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Man Fatally Shot In NYC After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace.
The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD.
The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said.
EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added.
A firearm was recovered on the…
Donations Pour In To Fund For Fallen Firefighter's Two Sons
As the Hudson Valley community mourns the loss of a firefighter and resident in a fire at a senior living facility in Rockland County, the community is showing an outpouring of support through a GoFundMe effort.
The effort, for Spring Valley Firefighter Jared Lloyd, the only fundraiser approved by the fire department, has raised more than $340,000 for the care of Lloyd's two young sons.
Lloyd, 35, who had volunteered with the department for more than 15 years, died while rescuing residents during the fire that started around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Court Hom…
Firefighter Missing, Presumed Dead After Massive NY Senior Facility Blaze
Click here for a new, updated story: Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say
One firefighter is missing and presumed dead, another person died and at least 20 residents are hospitalized following a massive fire at a senior living facility in the Hudson Valley that also killed a resident.
The blaze broke out around 1 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, in the Rockland County at the Evergreen Court Adult Home in Spring Valley.
The missing firefighter, from the Spring Valley Fire Department, was rescuing residents from the home t…
11 $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold In New York
Eleven $1 million second-place Powerball tickets were sold in New York for the drawing on Saturday, Jan. 23.
There was one first-place $23,200,000 jackpot winner, with the ticket sold at an unspecified location in New Jersey.
Four of the 11 second-pace $1 million tickets in New York were sold in the Hudson Valley, at these locations:
Stewart's Shops No. 357, 54 Vassar Road, Poughkeepsie
Spring Valley Wholesales Inc., 35 Lawrence St. in Spring Valley
Acme No. 2499 Greenburgh, 103 Knollwood Road in White Plains
R & J Food Corp, 274 S. Broadway, Yonkers
The other seven second-place …
Covid-19: Wedding Venue Fined $2K For Holding Event With 100-Plus People
One Rockland County business has been issued a large fine for hosting a wedding in violation of rules issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ateres Chaya Surah, located on South Madison Avenue in Spring Valley, will be fined $2,000 for hosting a wedding on Tuesday, March 17, in which more than 100 people attended, said John Lyon, Rockland's director of Strategic Communications.
The wedding was shut down by inspectors who are checking venues, including restaurants, bars, etc., as complaints are received to ensure that gatherings of more than …
