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School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In New Hempstead School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In New Hempstead
School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In New Hempstead A school bus driver is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, following a crash into a house that left several children injured in the Hudson Valley. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that Chaim Feder, age 37, of Monsey, has been arraigned on multiple charges following a thorough investigation into the crash in the Village of New Hempstead by the Town of Ramapo Police Department. On Thursday, Dec. 1, responding officers found several children who were on the bus with injuries and extensive damage to the ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story New Hempstead Home Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story New Hempstead Home
Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story New Hempstead Home A fire ripped through a two-story home during the early morning hours that took several hours to extinguish.  The fire started around 5:40 a.m., Friday, June 19, at the Rockland County home on Jennifer Court in the Village of New Hempstead, said Ramapo Police. When police officers and firefighters arrived on the scene, officers found the residents had safely evacuated from the household and no injuries were reported.  Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1, Columbian Engine Co. #1, New City Fire Engine Co. No. 1, and the Monsey Fire Departments responded to the scene to assist with fire op…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Ramapo Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Ramapo
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Ramapo A 31-year-old man was injured after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a rock wall and a utility pole. The incident took place in Rockland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the early evening on Camp Hill Road in Ramapo, said police. The driver, a Village of New Hempstead resident, lost control of his vehicle, struck a rock wall and utility pole causing the vehicle to overturn, according to police. The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed, before being transported by Spring Valley Ambulance to the hospital for treatment. …

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by Kathy Reakes