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Update: West Haverstraw Deli Owner Killed In Stony Point Crash Update: West Haverstraw Deli Owner Killed In Stony Point Crash
Update: West Haverstraw Deli Owner Killed In Stony Point Crash New Update: West Haverstraw Deli Owner Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Giant Smile' This story has been updated. The owner of a Hudson Valley deli was killed and another critically injured after a tree fell on a pickup truck, causing the hours-long closure of a busy roadway in the region. The crash happened in Rockland County at around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, June 19 on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point, between Route 210/Gate Hill Road (Exit 15) and Lake Welch Drive (Exit 16). A preliminary investigation determined that a 2018 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound when a l…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash
Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Paramedics revived one man and a second woman was airlifted to the hospital after being rear-ended on Route 17. A Lexus driven by Ulster County resident Lee Cone Jr., of Ellenville, was stopped in the left lane of Route 17 in Sullivan County west of exit 107 in Thompson when the driver of a Honda Civic drove into the rear of the vehicle, New York State Police said. According to police, the driver didn’t realize that the Lexus completely stopped and was unable to change lanes due to traffic in the right-hand lane. Cone, 61, was originally thought to have succumbed to his injuries, but …

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by Zak Failla
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8-Year-Old Girl Killed At Area School By Heavy Piece Of Furniture 8-Year-Old Girl Killed At Area School By Heavy Piece Of Furniture
8-Year-Old Girl Killed At Area School By Heavy Piece Of Furniture An 8-year-old girl was killed when a large cabinet at her school fell on top of her, according to New York State Police. Ruchy Friedich was found dead around 2:37 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, when state police responded to a medical emergency in Orange County at the Kiryas Joel Union Free School at 7 Isreal Zupnick Drive, said Trooper Steven Nevel. A preliminary investigation revealed that the child was in a classroom with two of her teachers when she climbed on to a chair to retrieve an item from a large cabinet that was affixed to the rear wall, Nevel said.  The cabinet fell off of the wa…

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by Kathy Reakes