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Hudson Valley Bridges Get $17.4M In Funding For Rehab In 3 Counties Hudson Valley Bridges Get $17.4M In Funding For Rehab In 3 Counties
Hudson Valley Bridges Get $17.4M In Funding For Rehab In 3 Counties Three Hudson Valley bridges have received funding for rehabilitation in three counties. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, June 25, that work is underway on a $17.4 million project to rehabilitate three highway bridges in the Hudson Valley, in Rockland, Westchester, and Orange counties. The project will install new decks and road surfaces and make other repairs to bridges along State Route 52 in Orange County, State Route 304 in Rockland County, and Illington Road in Westchester County, which serve thousands of motorists each day and are widely used by commuters to reach the regi…
Couple Charged With Stealing Flowers, Other Items From Graves In Hudson Valley Couple Charged With Stealing Flowers, Other Items From Graves In Hudson Valley
Couple Charged With Stealing Flowers, Other Items From Graves In Hudson Valley Two people have been arrested for allegedly stealing plants, pumpkins, and flowers from graves in a Hudson Valley cemetery. Orange County residents John D. Riach, age 69, and Lisebeth S. Riach, age 63, both of the Town of Newburgh, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 27 for the incidents which occurred in Ulster County in the town of Lloyd, said Lloyd Police Chief James Janso. Earlier report: Flowers Are Being Stolen From Graves At Cemetery In Town Of Lloyd, Police Say Since July, Lloyd Police have received numerous complaints of the thefts of flowers, plants, and pumpkins fro…
Deputy Police Chief In Hudson Valley Dies At Age 52 Deputy Police Chief In Hudson Valley Dies At Age 52
Deputy Police Chief In Hudson Valley Dies At Age 52 Family, friends, and co-workers are mourning the loss of a Hudson Valley deputy police chief who died following a battle with cancer. Deputy Town of Newburgh Police Chief Robert DeSaye died on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Poughkeepsie. He was 52 years old. DeSaye, who served the department for 20 years, retired in June and was promoted to deputy chief before his retirement.  DeSaye had battled a rare form of cancer for more than a year.  Since his passing, condolences have poured in from across the area. The Town of Newburgh PBA said: “Another tremendous loss for our department. Rest I…
Police Reopen Cold Case Of Hudson Valley Hair Stylist Fatally Beaten At Her Salon Police Reopen Cold Case Of Hudson Valley Hair Stylist Fatally Beaten At Her Salon
Police Reopen Cold Case Of Hudson Valley Hair Stylist Fatally Beaten At Her Salon New York State Police are renewing efforts to solve the 18-year-old murder of a Hudson Valley hair stylist and mother of two killed inside her salon. Orange County resident Yvonne Torch was found dead on the morning of June 9, 2004 inside of His and Hers Salon on SR-9W in the Town of Newburgh, according to police. Investigators said the 31-year-old owner and operator had been brutally beaten to death. Torch’s husband of 13 years, Pierre, told NBC’s Dateline that police initially considered him a suspect in the killing but eventually ruled him out after three weeks of “sheer hell.” Despite…
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley A local man will spend nearly a decade behind bars for repeatedly stabbing a woman during an assault. Miles Peterson, age 26, was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision in connection to the stabbing of a woman in the Town of Newburgh while they were on Travis Lane on June 21, 2021. Peterson, a Newburgh resident, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to first-degree assault. At the time of his plea, he admitted to stabbing the woman multiple times, causing her to suffer “serious physical injuries.” No motive for the stabbing was provided by investig…
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley A 36-year-old construction worker was killed in an industrial accident while working at a strip mall in the aea The incident happened in Orange County around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the  Town of Newburgh. Police responded to 1431 Route 300 at the Marshalls Plaza for a report of a man injured in an industrial accident. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, dead, pinned in a knuckle boom that was being used to offload steel beams from a truck, said Lt. Peter G. Talarico, of the Town of Newburgh Police.  Oleg was operati…
Man Admits To Breaking Into Hudson Valley Home, 'Terrorizing' Woman, DA Says Man Admits To Breaking Into Hudson Valley Home, 'Terrorizing' Woman, DA Says
Man Admits To Breaking Into Hudson Valley Home, 'Terrorizing' Woman, DA Says A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to breaking into a woman's Hudson Valley home and "terrorizing" the woman and her family. Alex Livingston, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 15, to second-degree burglary, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. The DA's Office said Livingston violated a stay-away order of protection on Dec. 22, 2020, and damaged property throughout the woman's home, located in the Town of Newburgh. Prosecutors said Livingston broke through the door of the home and demanded to see children who were hiding in the closet …
Two Women Killed In Crash Between Jeep, RAV4 In Hudson Valley Two Women Killed In Crash Between Jeep, RAV4 In Hudson Valley
