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The casket of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka is brought out of St. Stanislaus Church following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 31. Kaczowka was killed along with firefighter Michael Chiapperini while responding to a fire in Webster, New York on Dec. 24, where William Spengler shot at first responders. Two other firefighters were injured while seven house burned.

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West Webster firefighters walk in procession with the casket of fellow firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka during his funeral at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

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Janina and Marian Kaczowka, right, leave the church at the end of a funeral for their son, West Webster firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka, at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

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Kimberly Ciapperini attends the funeral of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka at St. Stanislaus Church after his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday. Kimberly is the widow of Michael Ciapperini, who was laid to rest yesterday.

West Webster firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, was laid to rest on Monday, after he and fellow firefighter Michael Chiapperini were ambushed and killed while responding to a fire on Dec. 24, according to the Democrat and Chronicle. Two other firefighters were also injured. Chiapperini's funeral was held on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.

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A West Webster firefighter carries a program during the funeral for fellow West Webster firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

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Firefighters wait for the casket of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka to be brought outside of St. Stanislaus Church following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

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A sign at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is seen during the burial of slain firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka following his funeral service in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday.

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NYPD Officer Cornelia Samuels compliments volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer, right, on the roasted red pepper soup they served from their outdoor kitchen on the corner of Brighton Street and Billup Avenue in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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A stockpile of donated supplies is covered in snow after a nor'easter at the Movementforpeace.org outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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Volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer prepare a roasted red pepper soup they served from their outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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Volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer, right, prepare soup at their outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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A stockpile of donated supplies at the Movementforpeace.org outdoor kitchen in Staten Island, Thursday, Nov. 8.

In a Staten Island neighborhood that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, many survivors are still homeless or without heat and electricity, but they've been eating well. Chicken parmesan subs, mac and cheese, baked ziti and roasted red pepper soup.  While it sounds like a restaurant menu, these are just a few of the items that have been served from an outdoor kitchen on Brighton Street in Staten Island by two volunteers with Movement for Peace.

"Oh, the beef and cabbage soup with red wine was something else," said neighbor Dom Yanchunas who lives across the street. Ed Cardona, who lives a couple of doors down from the kitchen said, "these guys have been fantastic… around the clock!"

 David Lauer, a trained cook, and Robert Servis, President of the charity, drove from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and set up camp on Friday, distributing cleaning supplies, water, clothing and serving hot meals to residents, police, fire and sanitation workers in the area. On Wednesday, they served over 800 meals.

"We're trying to serve high protein, high-carb sandwiches and soups… just trying to do whatever we can to help out," said Servis.

The volunteers will likely move their kitchen to the Midland Beach area on Friday.

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Graduates in the School of Medicine celebrate during the 140th annual commencement ceremony at the University of Kansas, May 13, in Lawrence, Kan.

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Columbia University janitor Gac Filipaj, center, looks on during the Columbia University School of General Studies graduation ceremony, May 13, in New York.

For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.

A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor's degree in classics

For Filipaj, the degree comes after years of studying late into the night in his Bronx apartment, where he'd open his books after a 2:30-11 p.m. shift as a "heavy cleaner" - his job title. Before exam time or to finish a paper, he'd pull all-nighters, then go to class in the morning and then to work.

On Sunday morning in the sun-drenched grassy quad of Columbia's Manhattan campus, Filipaj flashed a huge smile and a thumbs-up as he walked off the podium after a handshake from Columbia President Lee Bollinger.

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Maura Mayorga, standing right, and Michael Wengenroth embrace after getting engaged during the University of North Carolina's 2012 commencement in Chapel Hill, N.C., May 12. About 5,700 students graduated.

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Associated Press reports: Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was released from prison on Monday after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge and headed to Florida to be with his family as he contemplates his chances of playing again in the NFL.

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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress is released from the Oneida County Correction Facility in Rome, N.Y., on Monday, June 6.

As he left Oneida Correctional Facility in central New York Monday morning, he hugged agent Drew Rosenhaus and shook hands. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, shorts, sneakers and a Philadelphia Phillies hat.

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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, facing camera, is greeted by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, after being released from the Oneida County Correction Facility, Monday.

"I just want to thank God for bringing me through one of the most trying times in my life," he said to reporters outside the prison. "It's a beautiful day. It's a beautiful day to be reunited with my family. I want to go home and spend some quality time with them."

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Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress speaks to the media moments after being released from the Oneida County Correction Facility, on Monday. Burress was released from prison on after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge.

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