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Police & Fire
New Update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley
A woman died from injuries sustained after being struck by an SUV being operated by a Hudson Valley resident in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The incident happened in Bergen County in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4. The victim, a 77-year-old from Hackensack. was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by the 81-year-old Rockland County resident, a man from Tappan, driving a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Earlier report: T…
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Resident Ticketed After Woman Struck, Severely Injured In ShopRite Parking Lot
A Hudson Valley resident was ticketed after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey. New update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley The incident happened around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 in Bergen County in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket in Paramus. The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she …
Business
Restaurant Set To Reopen At New Location In Hudson Valley
The owners of a Hudson Valley restaurant are preparing to move to a brand-new location. Mello Dee Thai is set to close its Rockland County location in Clarkstown and reopen it at a new location in Orangetown, the owners announced. The current location at 753 Route 9W in Valley Cottage will close in the coming days, the owners said in the announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The business is set to reopen in Tappan in March.
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center
UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries from a stubborn noontime blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night on Sunday, Nov. 28, authorities confirmed. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education…
Police & Fire
Woman Critically Injured After Being Struck By Car While Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
A woman was critically injured after being struck by a car while crossing a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place around 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, on Western Highway between Grand Avenue and Cedar Street in the Rockland County hamlet of Tappan. According to Sgt. Joesph Sullivan, of the Orangetown Police, a 2013 Volvo S80 driven by a 64-year-old man from Tappan was traveling southbound on Western Hwy when he struck an 86- year-old woman who was crossing Western Highway on foot. The woman was transported to Nyack Hospital by South Orangetown Ambula…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Delivery Van In Westchester
State Police have released the identity of a man who was killed while walking along I-95. Luis G. Izarra Ampuero, age 63, of New Rochelle, was killed around 5:32 a.m., Monday, March 8, when the New York State Police received a report from NYPD of a pedestrian struck by a delivery van in the southbound lanes of I-95 just north of Exit 14 in the town of Pelham, said the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation has determined that the pedestrian was struck at approximately 5:12 a.m., and FDNY Ambulance initially responded and treated Izarra Ampuero, who was declared dead at 5:35…
Weather
Severe Weather Alert: Lines Of Strong Storms Sweeping Through Area
This story has been updated. Lines of strong thunderstorms are moving west to east and will affect much of the area. One line, located along a line extending from Rockland County to Central Westchester were located around 4 p.m., moving southeast at 20 miles per hour. Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with these storms, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued late Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4. The storms could also include heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Locations impacted include Yonkers, Stamford, New Rochelle, White Plai…
Police & Fire
Two From Westchester Among 68 Arrested In Drug Bust At Music Festival
Four residents of the Hudson Valley and two from Fairfield County were among 68 people charged during a four-day New York State Police detail that focused on the illegal distribution of controlled substances at the Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, New York, east of Albany. The detail was held from Thursday, June 6 to Monday, June 10 by members of Troop G and Troop K uniform and BCI, along with the Troop G Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team. State Police seized quantities of cocaine, doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ketamine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, MDMA, and …
News
Area Man Sentenced For Making 200-Pound Bomb, Planning To Detonate It On Election Day In DC
The area man who built a high-powered bomb in his basement and threatened to blow himself up in Washington, D.C. on Election Day to protest the direction the country is heading will spend more than a year behind bars. Paul Rosenfeld, 57, of Tappan in Rockland County, was sentenced on Friday, May 17 to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty in February to one count of manufacturing a destructive device and two counts of transporting explosive powder from New Jersey to New York. He also admitted making smaller explosive devices as a test. Officials noted that Rosenfeld has already served s…
Obituaries
Hundreds Mourn Death Of Somers HS Football Coach At Tappan Funeral
Hundreds of friends, family, former students and players were on hand in Rockland County to say goodbye to a popular teacher and coach in Northern Westchester who died last week at the age of 39. Dominic Narcisco, a physical education teacher at Primrose Elementary School in Somers and a former assistant football coach at Somers High School and varsity boys basketball coach at The Harvey School in Katonah, died in his sleep on Monday, April 15 to the shock of the community. Narcisco grew up in Rockland and graduated from Tappan Zee High School. On Wednesday, April 24, hundreds from Westche…
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Set For Popular Westchester HS Teacher, Coach