Two Women Killed In Crash Between Jeep, RAV4 In Hudson Valley An investigation is underway after two female drivers were killed in a crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 in Orange County in the Town of Newburgh. The vehicle, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, was observed on Main Street by Walden Police and was subsequently stopped, according to state police, who noted that Town of Montgomery Police stopped to assist at the scene. As officers approached the vehicle, the operator, later identified as Orange County resident Joann Schields, age 52, of Pine Bush, fled the scene driving west on Route 52, and, after a short dis…
ID Released For 30-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles On I-87 ID Released For 30-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles On I-87
ID Released For 30-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles On I-87 A 30-year-old man killed after being hit by two vehicles on I-87 has been identified. Orange County resident Anthony Shipman III, of New Windsor, was found dead on the highway around 1:20 a.m., Sunday, March 8, after New York State Police responded to a call of a person sitting on the guide rail on the northbound side of the highway in the town of Newburgh, said state police. An investigation at the scene found that David R. Kurtz, 48, of Walden, was driving his 2020 Chevy Blazer northbound when he struck Shipman, who was in the roadway for an unknown reason.   Shipman was then s…
Toddler Shot During Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Clings To Life At Westchester Medical Center Toddler Shot During Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Clings To Life At Westchester Medical Center
Toddler Shot During Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Clings To Life At Westchester Medical Center This story has been updated. A 3-year-old boy shot during a home invasion that killed three family members is fighting for his life. The child was shot multiple times on Sunday, Jan. 26, at an Orange County home on Route 300 in Chadwick Lake Park in the Town of Newburgh. During the shooting incident, the child's parents, Jimmy Crisantos, 27, Shatavia Crisantos, 26, and another child, 9-year-old Giovanni Tambino, the son of Shatavia from a previous relationship, were killed, according to Town of Newburgh Police Chief Donald Bruce Campbell. Family members on GoFundMe said the…
Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting
Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting A man has been arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of three people and the attempted murder of a toddler in a quiet, suburban area neighborhood. Kaliek Goode-Ford, 30, of Newburgh, has been charged in the connection with the triple homicide in Orange County that took place around 8 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, in the Town of Newburgh, police said. Goode-Ford is believed to be the lone shooter in the incident that left Jimmy Crisantos, 27, Shatavia Crisantos, 26, and Giovanni Tambino, 9, the son of Shatavia from a previous relationship, dead, according to Town of Newburgh Police Chi…
Triple-Fatal Home Invasion New Update: Man, Woman, Boy Victims, Person Of Interest In Custody Triple-Fatal Home Invasion New Update: Man, Woman, Boy Victims, Person Of Interest In Custody
Triple-Fatal Home Invasion New Update: Man, Woman, Boy Victims, Person Of Interest In Custody Three people believed to be family members were killed and another injured during a home invasion in the area, authorities said. The incident happened in quiet, suburban Orange County neighborhood on Sunday, Jan. 26 at about 8 a.m. at 1751 Route 300 in Chadwick Lake Park in the Town of Newburgh. It's unclear if the victims were targeted, but officials say there is no threat to the public.  A person of interest is being interviewed by police. Those killed were a man and woman in their 20s and a 9-year-old boy, police said.  The person injured was a 3-year-old boy who was hospita…
Three Dead, One Seriously Injured After Shooting During Home Invasion In Area Three Dead, One Seriously Injured After Shooting During Home Invasion In Area
Three Dead, One Seriously Injured After Shooting During Home Invasion In Area This story has been updated. Three people believed to be family members were killed and another injured during a home invasion in the area, authorities said. The incident happened in a quiet, suburban Orange County neighborhood on Sunday, Jan. 26 at about 8 a.m. at 1751 Route 300 in Chadwick Lake Park in the Town of Newburgh. It's unclear if the victims were targeted, but officials say there is no threat to the public. A person of interest known to the victims was taken into custody and interviewed by police. Those killed were a man and woman in their 20s and a 9-year-old boy, police sa…
Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel
Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel A woman who admitted to leaving her newborn baby for dead in a toilet bowl in a motel room has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. Teresa Smith, 23, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown on Tuesday, June 18, after pleading guilty to assault, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time Smith pleaded guilty, she admitted that her actions in abandoning the newborn baby in the toilet bowl and leaving the motel room caused serious physical injury to the infant which created a substantial …
