the 214th Session of the Basic School of
the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire
State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. Today’s graduation increases the
State Police ranks to 4,977 sworn members.
State Police
Superintendent Steven G. James said, “Today’s ceremony
is one of our finest traditions and introduces a new generation of highly
trained men and women to the New York State Police. These new Troopers will
serve New Yorkers with honor, integrity, and bravery, and I welcome them to
our ranks.”
In addition to
honoring all graduates from the 214th Session of Basic School,
Superintendent James presented the following awards:
Academic
Performance Award
As a special
incentive for all students attending the State Police Academy Basic School,
the Superintendent sponsors the awarding of a firearm for the attainment of
the highest level of academic performance during Academy training.
The winner of the
“Academic Performance Award” is Trooper Nicholas J. Krafft, a 26-year-old
resident of Cornwall, New York. He is a graduate of John Jay College with a
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Prior to joining the New York
State Police, he was a patrolman with the New York City and Blooming Grove
Police Departments. Throughout the Academy training program, he achieved an
outstanding overall academic average of 95.72%. He will be assigned to
Troop F.
Firearms
Proficiency Award
The New York
State Trooper Foundation has sponsored the awarding of a firearm for the
attainment of the highest level of performance in all phases of firearms
training.
The winner of the
Superintendent’s Firearms Proficiency Award is Trooper Matthew A. Grant,
age 28, of Washingtonville, New York. He attended SUNY Orange County
Community College,, where he studied business
administration. Prior to joining the New York State Police, Trooper Grant
was a police officer with the New York Police Department and served in the
United States Marine Corps. During firearms training, he fired an average
score of 250 out of a possible 250. He will be assigned to Troop F.
Investigator
Joseph T. Aversa Physical Fitness Award
The New York
State Police Investigators Association has sponsored the awarding of a
firearm for the attainment of the highest degree of physical fitness during
the Physical Training Program at the Academy. This award will be
presented in memory of deceased Investigator Joseph Aversa.
Investigator Aversa made the ultimate sacrifice in New York City on March
5, 1990, during a narcotics investigation while serving as a member of the
Joint Drug Enforcement Task Force. Investigator Aversa was a six-year
State Police veteran who believed that physical conditioning was an
integral part of being a Trooper.
The recipient of
this Award is Trooper Dominick A. Battaglia, Jr., age 25, of Liverpool, New
York. Trooper Battaglia is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a
bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA. Prior to joining the State
Police, he was an analyst at National Grid and was a patrolman for the
Onondaga County Park Police. During the physical agility testing, he
achieved the highest score of all 228 Members of the 214th Session, a
tribute to his superb physical conditioning. He will be assigned to
Troop D.
Student
Representative
The New York
State Troopers Police Benevolent Association has sponsored the awarding of
a firearm to the member of the class who is selected by his or her peers to
represent them during these exercises. The PBA presents the award in
memory of Trooper John J. McKenna IV, who was killed in action in 2006,
while serving his country as a Marine in Iraq.
The recipient of
this Award is Trooper Jack C. Merritt. age 28, of Somers, New York.
He is a graduate of Oneonta State University with a bachelor’s degree in
criminal justice. Prior to joining the New York State Police, he
served in the United States Marine Corps. He will be assigned to Troop F.
The new Troopers
will report for field duty on May 17, 2024. For the following 10
weeks, the new Troopers will be evaluated under a field-training program
supervised by senior Field Training Officers.
Below is a list
of Field Training assignments where graduates will begin their
careers. Included are the hometowns of the graduates.
