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4-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Ice Cream Truck In Hudson Valley 4-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Ice Cream Truck In Hudson Valley
4-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Ice Cream Truck In Hudson Valley A 4-year-old boy was hit and killed by an ice cream truck in the Hudson Valley, according to police. The boy was struck in the Town of Thompson, which is just outside of Monticello, at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, said Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. The boy was identified as Shmuel Gelis of Toms River, New Jersey. When police arrived on the scene in the Sackett Lake areas in the Birchwood Estates, paramedics from the Hatzolah volunteer ambulance service were treating the child who was taken to Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris where he was pronounced dead, Cha…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Yada Yada Yada: Jerry Seinfeld To Appear At Resorts World Catskills Yada Yada Yada: Jerry Seinfeld To Appear At Resorts World Catskills
Yada Yada Yada: Jerry Seinfeld To Appear At Resorts World Catskills Wild laughter is coming to the Hudson Valley next month when comedian Jerry Seinfeld gives a one-night stand-up performance on Saturday, May 12 at Resorts World Catskills. Seinfeld will perform in the Sullivan County resort’s 2,500-seat Epicenter. Jerry's appearance coincides with the near completion of the $1.2 billion casino gaming, hotel and entertainment complex. Seinfeld, a native of Brooklyn, began his stand-up comedy career performing at the Catskills famous  Kutsher’s Country Club. By Thursday, April 26 tickets to Seinfeld's show were almost sold out, according to Ticket Master. T…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel
Police: School Employee In NYC Tried To Lure Child To Hudson Valley Hotel A Brooklyn man who works for a Manhattan elementary school was charged with trying to lure a teenager to a Hudson Valley hotel for sex, state police’s Troop F Child Abuse Unit in Sullivan County said on Friday, March 16. Abraham Silverberg, 51, an employee at Public School 116, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with third-degree attempted rape and luring a child, both felonies, police said.  Silverberg also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. The state police investigation also revealed that Silverberg engaged in sexual conduct with a child less than 13 …

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by Jon Craig
Business
New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public
New $1.2 Billion Casino In Hudson Valley Opens To Public Resorts World Catskills celebrated a significant milestone on Thursday, Feb. 8 by opening its casino doors several weeks ahead of schedule.  The luxury casino resort -- which cost $1.2 billion to build -- marked the occasion by welcoming thousands of guests to the gaming floor which included a private ribbon-cutting celebration. Its website can be accessed by clicking here, calls the New York's newest casino resort "Wonderfully Out of Place." Resorts World Catskills’ 100,000-square-foot casino floor features over 2,150 high-tech slots and 112 live table games, including Blackjack…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Behind Bars After Upstate Heroin Bust Westchester Man Behind Bars After Upstate Heroin Bust
Westchester Man Behind Bars After Upstate Heroin Bust A White Plains man was busted for having 67 bags of heroin and other drugs during a traffic stop by Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies. Mykell Gray, 37, was arrested around 3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30, after deputies stopped his vehicle for a violation on Route 42 in the Town of Thompson, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. During the stop, the deputy uncovered the heroin, in addition to 24 bags of crack cocaine and three cellphones, Chaboty said. Gray was charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.  He is being held without …

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by Kathy Reakes