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2 Rockland Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound 2 Rockland Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound
2 Rockland Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound Two Hudson Valley men are missing and three others were rescued after a boat sank on the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County. New update - Missing Hudson Valley Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found At about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Westport Police said. A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a Norwalk Marina and subsequently to the hospital for evaluation.  A translator was requested …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Photos: Stray Trailer Found In Rockland Days After Boat Is Discovered In Roadway Photos: Stray Trailer Found In Rockland Days After Boat Is Discovered In Roadway
Photos: Stray Trailer Found In Rockland Days After Boat Is Discovered In Roadway The maritime mystery in Ramapo has deepened. Days after officers from the Ramapo Police Department found an abandoned boat on West Eckerson Road in Hillcrest, investigators found a 20-foot trailer on Grandview Avenue near Wesley Chapel Road. The boat was found late on Thursday, Aug. 15, blocking the right lane before it was towed away. The trailer was found on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Both have been removed by police. According to police, the department "is hoping to reunite the owners of both items with their property and present them with invitations to court to explain their action. Any tips…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Authorities: Rabbi Father Of 7 Drowns Trying To Save Kids In Greenwood Lake Authorities: Rabbi Father Of 7 Drowns Trying To Save Kids In Greenwood Lake
Authorities: Rabbi Father Of 7 Drowns Trying To Save Kids In Greenwood Lake UPDATE: The body of a Ramapo rabbi who drowned trying to help two of his seven children into a boat on Greenwood Lake was recovered Monday, authorities said. Two children wearing life vests "were having difficulty getting into" a pontoon boat, so David Z. Traub jumped in just north of the Sportsmen's Marina at Lakeside Avenue in Hewitt on the New Jersey side, Greenwood Lake Police Chief John Hansen said. Traub, a 38-year-old Chestnut Ridge resident who led the school and synagogue at Bais Medrosh Elyon in Monsey, " got them into the boat safely with the assistance of another person...then w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police On Scene Of Numerous Crashes In Rockland Police On Scene Of Numerous Crashes In Rockland
Police On Scene Of Numerous Crashes In Rockland Police in Rockland are warning motorists to stay off the roads if possible due to slick driving conditions and numerous vehicle crashes being reported. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, Ramapo officials said they were on the scene of so many crashes, mostly minor, that they couldn't count the number. The crash pictured took place around 8 a.m. in the New Hempstead area of the town.  Police are asking drivers to leave plenty of room between the vehicle in front, so there is no need to swerve or jam on the brakes with the slippery conditions. 

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by Kathy Reakes