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Rockland County Launches Free TOR Ferry Weekend Connection Bus Rockland County Launches Free TOR Ferry Weekend Connection Bus
Rockland County Launches Free TOR Ferry Weekend Connection Bus Weekend travelers will now have the opportunity to take a TOR ferry connection bus beginning this weekend to explore different parts of the Hudson Valley and New York City, free of charge. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Department of Public Transportation said that the service will begin on Saturday, July 6, and run through Nov. 10. The bus service will provide connecting transit service for Metro-North Hudson Line customers who travel to Haverstraw via the Haverstraw-Ossining weekend ferry, enabling them to travel beyond the Ferry Landing via public transit, officials said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region
Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region New Update: At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley Flooding is causing road closures and train disruptions as a powerful storm system with heavy downpours moves through the region. Water rescues have been reported in some parts of the region. In a new update Monday morning, July 10, state police said troopers have assisted dozens of motorists and are currently doing a check of all remaining vehicles still stranded in the area to ensure that there is no one left behind. In the Hudson Valley, the New York State Police is asking the pu…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Daytime Closure For Busy Roadway In Hudson Valley To Last Weeks, DOT Says Daytime Closure For Busy Roadway In Hudson Valley To Last Weeks, DOT Says
Daytime Closure For Busy Roadway In Hudson Valley To Last Weeks, DOT Says Motorists in the Hudson Valley will have to contend with daytime lane closures for weeks on Route 9W as crews begin work on a gas main installation. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that in Ulster County, there will be closures on the roadway beginning on Tuesday, May 31 in the Town of Saugerties. According to the NYSDOT, the closure will be in both directions between Cedar Street and Washington Street daily between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, June 10. Officials said that the closures are necessary to accommodate a gas main installation. During cons…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Shoppers At Hudson Valley Store After Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Alert Issued For Shoppers At Hudson Valley Store After Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Shoppers At Hudson Valley Store After Employee Tests Positive Customers who visited a store in the area are being alerted after an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ulster County Commissioner of Health Dr. Carol Smith announced that an employee at Mother Earth’s Storehouse at the Kings Mall on Route 9W in Kingston has tested positive this week for COVID-19 virus.  Anyone who has shopped at this Mother Earth store from Wednesday, July 1 to Monday, July 5 is being advised to promptly contact their primary care physician and seek testing, or contact the Ulster County COVID-19 hotline at (845) 443-8888. “I urge anyone wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
New Tappan Zee Bridge's Shared Bicycle-Pedestrian Path Will Open To Public New Tappan Zee Bridge's Shared Bicycle-Pedestrian Path Will Open To Public
New Tappan Zee Bridge's Shared Bicycle-Pedestrian Path Will Open To Public The new 3.6-mile shared bicycle-pedestrian path on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, with landings in Westchester and Rockland, will open to the public. The opening starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15. The 12-foot wide shared-use path extends from its Westchester Landing (333 South Broadway) in the Village of Tarrytown, across one of the widest points of the Hudson River, to the Rockland Landing in the Village of South Nyack (1200 Route 9W). Visitor parking, restrooms, bicycle repair stations and other amenities, along with connectivity to local bicycle and pedestrian networks, will b…

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by Daily Voice
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Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Area Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Area
Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race In Area A woman suffered a broken arm and leg after being hit by a deer while participating in a popular road race in the area. Caroline Lepage, 48, of Quebec, was hit about 10 a.m., Sunday, May 19, while riding her bike northbound during the annual Gran Fondo Race on Route 9W near Boulderberg Road in Tomkins Cove, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. "The deer ran from her left and struck her broadside on her left side," Hylas said.  Police found her in a semi-conscious state and knew of the deer because of a witness who lives in the area and observed the impact, he added. &n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Car Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Car
Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Car A 40-year-old woman was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 9W during a heavy downpour. The accident took place around 6:50 p.m., Thursday, May 2, while the woman, a resident of Piermont, was crossing the highway near Highland Avenue, said Piermont Police Chief Michael O'Shea. O'Shea said the woman was hit by a man who was driving north on Route 9W. The woman landed on the vehicle's hood and almost went through the windshield, the chief said. She received severe head trauma, broken bones in her arms and legs, and numerous other injuries, O'Shea added. "I …