Troop A
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BRYCE
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A
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BORDONARO
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LeRoy, NY
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ADAM
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A
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PANFIL
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Buffalo, NY
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LAMAR
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R
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REEVES III
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Buffalo, NY
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WILLIAM
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L
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GORMAN
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Buffalo, NY
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QUINTEN
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J
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VLES
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Lancaster, NY
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GARY
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W
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ANDZEL
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West Seneca, NY
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ZACHARY
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J
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HANNAN
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Pavillion, NY
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MATTHEW
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S
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FINNEGAN
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Yorktown, NY
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HUNTER
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L
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TEBOE
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Falconer, NY
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JACOB
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T
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WENTLAND
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Depew, NY
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CHRISTIAN
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J
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MAEDER
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Hamburg, NY
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JACK
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A
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WEBBER
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Buffalo, NY
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GRIFFIN
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M
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SMITH
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Holland, NY
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ANDREW
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A
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ACHENBACH
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Williamsville,
NY
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MICHAEL
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M
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MOTLEY
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Buffalo, NY
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JOELLE
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M
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KADI
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Orchard Park,
NY
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BENJAMIN
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G
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HANFORD
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Clarence, NY
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ERNEST
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R
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ROBINSON
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Buffalo, NY
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ELIJAH
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S
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BOROWIAK
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Hamburg, NY
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JAMES
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P
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CHOJNACKI
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Buffalo, NY
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Troop B
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CAMERON
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R
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GALLAGHER
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Malone, NY
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PETER
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G
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ERMOLD
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Potsdam, NY
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KURT
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F
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OEHLBECK
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Elizabethtown,
NY
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DZIHAD
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CECUNJANIN
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Saranac Lake,
NY
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MYIA
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J
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TYLER
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Gouverneur, NY
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ERIC
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J
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BURLESON
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Warwick, NY
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TY
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C
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REED
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Gouverneur, NY
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BRETT
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J
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DAWSON
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Lake Clear, NY
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ASHLEY
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J
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PITTMAN
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Saranac Lake,
NY
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JACOB
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W
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LAFOUNTAIN
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Plattsburgh, NY
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WYATT
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J
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GOUGH
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Elizabethtown,
NY
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JACOB
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R
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CASEY
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Plattsburgh, NY
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ANTHONY
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MURCIA
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Rocky Point, NY
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HAILEY
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DUNSMORE
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Rotterdam, NY
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JOSIAH
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D
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MCGRATH
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Massena, NY
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HENRY
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FELDER IV
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Queens, NY
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DYLAN
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J
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LA BARBERA
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Plainview, NY
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CONOR
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P
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MAHONY
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Lancaster, NY
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GHANESHAM
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LALBEHARI
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Queens, NY
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ADRIAN
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C
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GERVASIO
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Huntington, NY
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KENNETH
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H
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COLVIN
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South Glens
Falls, NY
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JACK
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R
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GIBBONS
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Ellmore, NY
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CLAUDIA
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P
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ANDRADE-JOYA
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Farmingville,
NY
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AMANDA
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MONAHAN
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Bay Shore, NY
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JUSTIN
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T
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GALOVICH
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Lake View, NY
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GIANNA
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T
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LORENZO
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Blue Point, NY
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KARVEN
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ALCINDOR
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Jamaica, NY
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NATHAN
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G
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BAULAND
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Shoreham, NY
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JENNIFER
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ALVAREZ
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Deer Park, NY
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ROBERT
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B
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CORRIGAN
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Freehold, NY
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HELSON
