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COVID-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Area COVID-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Area
Covid-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Area A convenience store in the Hudson Valley was forced to close early on Veterans Day after learning that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Cumberland Farms, located in Orange County on Route 17M in Monroe, was forced to close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 after receiving confirmation of a team member getting infected with the virus. Officials from Cumberland Farms issued a statement following the confirmation, and announced that they are taking “all appropriate steps, and following guidance from local health officials." The building is being cleaned and sanitized by industrial clea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Child Riding Bicycle Struck By Vehicle On Route 17M Airlifted To Hospital Child Riding Bicycle Struck By Vehicle On Route 17M Airlifted To Hospital
Child Riding Bicycle Struck By Vehicle On Route 17M Airlifted To Hospital A 12-year-old Orange County boy was airlifted to the Westchester Medical Center Trauma Unit after being struck by a vehicle. The incident took place around 9:42 a.m. Friday on Route 17M, said Monroe Police Department Chief Dave Conklin. According to the chief, the child was walking his bike on the shoulder of Route 17, when traffic cleared and he went to ride across Route 17M. "Unfortunately he rode ride into the path of a vehicle that could not avoid hitting him," the chief said. Conklin said the child, who was wearing a helmet, suffering head trauma, and possible broken bones.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Rockland County Residents Nabbed For DWI Three Rockland County Residents Nabbed For DWI
Three Rockland County Residents Nabbed For DWI A total of 22 Hudson Valley motorists were among those busted by State and local law enforcement agencies have made a concerted effort to curtail impaired drivers in the Hudson Valley as part of a drinking and driving crackdown throughout the state. New York State Police troopers conducted a special detail over the weekend looking for impaired drivers as they continue their STOP-DWI crackdown. In total, 30 motorists were busted during the detail. Local residents charged were: Saturday, March 10:  State police troopers from the Highland barracks stopped Newburgh resident William Buk, 25, …

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by Zak Failla