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Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted' Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted'
Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted' A woman who is the granddaughter of one of the FBI's most wanted men is furious after the agency raided her Hudson Valley home on a tip. The raid took place on Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Orange County in Warwick at the home of Eugene Palmer's granddaughter, Jamie Lynn Rose, said Amy Thoreson, an FBI spokesperson. Thoreson said it happened after the agency "received information early Tuesday morning regarding the possible whereabouts of Eugene Palmer, an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, who is believed to be armed and dangerous." Palmer is wanted for shooting his daughter-in-law Tammy Palmer three …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Speedway Gets Major Upgrades In 99th Season Orange County Speedway Gets Major Upgrades In 99th Season
Orange County Speedway Gets Major Upgrades In 99th Season Orange County Fair Speedway has begun its 99th year of auto racing in Middletown, making it the oldest continually operating dirt track in the United States. The first auto race at the speedway took place in 1919 and now capital improvements have the green light. Orange Motorsport & Entertaining LLC, a Nanuet-based developer and promoter, has signed a five-year lease to operate the fairgrounds. OME has begun restoring buildings and seating on property surrounding the five-eighths mile oval track off 239 Wisner Ave. The track held its Hard Clay Open on May 8 and closes the racing season…

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by Jon Craig