Funeral arrangements have been set for a popular high school teacher and coach in Northern Westchester who died suddenly this week at the age of 39. Dominic Narcisco, a physical education teacher at Primrose Elementary School in Somers and a former assistant football coach at Somers and varsity boys basketball coach at The Harvey School in Katonah, died in his sleep on Monday, April 15 to the shock of the community. Narcisco grew up in Rockland and graduated from Tappan Zee High School. Visiting hours have been set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, April 22; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p…
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Mercedes-Benz Driver Punches Motorist, Passenger, Police Say
A 35-year-old man is facing a felony charge after allegedly punching both a motorist and a passenger in the face and then ramming into their car during a road-rage incident on Route 303 in Tappan, Orangetown Police said. The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 when Tappan resident Stellios A. Baron, who was operating a 1985 Mercedes-Benz was involuted in a minor motor-vehicle crash with a 2017 Toyota operated by a 66-year-old Fort Lee man. Baron stopped his vehicle in front of the Toyota, exited and approached the Toyota, began yelling at the other driver and a 55-year-…
News
Rockland Man Arrested For Making 200-Pound Bomb, Planning To Detonate It On Election Day In DC
A 56-year-old Rockland County man was apprehended during an FBI raid Wednesday after allegedly plotting to blow himself up with a 200-pound bomb on Election Day at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.Paul Rosenfeld of Tappan wanted to kill himself in order to bring attention to his “radical political beliefs,” authorities said. “As alleged, Paul M. Rosenfeld concocted a twisted plan to draw attention to his political ideology by killing himself on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. risking harm to many others in the process,” said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoff…
Police & Fire
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area
Click here for an updated story: FBI Raids Area Home Of Man Who Planned To Blow Himself Up On Election Day At National Mall FBI agents and Orangetown Police officers blocked a Tappan street as they served an arrest warrant based on threats made against targets out of the area, according to Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day said. “At this time I can state that there is no danger to the public and that the Orangetown Police Department, along with county assets and the FBI, were serving an arrest warrant based on threats that were made to targets, not in the local area," said Day. The offi…
Lifestyle
James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley
Star watchers never know who they might run into in the Hudson Valley these days. On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was 'The Deuce," star, actor James Franco, filming in Tappan on Washington and Main streets, according to On Locations Vacations, which tracks where TV shows and movies are filming. Sorry, but on Thursday, the show, which also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal returned to New York City for production, but you never know when the hot duo will head back to the Valley. The show, an HBO series, tells the story of the rise of the porn industry in the 1970s. The second season is set to pre…
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Westchester
This story has been updated. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for much of the Hudson Valley and all of Fairfield County as a band of storms moves from west to east. The watch now covers Westchester, Fairfield, Rockland and Orange counties. At 2:18 p.m. a severe thunderstorm was located near Tappan, moving northeast at 10 mph with 60 mph wind gusts, says the National Weather Service. At 2:29 p.m., a severe thunderstorm, also with 60 mph winds, was located over Bedford, or near Mount Kisco, and is nearly stationary, the weather service reports. The thunderstorm watch was added …
News
20 Passport Applications Missing From Post Office In Hudson Valley
Another Hudson Valley post office is facing questions after 20 passport applications were lost in Rockland County, leading to a cacophony of angry voices seeking answers. Lawmakers are demanding that the United States Postal Service “explain and remedy” the causes of the loss of the 20 applications in Tappan, which has since been confirmed by the USPS. The missing passport applications is just the latest incident to plague the USPS in the Hudson Valley. Several alleged mail thieves were recently arrested in Bronxville, and a pair were caught on camera in Yonkers stealing from USPS mailboxes…
News
Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester
Thieves targeting the United States Postal Service mailboxes on streets in Westchester are becoming bolder, this time targeting a post office itself. In a statement, the Bronxville Police Department reported that it is investigating a series of mail thefts in the village, including items that were deposited in the mail slot at the lobby of the post office on Pondfield Road. The stolen mail in Bronxville comes on the heels of multiple incidents of stolen mail - captured on video - in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Greenburgh and other Westchester municipalities. The latest string of stolen mail com…
Lifestyle
Love A Parade? Here Are Memorial Day Ceremonies In Hudson Valley
Here is a list of Memorial Day celebrations in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Rockland counties: Monday, May 28 Ardsley: Parade starts at 10 a.m. on Park Avenue and ends at Pascone Park where a ceremony will follow. Blauvelt: Blauvelt Lions Club holds a ceremony at noon at Lions Park near the Blauvelt Firehouse, Blauvelt Road. Bronxville: Parade will start at Leonard Morange Square Park at 8:45 a.m. and proceed to the Bronxville School where a ceremony and wreath laying service will be held. Services will conclude at the Bronxville Cemetery. Brewster: VFW Post 672 hosts parade at 10 a.m.…
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