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two medical office managers who took advantage of electronic prescribing to allegedly dispense more than 50,000 oxycodone pills were scooped up in a wide-ranging drug sweep that included 18 arrests. The enforcement action, conducted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Drug Task Force, primarily used undercover police officers to purchase heroin, cocaine, and prescription medications.  The countywide enforcement action was designed to help clean up neighborhoods throughout Orange County by targeting individuals trafficking narcotics, the …
Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop
Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop A man is facing charges after he was caught with a loaded handgun and three pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on I-84, police say. New York State Police initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle speeding on I-84 in the Town of Newburgh on Wednesday, April 3. Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the driver, identified as 52-year-old Ronald Nicholson of Damascus, Virginia, had a loaded 45 caliber handgun and approximately three pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. Nicholson was arrested and charged with: Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C felo…
Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn In Hotel Toilet Enters Plea Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn In Hotel Toilet Enters Plea
Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn In Hotel Toilet Enters Plea A woman who allegedly left her baby for dead in a motel room toilet pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. Teresa Rose Smith, 23, entered her plea Friday before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown on an indictment charging her with attempted murder, assault, abandonment of a child, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Smith was charged after allegedly leaving her newborn baby boy in the toilet of the Budget Inn in the Town of Newburgh and then left in a taxi.  Motel workers w…
Woman Faces Attempted Murder, Others Charges After Leaving Baby In Hotel Toilet, Police Say Woman Faces Attempted Murder, Others Charges After Leaving Baby In Hotel Toilet, Police Say
Woman Faces Attempted Murder, Others Charges After Leaving Baby In Hotel Toilet, Police Say A month after a newborn was found floating in a hotel room toilet in a pool of blood, the baby boy is doing "very well." "It's really the bright side of this story," said Town of Newburgh Police Lt. James Nenni. The story of the baby started around 10 a.m. on Nov. 1, when police received a call from an employee at the Budget Inn on Route 9W who found blood covering the room after entering to clean. Sgt. Ted Brucato and officers Julia Haight and Conner Stenglein raced to the hotel and entered the hotel room. Within seconds of searching for a victim, they found the baby boy floating in the …
Tight Rockefeller Center Security For Nationally Televised Lighting Of Tree From Hudson Valley Tight Rockefeller Center Security For Nationally Televised Lighting Of Tree From Hudson Valley
Tight Rockefeller Center Security For Nationally Televised Lighting Of Tree From Hudson Valley As the clocks tick down until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 when thousands of holiday lights will burst to life on a tree right from the Hudson Valley during the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, the NYPD is announcing heavy security measures. The tree, a Norway Spruce, is from the property of a farmhouse in the hamlet of Wallkill in the Town of Newburgh. The department said that because heavy traffic is expected, drivers should avoid the vicinity of Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall from 3 p.m. to midnight. Anyone attending the event is encouraged to …
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Hudson Valley Arrives In Manhattan Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Hudson Valley Arrives In Manhattan
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Hudson Valley Arrives In Manhattan The Hudson Valley will have a prominent and permanent presence throughout the holiday season in midtown Manhattan. This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan from Orange County.  The Norway Spruce, the property of a farmhouse in the hamlet of Wallkill in the Town of Newburgh, was cut down on Thursday, Nov. 8 before arriving in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 10 via a flatbed truck. The farmhouse the tree was cut down from is located at the intersection of Route 32 and Fostertown Road. The owners of the farmhouse, Shirley Figuero and Lisette Gutierrez, …
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Cut Down From Hudson Valley Home Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Cut Down From Hudson Valley Home
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Cut Down From Hudson Valley Home The Hudson Valley will have a prominent and permanent presence throughout the holiday season in midtown Manhattan. This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be coming from Orange County. The Norway Spruce on the property of a home in the hamlet of Wallkill in the Town of Newburgh is due to be cut down on Thursday, Nov. 8 before arriving in New York City two days later via a flatbed truck. The home is located at the intersection of Route 32 and Fostertown Road. The tree will be lit on Wednesday, Nov. 28. This will mark the second time in four years the Rockefeller Center tree has c…
