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Bronx teen Tiffany Tavarez gets Mariano Rivera Scholarship from New York Yankees legend

A New York Yankees legend is helping one Bronx teen begin her college career.  Tiffany Tavarez started her freshman year at the College of New Rochelle this week, all thanks to former Bronx Bomber

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