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A
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SANTIAGO
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Bronx, NY
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SAHIAN
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N
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SANTO
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West Babylon,
NY
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VERONICA
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A
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YNOA
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Richmond Hall,
NY
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Troop C
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AVERY
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D
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MIDDENDORF
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Apalachin, NY
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CONNOR
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W
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RICE
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Vestal, NY
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AUSTIN
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HASKELL
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Kirkwood, NY
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BRIAN
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I
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FASSETT
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Richfield
Springs, NY
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RAFAEL
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OVIEDO
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Binghamton, NY
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MICHAEL
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DIAZ
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Cornoa, NY
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ANTHONY
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R
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VALENTE
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Oakdale, NY
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JOSEPH
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M
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SPRINGMAN
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Center
Moriches, NY
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CARISSA
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A
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LEVISON
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Pine Bush, NY
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TYLER
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M
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DICINTIO
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Pleasant Vally,
NY
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JOSEPH
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J
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CAVALIERE IV
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Bethpage, NY
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JEFFERY
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CABRERA
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Brentwood, NY
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JACK
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D
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FULTON
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New Hampton, NY
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ISAIAH
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JOHNSON
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Whitestone, NY
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RYAN
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N
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KALICHARAN
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Schenectady, NY
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EMMA
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F
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LEONARD
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Pearl River, NY
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ZOHIRUC
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ISLAM
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Brooklyn, NY
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JEREMY
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K
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ROMERO
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Woodside, NY
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THIERNO
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S
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KABA
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New York, NY
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GABRIELLE
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L
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CIDRAS-LEE
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Valatie, NY
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JAKE
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M
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MAGSAMEN
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Bloomingburg,
NY
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SEAN
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M
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LENNON
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Lindenhurst, NY
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JAMEL
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H
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GORDON-MAYFIELD
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Brooklyn, NY
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MICHAEL
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P
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D'ANDREA
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Long Beach, NY
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MATTHEW
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R
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WIERZBICKI
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Goshen, NY
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TROY
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J
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ARNO II
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Binghamton, NY
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Troop D
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DOMINICK
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A
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BATTAGLIA JR
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Liverpool, NY
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JONATHAN
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L
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HALSEY
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Canastota, NY
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NATHANIEL
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A
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FERREIRA
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North
Greenbush, NY
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JEREMY
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N
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MACHIA
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Watertown, NY
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RENALDO
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M
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MCFARLANE
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Canajoharie, NY
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MICHAEL
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K
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LIVESAY
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Clay, NY
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CONNOR
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J
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GNATEK
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Whitesboro, NY
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NATHANIEL
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N
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TESTER
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Manlius, NY
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HUNTER
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J
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BARTON
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Clayton, NY
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TREVOR
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R
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JONES
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Sauquoit, NY
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TRAVON
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L
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THOMPSON
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Utica, NY
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MARK
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T
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MORREALE
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Whitesboro, NY
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WALKER
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W
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PLAMONDON
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Liverpool, NY
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VICTORIA
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A
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NEUFANG
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Fabius, NY
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CONNOR
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L
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MILLER
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Rome, NY
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BRENDON
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M
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SCORDO
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Dexter, NY
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DAVID
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R
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MATTHEWSON III
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Syracuse, NY
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KAROLINA
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MROZ
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Bronx, NY
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HAYDEN
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J
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BARTON
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Clayton, NY
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KALYN
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M
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OLNEY
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Rome, NY
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ALICIA
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H
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EVANS
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Black River, NY
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FRITZ
