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Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Rockland, Orange Counties: Here's Latest Breakdown
Thousands of Rockland and Orange county residents are still without power a day after thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines weeks after Tropical Storm Isaias rocked the region.
As of late Friday morning, Aug. 28, Orange & Rockland Utilites was reporting 52 outages that were impacting 1,199 of their 303,003 customers.
In Orange County, 539 of O&R’s customers were still in the dark, with the bulk of them listed in Crawford (533). Other outages were reported in Deerpark, Middletown, Mount Hope, and Wallkill.
In Rockland, outages were reported in Clarkstown, Haverstraw, and…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Update On Number Of Orange County Deaths, Cases
There have been more than 100 newly reported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and nine new deaths in Orange County, according to the Department of Health.
As of Thursday, April 16, there have been 5,964 COVID-19 cases throughout the county, up from 5,830 the day before. There have been 187 deaths ties to complications from the virus.
There are currently 236 confirmed COVID-19 patients in the hospital, with an additional 72 tests pending.
Earlier story - COVID-19: NY State Will Stay On Pause At Least One More Month, Cuomo Says
Here’s a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Orange County, …
Support Pours In For Family Of Woman Killed With Boyfriend In Area Crash
The community is coming out in force to help the family of a young woman who died along with her boyfriend during a single-vehicle crash in the area.
Orange County resident Alexis Lewis, 20, of Chester, was killed along with her boyfriend, Holmes B. Shindon, 21, of Montgomery, during a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Nov. 16, on Route 208 in the town of Hamptonburgh.
Since Lewis' death, a GoFundMe page has been created to help pay for her funeral.
"She was such a lovely young lady with her whole life ahead of her," her aunt wrote on the GoFundMe page. "Her Mother Cathy, my bi…
Man, Woman Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree In Area
A man ad woman were both killed when a car crashed into a tree in the area.
It happened on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6:45 a.m. in Orange County, state police said.
Upon arrival at the crash scene on Route 208 in the town of Hamptonburgh, troopers observed a 2005 Dodge Neon off the roadway and against a tree on the eastern shoulder.
The operator of the vehicle, Holmes B. Shindon, 21, of Montgomery, and his passenger, Alexis Lewis, 20, of Chester, were both trapped inside the vehicle. Both were declared dead at the scene.
Speed was a contributing factor to the crash, state polic…
Rockland Resident Charged With DWI In State Police Stop
New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley busted more than 30 motorists who were allegedly driving while impaired over the last week-plus.
The local residents charged with DWI were:
Orange County
On Friday, Oct. 19, State Police troopers in Montgomery arrested Steven Slezak, 33, of Highland Mills, for DWAI. He was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Route 208 in Blooming Grove. An investigation revealed that he was impaired by drugs and was subsequently arrested.
On Friday, Oct. 19, State Police troopers in Middletown arrested Timothy Feeney, 60, of New Hampton, for DWI. He wa…
