WESTERLO — Dennis C. Smith, a husband and father who loved to travel and also a long-time New York University faculty member and criminal justice scholar credited with reducing crime in New York City, died on Monday, July 27, in Manhattan. He was 69.

“I’ve learned so much and gotten so much better, but I still have so much more to learn and grow," says athlete Shayla Lyons.

WESTERLO — A. Dorothy Lounsbury, a loving mother and a dedicated former town board member, died on Wednesday, July 8, at her home in Lake Onderdonk with her family near her. She was 87.