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J
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BAPTISTE
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Queens, NY
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NEIKO
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C
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SCARANO
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Little Falls,
NY
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WESTON
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G
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GRAY
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Philadelphia,
NY
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LIAM
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A
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DOYLE
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Varysburg, NY
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COLLIN
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A
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DIX
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LaFayette, NY
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KERRI
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J
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MURRAY
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Lindenhurst, NY
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CODY
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S
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FOWLER
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Utica, NY
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Troop E
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TYLER
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J
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SCHELL
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Newark, NY
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ATHEAR
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I
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AHMAD
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Henrietta, NY
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JOSE
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N
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MEDINA
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Seneca Falls,
NY
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KYLE
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S
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SCHREADER
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Lockport, NY
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RICHARD
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K
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LITTLE
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Grand Island,
NY
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ROBERT
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F
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WITNAUER
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West Seneca, NY
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SAMANTHA
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M
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IWANKOW
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West Senaca, NY
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LUCAS
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R
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SNYDER
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Auburn, NY
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NOLAN
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A
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BRINK
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Frewsburg, NY
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RILEY
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E
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BEVILACQUA
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Rochester, NY
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MIKAELA
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A
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WITHERS
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Moravia, NY
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LEEANN
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F
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SCHERMERHORN
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Lockport, NY
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KARLY
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J
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WELTY
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Portville, NY
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MUNESS
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S
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QADRI
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Jamestown, NY
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SOLOMON
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T
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SHABAZZ
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Amherst, NY
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TAYLOR
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R
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FRICK
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Humble, TX
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ELLIOT
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A
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MOORE
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Orchard Park,
NY
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JORDAN
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D
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STANDER
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Horseheads, NY
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Troop F
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NICHOLAS
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J
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KRAFFT
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Cornwall, NY
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JACK
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C
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MERRITT
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Somers, NY
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ZACHARY
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A
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WESOLOWSKI
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Kingston, NY
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JOSEPH
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A
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MISASI
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Westtown, NY
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MATTHEW
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A
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GRANT
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Washingtonville,
NY
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GREGORY
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W
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SCOTT
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Parksville, NY
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MICHAEL
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P
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LOGUE JR
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Milton, NY
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JONATHAN
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W
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WARASILA
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Patchogue, NY
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DYLAN
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JOSLIN-PETER
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Saugerties, NY
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DANIEL
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G
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HOGAN
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Pearl River, NY
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CAMERON
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A
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GOMAS
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Greenwood Lake,
NY
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JOHN
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P
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MONAGHAN
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Saugerties, NY
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JASON
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F
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ULLOA
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Brentwood, NY
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EDUARDO
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J
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JACOBO JR
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Bronx, NY
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JASON
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C
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JENNINGS
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Greenwood Lake,
NY
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JOHN
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D
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STORER
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Ithaca, NY
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GULYAM
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GULYAMOV
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Ramapo, NY
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JOSHUA
|
M
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BROWN
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Westbrookville, NY
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RYAN
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F
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MCQUADE
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Huntington
Station, NY
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DANIEL
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S
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FITZPATRICK
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Chester, NY
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ALISON
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J
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LOUGHRAN
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Chester, NY
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JOSEPH
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M
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TEDFORD
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Coxsackie, NY
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ANTHONY
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R
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ESTRELLA
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Nanuet, NY
|
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SEAN
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D
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MCSWEENEY
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Huntington, NY
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JONATHAN
