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Man Crushed, Killed In Freak Accident At Hudson Valley Business
A 61-year-old man was killed in a freak accident when he was struck by a Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer at a Hudson Valley business.
The incident occurred in Orange County around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at YRC Freight, 1000 Homestead Ave., in Maybrook.
According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation found that Stanley Weglarz, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, was assisting in the yard directing trucks to trailers when he was struck by a 2014 Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer.&nb…
Hudson Valley Man Steals $30K In Workers' Compensation Intended For Late Mother, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man is among two defendants accused of stealing thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation intended for his late mother.
Orange County resident Bryan Dunn, age 51, of Maybrook, and Hunter Diaz, age 26, of Port Richey, Florida, were arraigned on insurance fraud and related charges in Orange County Court on Tuesday, April 16.
According to prosecutors, Dunn and Diaz conspired to steal more than $30,000 in workers’ compensation checks that were issued to Dunn’s late mother.
The two were arrested following an investigation by the multi-agency Orange County White Collar Crime …
Area ATV Driver Killed After Hitting Tree, State Police Say
An area man died after his ATV lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
The crash took place in Sullivan County around 8:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, when state police responded to Mongaup Road in the town of Liberty for an ATV crash, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
An investigation revealed that Orange County resident Richard J. Dempwolf, age 45, of Maybrook, was operating a 2005 Honda ATV, traveling west on Mongaup Road when he lost control and left the roadway and struck a tree, Nevel said.
A couple driving by the area noticed the damaged vehicle and the injured o…
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Rockland, Orange Counties: Here's Latest Breakdown
Thousands of Rockland and Orange county residents are still without power a day after thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines weeks after Tropical Storm Isaias rocked the region.
As of late Friday morning, Aug. 28, Orange & Rockland Utilites was reporting 52 outages that were impacting 1,199 of their 303,003 customers.
In Orange County, 539 of O&R’s customers were still in the dark, with the bulk of them listed in Crawford (533). Other outages were reported in Deerpark, Middletown, Mount Hope, and Wallkill.
In Rockland, outages were reported in Clarkstown, Haverstraw, and…
Large Brush Fire Breaks Out In Orange County
A least a dozen fire companies have responded to a large brush fire on Lodge Mountain in Orange County that spread quickly with building winds.
The fire started Thursday afternoon, April 4, near 10 Estybrook Trail, on the mountain, said the Mountain Lodge Park Fire Company.
The department said the fire was "very large."
There was no word if homes were in the line of the fire.
Departments on the scene included Lodge Mountain, Salisbury, Blooming Gove, Washingtonville, Monroe, Maybrook, Coldenham, Goshen, Cornwall, Kiryas Joel, and Winona Lake. The state Department of Environmenta…
Orange County Voters Elect Mayors, Trustees, Justices
Elections were held Tuesday, March 20 in these 13 villages in Orange County.
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON
Re-elected unopposed for village trustee in Cornwall-on-Hudson were incumbents James Kane of the Village First Party, with 165 votes, and Kenneth Schmidt of Cornwall-on-Hudson United, with 166 votes.
FLORIDA
Elected mayor in the village of Florida was Daniel Harter Jr. of the Harter Party, with 294 unofficial votes, defeating Robert Schreibeis of Working for Florida, with 258 votes.
Running unopposed for two trustee seats in Florida were incumbents Thomas Fuller Sr. of the People's Party, with…