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Daytime Lane Closures Scheduled On I-87 Near Tappan Zee Bridge For Days Daytime Lane Closures Scheduled On I-87 Near Tappan Zee Bridge For Days
Daytime Lane Closures Scheduled On I-87 Near Tappan Zee Bridge For Days There will be daytime lane closures for several days on the Rockland-bound New York State Thruway next week as contracting crews continue work in the area. Tappan Zee Constructors announced that they will continue roadway improvements near the new Tappan Zee Bridge, which will require single-lane closures on I-87/I-287. Beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, there will be one left northbound lane closed from exit 8 to exit 10. The closures are expected to end each day at approximately 3 p.m. Crews will be removing material from the Hudson River following the demolition of the old bridge …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting
Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting Two suspects -- one from Poughkeepsie and the other from Arlington -- have been charged with murder following the drive-by shooting of a 40-year-old man in Newburgh late Friday night, Jan. 25. Just before 10:30 p.m., the City of Newburgh Police Department received a “Shot Spotter” activation for the area of 9 Hasbrouck Street indicating nine rounds had been fired. Upon arrival, officers located a man who had been shot in the lower torso. Mobile life responded and transported the man to St. Luke’s Hospital where he died of his injuries after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, Newbur…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Community Rallies To Support Children After Murder-Suicide Involving Parents Community Rallies To Support Children After Murder-Suicide Involving Parents
Community Rallies To Support Children After Murder-Suicide Involving Parents Two gunshots changed the lives of three children forever, leaving them without parents and questioning what will happen to them now. The life-changing event took place on Friday, Oct . 26 at approximately 8:40 a.m. to a home on Knox Road, located east of Route 9W near the Hudson River in Highland Falls.  When police arrived on the scene, they found two people dead inside the home. An investigation into the shooting found that 41-year-old Mario Vanzetta, killed his wife, 41-year-old Stephanie Vanzetta, before taking his own life. The couple had a teenage daughter and two younger sons. Now …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Apparent Murder-Suicide Involving Husband, Wife Stuns Hudson Valley Community Apparent Murder-Suicide Involving Husband, Wife Stuns Hudson Valley Community
Apparent Murder-Suicide Involving Husband, Wife Stuns Hudson Valley Community A Hudson Valley community is searching for answers after an apparent murder-suicide. Troopers were called to a home on Knox Road, located east of Route 9W near the Hudson River in Highland Falls on Friday, Oct . 26 at approximately 8:40 a.m.  When the troopers arrived on scene, they located two people deceased at the home, state police said. A preliminary investigation indicates 41-year-old Mario Vanzetta, killed his wife, 41-year-old Stephanie Vanzetta, before taking his own life. They are survived by three children -- two sons and a daughter. Autopsies will be completed to determine th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Luring Incident Near Nyack Middle School Leads To Increased Police Presence Luring Incident Near Nyack Middle School Leads To Increased Police Presence
Luring Incident Near Nyack Middle School Leads To Increased Police Presence There will be an increased police presence around a Nyack school this week following a reported luring incident involving a teenage girl that remains under investigation. A Nyack Middle School student walking to school was approached on Thursday morning by a man who drove up to her, Nyack Schools Superintendent James Montesano wrote in an email to parents on Friday. The man was described as a middle-aged white man with no facial hair who was driving a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee. Montesano said that the man approached the girl on Route 9W near the Thruway overpass when she asked her to get int…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck
Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck Police are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured on Route 9W. The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Piermont when a bicyclist was struck by a large white box truck. The box truck left the scene southbound on Route 9W in the area of 660 Route 9W ( 9W and Broadway). The bicyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to Nyack Hospital Emergency Department by Piermont FD ambulance. Anyone who may have seen the incident is urged to call or email the Piermont Police Department at 845-359-0240 or Piermontpolice@RCPIN.N…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
20-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Never Arrived At Expected Location 20-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Never Arrived At Expected Location
20-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Never Arrived At Expected Location The family of a 20-year-old is asking the public's help in locating the man who never arrived at his expected location on Friday, July 27 after departing from the Hudson Valley late in the afternoon. Eily Wright left Hyde Park on Friday, July 27 shortly before 6 p.m., his family said. He was due to arrive at the family home in Pennsylvania by 10 p.m., but did not. He is 5-foot-11 with dark hair and blue eyes. He was driving a 2001 VW Jetta. Wright should have been traveling Route 9W to Interstate 84 to Interstate 81 to Route 29 to Route 11 to Route 239, the family said. The PA State Polic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Service, Viewing Scheduled For Frank Skartados, Hudson Valley Assemblyman Service, Viewing Scheduled For Frank Skartados, Hudson Valley Assemblyman
Service, Viewing Scheduled For Frank Skartados, Hudson Valley Assemblyman A prayer service and viewing have been scheduled for longtime Assemblyman Frank Skartados, who died Sunday from pancreatic cancer. The viewing is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at DiDonato Funeral Services at 1290 Route 9W in Marlboro. A prayer service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Skartados represented the 104th Assembly District, which includes both the City of Newburgh and the Town of Newburgh; as well as the City of Beacon, the City of Poughkeepsie, the Hamlet of Marlboro, and the Town of Lloyd. Skarta…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Sears Store In Hudson Valley Among 103 Closing Nationwide Sears Store In Hudson Valley Among 103 Closing Nationwide
Sears Store In Hudson Valley Among 103 Closing Nationwide A Sears store in the Hudson Valley is among 103 closing nationwide, parent company Sears Holdings announced.All told, 64 Kmarts and 39 Sears stores nationwide will be shutting their doors permanently between early March and April, Sears Holdings said. The area store is one of the original anchors of the Hudson Valley Mall, off I-87 and Route 9W in Ulster County. “Sears Holdings continues its strategic assessment of the productivity of our Kmart and Sears store base and we will continue to right size our store footprint in number and size,” it said in a statement. “In the process, as previo…

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