Sexual Assault Suspect From Northern Westchester Caught After Police Search Sexual Assault Suspect From Northern Westchester Caught After Police Search
Sexual Assault Suspect From Northern Westchester Caught After Police Search Police apprehended a man described as armed and dangerous who was wanted for a sexual assault and had managed to escape during a pursuit. Andre Sims, 35, of the City of Peekskill was arrested Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Hospital in Westchester County in Harrison by the New York State Police B.C.I. and City of Newburgh detectives, City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns said. Sims was wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Orange County while armed with a handgun around 10:20 p.m. Monday, after police found a woman running around naked inside of the Foundry, an…
Police Search For Armed Northern Westchester Man Suspected In Sex Assault Police Search For Armed Northern Westchester Man Suspected In Sex Assault
Police Search For Armed Northern Westchester Man Suspected In Sex Assault Police are the hunt for a Northern Westchester man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Orange County while armed with a handgun. The incident took place around 10:20 p.m. Monday when City of Newburgh police received a call about a woman running around naked inside of the Foundry, an apartment/condo complex located at 44 Johnes St., said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns.  When police arrived and spoke with the victim she claimed that she had been sexually assaulted by a black male who was armed with a handgun. She stated that he fled in a black SUV northbound on Liberty Street towards Broadway.…
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest A 44-year-old Orange County man faces 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to stabbing and killing a man who was staying at his home. Christopher Smith, 44, of the Town of Newburgh, pled guilty Monday to stabbing the man in the neck with a knife and then buried him in a planter in front of his home. The man's remains were found after the New York State Police received a report from the deceased man’s family on June 30, 2017, that he was missing, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As a result of an investigation into the man’s disappearance, on Oct. 24, 2017, m…
Beloved Northern Westchester Teacher ID'd As Storm Fatality Beloved Northern Westchester Teacher ID'd As Storm Fatality
Beloved Northern Westchester Teacher ID'd As Storm Fatality A beloved Northern Westchester art teacher has been identified as one of the two Fairfield County residents killed during Tuesday's powerful storms that left a swath of destruction across the region. Lauren Svendsen, 41, died when a tree fell on her car in New Fairfield around 5 p.m., on Brush Hill Road. Her 3-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle but was not injured, reported Connecticut State Trooper Sgt. Eric Haglund on Wednesday. Although her name was not released by state police, North Salem Superintendent Kenneth Freeston announced her passing on Twitter.  "Lauren enriched t…
Woman Visiting College Is Third Hudson Valley Storm-Related Fatality Woman Visiting College Is Third Hudson Valley Storm-Related Fatality
Woman Visiting College Is Third Hudson Valley Storm-Related Fatality A 58-year-old woman visiting Mount Saint Mary College's Desmond Campus in the Town of the Newburgh became the Hudson Valley's third storm-related fatality and second from Orange County when a tree fell on her vehicle, police said. Lisa Resnick, of Rosendale in Ulster County, was killed around 5 p.m. Tuesday as she was sitting in her vehicle on the campus when a large tree struck the car, said Town of Newburgh Police Lt. James Nenni.  The first victim in Orange County was an 11-year-old girl, killed in the City of Newburgh. The girl was killed around 4:15 p.m. on Robinson Avenue when she and…
Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop
Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop A total of $3.6 worth of cocaine was confiscated and two men arrested after an early Saturday morning drug bust in the Hudson Valley.While patrolling the Town of Newburgh, Orange County sheriff’s deputies pulled over a tractor-trailer headed for the New York State Thruway for following a car too closely. A subsequent probable-cause search of the trailer, performed by a state police K-9 and sheriff's office k-9, turned up a sack containing 10 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $3.6 million, according to the sheriff’s office. Two St. Elizario, Texas men -- Francisco Casti…
Coach, Teacher Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole In Hudson Valley Coach, Teacher Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole In Hudson Valley
Coach, Teacher Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole In Hudson Valley James I. O’Neill High School students and school employees are mourning the loss of a favorite teacher and coach who died Monday in an early morning car crash in the Town of Newburgh. Christopher Page, 27, an English teacher at the Highland Falls school for more than three years, was killed driving his 2015 Dodge Charger north on Route 300 around 6:45 a.m., when he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility police, according to Town of Newburgh Lt. James Nenni. O'Neil Principal Debbie Brand said in a statement that a crisis team was available to the school for as long as needed: "…