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Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland Firefighter, School Bus Driver
Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Rockland Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community members, firefighters, schoolchildren, friends, and family are "heartbroken" over the sudden passing of a popular Hudson Valley firefighter and school bus driver. Rockland County resident Matthew M. Duffy, age 57, of Orangeburg, died on Thursday, April 25. Duffy was the Deputy Director of Plant Facilities at Rockland Psychiatric Center for 37 years before retiring in 2021. After retirement, his obituary said that he worked for Peter Brega as a school bus driver for the Nyack school district.  He was an active life member of the Orangeburg Fire Department for 42 years and a m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot The lowest percentage of hospital employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine in New York reside in the Hudson Valley. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 57.9 percent of hospital workers in the Hudson Valley have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. The percentage in the Hudson Valley is the lowest in the state, behind New York City (59 percent), Long Island (60 percent), Mohawk Valley (60.1 percent), and Western New York (63 percent).  Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven b…

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by Zak Failla
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Rockland Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Beating Death At Psychiatric Center Rockland Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Beating Death At Psychiatric Center
Rockland Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Beating Death At Psychiatric Center A Rockland County man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of a patient at a psychiatric center. Alias Stone, aka, "Billy Pugh," 55, of Orangeburg, who was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury last year, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 3, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh The attack took place around 5 p.m., on July 31, 2017, when Stone violently attacked Ronald Randolph, a fellow Rockland Psychiatric Center patient, said the DA's Office. Stone punched and stomped on the victim’s head numerous times, as he lay unconscious and defens…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Road Closures Announced For Rockland County AOH St. Patrick's Parade Road Closures Announced For Rockland County AOH St. Patrick's Parade
Road Closures Announced For Rockland County AOH St. Patrick's Parade The 2019 Rockland County Ancient Order of Hibernian’s St. Patrick’s Parade is scheduled for Sunday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m. and will necessitate a series of road closures and diversions. The parade route is as follows: Starts at the south entrance/exit of the Pfizer parking lot East onto E. Crooked Hill Road South onto N. Middletown Road West onto E. Central Avenue South onto S. Main Street Ends after turning onto S. Main Street The roads in this route are scheduled to close no later than 12:30 p.m. Street parking is available in the Pearl River area. However, any vehicles that are found to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Orangeburg Man Who Beat Fellow Patient To Death Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Orangeburg Man Who Beat Fellow Patient To Death Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
Orangeburg Man Who Beat Fellow Patient To Death Found Guilty Of Manslaughter A man who beat to death another patient at a psychiatric center has been convicted of manslaughter by a jury. Alias Stone, aka "Billy Pugh," 54, of Orangeburg, was found guilty of one count of manslaughter in connection with the 2017 death of a fellow patient at the Rockland Psychiatric Center, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. The attack took place around 5 p.m. on July 31, 2017, when Stone violently attacked Ronald Randolph, the DA's Office said. According to the DA's Office, Stone punched and stomped on Randolph's head numerous times, as he lay unconscious an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud
Monsey Fire Department President Charged With Workers Comp, Medicaid Fraud A respected Rockland firefighter has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $100,000 in Workers Compensation and Medicaid payments while employed.  Raphael Ziegler, 41, the Monsey Fire Department president and a former New Hempstead fire inspector, filed for and accepted the monies while out on disability and working outside jobs and running a side taxi business, said state Inspector General Leahy Scott on Thursday in a joint news release with acting Rockland District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. Ziegler, of Monsey, who is currently employed as a Fire Protection Spec…

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by Kathy Reakes