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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

The Little Boy's Story

Incredible get in what I'm sure is a crazy, competitive environment.

Doyle Murphy: CITY OF NEWBURGH — In the dark of Tuesday evening, 10-year-old La'Shaun Armstrong waved his hands frantically at passing cars and cried out:

"Help! Help! Help!"

The little boy was soaking wet. Meave Ryan of New Windsor was driving north on Water Street, headed to dinner with family when she saw him.

"I'll never forget his face," Ryan said. "He was so frightened, and no one stopped."

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