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'Smile, Laugh Were Contagious': Garden City Businesswoman, Mom Dies At 43 'Smile, Laugh Were Contagious': Garden City Businesswoman, Mom Dies At 43
'Smile, Laugh Were Contagious': Garden City Businesswoman, Mom Dies At 43 A businesswoman and mother who was a lifelong New York resident has died at the age of 43. Kimberly A. Hallenbeck was born in Westchester, lived in Orange County, and worked on Long Island. Her death, on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, came after a two-year battle with cancer, according to her obituary. A resident of the town of Newburgh, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. Hallenbeck III and Elizabeth (Burns) Laurie, who was born on July 1, 1980 in Bronxville. She worked as a loan mortgage originator for Contour Mortgage in Garden City. She had "a smil…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Queens Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After Police Go Undercover Queens Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After Police Go Undercover
Queens Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After Police Go Undercover A woman has been charged with prostitution after police completed an undercover operation in the Hudson Valley. On Monday, June 13 in Orange County, the New Windsor Police Department conducted the investigation at the A & A Spa, located on Windsor Highway, after receiving a complaint from a customer that prostitution was occurring inside the business.  During the investigation, an undercover police officer was offered sexual conduct in return for a fee by an employee of the spa, New Windsor Police said. The employee, Queens resident Suwan Yang, age 56, of Flushing was charge…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
New York Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize New York Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
New York Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize A Hudson Valley woman has claimed a $1 million New York Lottery prize. Lydia Rios, of Orange County, claimed the second prize from the lottery's Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Jan. 4, according to an announcement from the New York Lottery on Wednesday, March 9. The New Windsor resident received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings. Rios told NY Lottery that she plans "to be smart with the money." The ticket was purchased at Blooming Grove Gas & Mart, which is located at 800 Blooming Grove Turnpike in New Windsor, NY Lottery repor…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
21-Year-Old College Student To Run For NY Assembly Seat 21-Year-Old College Student To Run For NY Assembly Seat
21-Year-Old College Student To Run For NY Assembly Seat A college student who calls the Hudson Valley home has potentially historic ambitions for his post-graduation career. SUNY Albany senior Zak Constantine, a 21-year-old Orange County resident now living in New Windsor, announced that he is planning to run for the 99th New York State Assembly District in his hometown Hudson Valley. The 99th District includes parts of Rockland and Orange counties. It is currently represented by Republican Assemblyman Colin Schmitt. Constantine announced his campaign earlier this week and hit the ground running, collecting signatures and passing out fliers to …

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by Zak Failla
News
Triborough Bridge Officer Found Guilty In Bludgeoning Death Of Girlfriend Triborough Bridge Officer Found Guilty In Bludgeoning Death Of Girlfriend
Triborough Bridge Officer Found Guilty In Bludgeoning Death Of Girlfriend An officer in New York City who lives in the Hudson Valley was found guilty of the violent death of his girlfriend following a jury trial. Luis Rondon, age 50, of New Windsor, was convicted in Orange County Court of second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Thursday, Oct. 7.  The convictions were in connection with the bludgeoning death of a woman on Oct. 7, 2019, inside her South Gate Village apartment, in New Windsor.  The trial began on Monday, Sept. 20.  Rondon, who was a peace officer and sergeant with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel A…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say
Covid-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say New York is making strides in the “red zone” areas where COVID-19 hotspots have cropped up, but it is unlikely that there will be a rollback of recently imposed restrictions following a spike in cases. In recent weeks, state officials have been targeting COVID-19 “micro-clusters” after seeing cases spike - including on Long Island, in Rockland and Orange counties - in communities failing to adhere to the state’s virus mandates. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases Through the new enforcement, those hot spots have all seen impr…

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by Zak Failla
News
DA: Triborough Bridge Authority Sergeant Bludgeoned Girlfriend With Hammer DA: Triborough Bridge Authority Sergeant Bludgeoned Girlfriend With Hammer
DA: Triborough Bridge Authority Sergeant Bludgeoned Girlfriend With Hammer A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority sergeant apprehended in California for the murder of his 32-year-old girlfriend at an apartment complex in the Hudson Valley bludgeoned her with a hammer, prosecutors said at his arraignment. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, Nov. 8, Luis Rondon, 49, of New Windsor, was arraigned before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, on an indictment charging him with crimes including second-degree murder in connection with the bludgeoning death of a woman inside of her the Town of New Windsor residence.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
NY Barber, Known As 'World's Oldest,' Dies At Age 108 NY Barber, Known As 'World's Oldest,' Dies At Age 108
NY Barber, Known As 'World's Oldest,' Dies At Age 108 A Hudson Valley man known as the "world's oldest barber" has died. Anthony Mancinelli died on Thursday, Sept. 19 at his Orange County home in New Windsor. He was 108. Mancinelli started cutting hair at age 11 years old. Remarkably, he kept at it for almost a century.  In 2007, he was cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “world’s oldest barber” -- a designation repeated each year since then. Mancinelli was born March 2, 1911 in Montemilone, Italy. The son of John and Savino Madrisi Mancinelli. Anthony came to America in September of 1919, on the ship Caserta. …

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by Joe Lombardi