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Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Region Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Region
Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Region A three-alarm fire destroyed a Hudson Valley home and kept firefighters on the scene for more than seven hours. The fire took place in Sullivan County around 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 at 132 Haddock Road in Monticello. While en route Sullivan Fire was told that a man that had reportedly jumped from a second-floor window had suffered multiple burns. Three fire trucks responded within a minute and arrived at the fire within four minutes, to find a working fire, said the Monticello Fire Department.  Mutual aid was requested from the Town of Bethel Fast, Rock Hill, and Forestburgh. Addi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 10-Year-Old Killed In Nanuet Crash ID Released For 10-Year-Old Killed In Nanuet Crash
ID Released For 10-Year-Old Killed In Nanuet Crash Police have identified a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a two-vehicle crash. in the area. Rockland County resident Michael Bosco, of Pomona, was killed around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the crash in Nanuet, at the intersection of Route 304 and West Nyack Road, in Nanuet. Arriving officers discovered two vehicles heavily damaged, a Toyota Sienna and a Ford F-150 both with airbag deployment, according to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police Department. Earlier Story: 10-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Each of the involved vehicles was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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EMS Volunteer Dies At Ambulance Headquarters In Rockland EMS Volunteer Dies At Ambulance Headquarters In Rockland
EMS Volunteer Dies At Ambulance Headquarters In Rockland This story has been updated with corrected information. An EMS volunteer unexpectedly died at his ambulance headquarters in Rockland County, authorities announced. Stony Point EMS volunteer Joey Zask died on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Stony Point Ambulance Headquarters from causes that have not been disclosed by officials. Zask worked for Rockland Mobile Care as a dispatcher and was also a volunteer in Orange County, in Cornwall, according to a GoFundMe page set up for his family. He was a driver training to get his EMT certification for both Hudson Valley companies. “Members of the Piermo…

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by Zak Failla
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Extricated Rockland Driver, Daughter, 2, Hospitalized In Route 287 Flying Tire Crash Extricated Rockland Driver, Daughter, 2, Hospitalized In Route 287 Flying Tire Crash
Extricated Rockland Driver, Daughter, 2, Hospitalized In Route 287 Flying Tire Crash A seriously-injured Rockland County driver was flown out by medical chopper and his 2-year-old daughter was also hospitalized following a freak accident Thursday morning, May 6 on Route 287, said NJ State Police, who were seeking witnesses. A wheel became dislodged from a northbound vehicle, bounded over the median, and crashed into a southbound Ford Fusion in the area of Exit 58 just south of Skyline Drive in Oakland shortly before 8:30 a.m., Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Ford then struck the center and right barriers before careening into the woods off the highway, he said. Southbou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Condition Of Accused Killer Of Missing Mom 'Dire' As Court Orders Rearrest If He Survives Condition Of Accused Killer Of Missing Mom 'Dire' As Court Orders Rearrest If He Survives
Condition Of Accused Killer Of Missing Mom 'Dire' As Court Orders Rearrest If He Survives Three new arrest warrants were issued for Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Fairfield County missing mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, at an emergency bond hearing, as his attorneys described his condition as "dire." “His medical condition is dire,” Norm Pattis, Dulos' attorney told Judge Gary White on Wednesday, Jan. 29 during the hearing in Stamford.  Pattis also said Dulos' family was expected to arrive later Wednesday from his native Greece and waived extradition proceedings so the family could visit him at the Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. See Previous Story: Emergency…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Attempting To Avoid Another Vehicle Crashes On Route 202 Driver Attempting To Avoid Another Vehicle Crashes On Route 202
Driver Attempting To Avoid Another Vehicle Crashes On Route 202 A driver who swerved to the right to avoid hitting the car in front of them ended up with the vehicle on its side in Rockland. The incident took place around 6:39 p.m., Thursday, August 1, when the Ramapo Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Haverstraw Road (Route 202) and Old Route 202D, the department said. The driver of the vehicle swerved to the right to avoid striking the stopped car in front of her. Unfortunately, her vehicle clipped the car in front of her, then she struck the embankment on the right and flipped over.  The driver was transported to the hospital for prec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Rockland Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Rockland
Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Rockland A woman suffered a broken arm and leg after being hit by a deer while participating in a popular road race in the area. Caroline Lepage, 48, of Quebec, was hit about 10 a.m., Sunday, May 19, while riding her bike northbound during the annual Gran Fondo Race on Route 9W near Boulderberg Road in Tomkins Cove, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. "The deer ran from her left and struck her broadside on her left side," Hylas said.  Police found her in a semi-conscious state and knew of the deer because of a witness who lives in the area and observed the impact, he added. &n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Airmont Home Where Three Were Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Had No Sensors Airmont Home Where Three Were Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Had No Sensors
Airmont Home Where Three Were Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Had No Sensors There were no carbon monoxide sensors in a home where three people were found unconscious on Tuesday, Ramapo Police said. The three, two teens, ages 14 and 16, and a 54-year-old woman, were found unconscious by a man who lives in the Bolger Lane home after being overcome by fumes around 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, said Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin. All three are hospitalized and in stable condition early Wednesday, March 6, said Franklin. Ramapo Police and EMS responding to the call for help found the three and removed them from the home and began providing first aid, he …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Hudson Valley ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Hudson Valley As MTA officials release the name of the man killed after climbing on top of a Metro-North train Wednesday night, one witness to the event said it was a "horrible" experience that will stay with him forever. MTA officials said Michael Vigeant, 24, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was killed about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after climbing on top of a Stamford-bound train between Larchmont and Mamaroneck and hitting overhead electrified wires.  One witness to the entire event, Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident who was on the train with a buddy after attending the Yankees/Boston Red Sox game,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Narcan Used To Rescue Orange County Woman, 24, Who Overdosed Narcan Used To Rescue Orange County Woman, 24, Who Overdosed
Narcan Used To Rescue Orange County Woman, 24, Who Overdosed Wallkill Sgt. Daniel Ward and Police Officer Daniel Graham responded to an  Emergency Medical Services call  earlier this month at a residence on Meadow Lakes Drive.   Upon arrival, the officers discovered a 24-year-old female from the Town of Wallkill unconscious on a bedroom floor. The victim was unresponsive and demonstrating signs of an overdose. Police Officer Graham, assisted by Sergeant Ward, began administering emergency first aid, including the use of Department issued nasally delivered Narcan.  Within a minute, the victim regained consciousness and w…

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by Jon Craig
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Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality
Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality A U.S. Congressman from the Hudson Valley was among the GOP House members on a train carrying them to a congressional retreat that crashed into a truck Wednesday in Virginia. Rep. John Faso’s staff confirmed that the representative was unharmed in the crash, which occurred in Crozet, Virginia when an Amtrak train struck a garbage truck, according to multiple media reports. The lawmakers were on their way to a retreat at The Greenbrier in West Virginia in which President Donald Trump was scheduled to make an appearance. At least one person was killed and another seriously injured. Sen. Bill …

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by Zak Failla