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Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills
Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills Forest rangers carried an injured hiker a mile to safety after the hiker suffered an ankle injury in the Catskill Mountains. The hours-long rescue operation began at around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 in Greene County, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).  Crews were told that a hiker had been injured on the west side of Sugarloaf Mountain, near the town of Hunter. After reaching the 65-year-old hiker, who is from Connecticut, a ranger determined that additional crews would be needed to carry the hiker the one mile down the mountain in icy condition…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Crash In Region, Police Say Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Crash In Region, Police Say
Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Crash In Region, Police Say A 40-year-old man is facing charges after crashing his car while allegedly high on mushrooms with a dog inside, authorities said. New York State Police said troopers in Greene County were called at around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with reports of a single-vehicle crash on State Route 23A in the town of Hunter. When troopers arrived, they found an empty Nissan Pathfinder in a ditch partially blocking the roadway. The driver - Massachusetts resident Alexander Rakita, of South Easton in Bristol County - was found walking with a dog in a nearby parking lot, police said. He had blood on his c…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver 24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver
24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Just months after losing their daughter to a suspected drunk driver, a Capital District family is again in mourning, this time over the loss of their 24-year-old son. Greene County resident Luke Niosi, of Coxsackie, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Hunter on Sunday, Aug. 28, according to police. Earlier Report: 24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter Investigators determined that Niosi had been riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on State Route 23A when he crossed the center line and struck a guardrail. Paramedics transported him to Columbia M…

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by Michael Mashburn
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24-Year-Old Killed In Singe-Vehicle Crash In Region 24-Year-Old Killed In Singe-Vehicle Crash In Region
24-Year-Old Killed In Singe-Vehicle Crash In Region A 24-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the Capital District. The wreck happened in Greene County at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, in the town of Hunter, State police said. Investigators determined that Luke Niosi, of Coxsackie, was riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on State Route 23A when he crossed the center line and struck a guardrail. Paramedics transported Niosi to Columbia Memorial Hospital, but he was pronounced dead in the ambulance, police said. No other vehicles were involved in the wreck and there were no other injuries reported. Ac…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY
Missing Westchester Man Found Dead In Upstate NY A man reported missing from the Hudson Valley was found dead in the parking lot of an upstate New York state park. New York State Police troopers launched an investigation on Friday, April 30 into the disappearance of Westchester County resident Jesse Ritholz, age 36, of Yonkers, who was reported missing by a family member. Police said that Ritholz’s family advised investigators that he was supposed to come to visit them on Saturday, April 24, and when Ritholz’s mother and father visited his apartment days later on Tuesday, April 27, “they observed that everything appeared normal.” During…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Rhinebeck Candidate Among Seven Dems Seeking Faso's Congressional Seat Rhinebeck Candidate Among Seven Dems Seeking Faso's Congressional Seat
Rhinebeck Candidate Among Seven Dems Seeking Faso's Congressional Seat Seven Democrats have entered the June 26 primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso in the fall election. Democrats in the race include Antonio Delgado, 41, of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County; Brian Flynn, 50, of Hunter in Greene County; and the only female candidate: Erin Collier, 34, of Cooperstown in Otsego County. Four other challengers are from Ulster County, which makes up about one-third of the Democratic voters in the 19th Congressional District’s 11 counties. The Ulster candidates are: Patrick Ryan, 36, a Kingston native who lives in Gardiner; David Clegg, 65, of Woodstock; Gareth…

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by Jon Craig