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C
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BURLEY
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Warwick, NY
|
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CARLOS
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J
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ZAPATA
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Howard Beach,
NY
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MARIO
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A
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ARCINIERGA
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Coram, NY
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NICHOLAS
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A
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CHARLEMAGNE
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Wappingers
Falls, NY
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BENJAMIN
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WAGER
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Saratoga, NY
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SAMUEL
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G
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PELUSO
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Croton on
Hudson, NY
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CHRISTIAN
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A
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HOLMES
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Hauppauge, NY
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JULSSA
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MARTINEZ-HERNANDEZ
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Central Islip,
NY
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JESSICA
|
M
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KELLEHER
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Massapequa
Park, NY
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ROBERT
|
J
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MATTONE
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Mineola, NY
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NIKOLE
|
R
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WILLIAMS
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Valley Stream,
NY
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MITCHEL
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JIMENEZ
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New York, NY
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AIDEN
|
T
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FELICE
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Ronkonkoma, NY
|
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JOEL
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J
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ESPINAL-GARCIA
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Highland Falls,
NY
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Troop G
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ZACHERY
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S
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LAWRENCE
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Delanson, NY
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CALEB
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G
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LAPINEL
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Jefferson, NY
|
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KYLE
|
A
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JASENSKI
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Rotterdam, NY
|
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JAMES
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H
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OSTROWSKI
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Greenwich, NY
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RICHARD
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D
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AHIGIAN
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Greenwich, NY
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AIDEN
|
M
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HICKEY
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Saratoga
Springs, NY
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DYLAN
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W
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MORGAN
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Brunswick, NY
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IAN
|
B
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MONTGOMERY
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Cambridge, NY
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NOAH
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F
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BATTUELLO
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Ballston Lake,
NY
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COLLIN
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J
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SKIFF
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Greenwich, NY
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OMAR
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GARCIA
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Rensselaer, NY
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GARRETT
|
T
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MARCHIONE-BENEDICT
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Valatie, NY
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MATTHEW
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P
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LEGUIRE
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Mariaville, NY
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ZACHARIAS
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G
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HORST
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Mayfield, NY
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EVAN
|
G
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CANDEE
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Colonie, NY
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JASON
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P
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VIGER
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Gansevoort, NY
|
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CAITLIN
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R
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NOLAN
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Latham, NY
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CARSON
|
J
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MOESHER
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Greenwich, NY
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ETHAN
|
E
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KEIDONG
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Schoharie, NY
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Troop K
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DAYNA
|
J
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SCOTT
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Valatie, NY
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JOSELYN
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A
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BARRERA
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Bellmore, NY
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JEREMY
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A
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GERDVIL
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East Northport,
NY
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DEAN
|
J
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PAOLILLO
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Merrick, NY
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ANTHONY
|
J
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PANARESE
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Briarcliff, NY
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ELIZABETH
|
M
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BRAHM
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Schodack Landing, NY
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MAKSYM
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BRYKAILO
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Staten Island,
NY
|
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AMANDA
|
L
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OWENS
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Hyde Park, NY
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VINCENT
|
J
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NEWMAN III
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Yonkers, NY
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MICHAEL
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A
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DILEGGE
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Bay Shore, NY
|
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THOMAS
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D
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DIAZ
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New Hyde Park,
NY
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MICHAEL
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R
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EUBANKS
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Islip, NY
|
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THOMAS
|
L
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CALANDRO JR
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Verplanck, NY
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RYAN
|
J
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TAYLOR
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North Babylon,
NY
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MIRELA
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FAKO
|
Nanuet, NY
|
|
ANTHONY
|
T
|
TISO
|
Rye Brook, NY
|
|
MERVIN
|
L
|
LAWRENCE
|
Brooklyn, NY
|
|
RONAN
|
A
|
CRUZ
|
Riverhead, NY
|
|
MIGUEL
|
A
|
RODRIGUEZ
|
New Rochelle,
NY
|
|
ALAYNAH
|
N
|
TROUTMAN
|
Valley Stream,
NY
|
|
NICHOLAS
|
M
|
ABONDOLA
|
Mahopac, NY
|
|
HAMDERFFORD
|
|
LIZARDO-POLANCO
|
Washington
Heights, NY
|
|
JOSEPH
|
A
|
ESPOSITO
|
Hauppauge, NY
|
|
PETER
|
A
|
SIEGEL
|
Riverhead, NY
|
|
HECTOR
|
O
|
MALDONADO JR
|
Ridgewood, NY
|
|
RYAN
|
|
SANCHEZ
|
New York, NY
|
|
DANIEL
|
S
|
STANG
|
Ancram, NY
|
|
ROBERT
|
E
|
BEAUDOIN
|
Ballston Lake,
NY
|
|
ANTHONY
|
J
|
TROTTA
|
Holtsville, NY
|
|
JOMAILY
|
|
MORALES
|
Bronx, NY
|
Troop L
|
ALYSSA
|
M
|
PUGH
|
Massapequa, NY
|
|
ANTHONY
|
J
|
TARQUINIO
|
Smithtown, NY
|
|
KYLE
|
R
|
COLEMAN
|
Lindenhurst, NY
|
|
TIMOTHY
|
J
|
SAMMON
|
Breezy Point,
NY
|
|
YOUSEF
|
|
KARIMZADA
|
Plainview, NY
|
|
CHRISTOPHER
|
|
LOPEZ
|
Ronkonkoma, NY
|
|
PATRICK
|
R
|
SOLOMITA
|
West Babylon,
NY
|
|
KAMIL
|
F
|
ZAKHARY
|
Staten Island,
NY
|
|
JAKE
|
J
|
GENNUSA
|
East Patchogue,
NY
|
|
KEVIN
|
M
|
MAFFEI
|
Miller Place,
NY
|
|
KYLE
|
J
|
MOHAHAN
|
Bohemia, NY
|
|
AHMAD
|
J
|
YAQUBI
|
Flushing, NY
|
|
MIKHAIL
|
A
|
ARMSTRONG
|
Queens, NY
|
|
MATTHEW
|
R
|
COLEMAN
|
Lindenhurst, NY
|
|
HUNTER
|
P
|
LYONS
|
East Islip, NY
|
|
ADRIANNA
|
C
|
SCHIAVONE
|
Seaford, NY
|
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