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Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving Ex-NYPD Officer Leaves 2 Communities Stunned Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving Ex-NYPD Officer Leaves 2 Communities Stunned
Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving Ex-nypd Officer Leaves 2 Communities Stunned Two communities in the region have been left shocked and saddened after a police sergeant was found dead along with his wife and two young sons inside a home in the Hudson Valley in an apparent murder-suicide. The chain of events unfolded Friday night, Dec. 29 in Westchester County when the Bronxville Police Department said it contacted the Clarkstown PD in Rockland County after 49-year-old Sergeant Watson Morgan did not show up for his evening shift. Morgan joined the Bronxville PD in 2007 after working the previous seven years with the NYPD. He was promoted to the Bronxville PD…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Update: Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Details Emerge Involving Ex-NYPD Officer Update: Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Details Emerge Involving Ex-NYPD Officer
Update: Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Details Emerge Involving Ex-nypd Officer New details have emerged after a police sergeant was found dead along with his wife and two young sons inside a home in the Hudson Valley in an apparent murder-suicide. Click here for a new, updated story: Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving PD Sergeant Leaves 2 Communities Stunned In Rockland County, members of the Clarkstown Police Department responded to 10 Clydesdale Court in the hamlet of New City to perform a welfare check on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 12:20 a.m. Original report: 4 Family Members Found Dead Inside Hudson Valley Home Upon arrival, officers made e…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In Multiple roads in the Hudson Valley remain closed Monday, July 10, and Metro-North service was reduced after torrents of rain sent vehicles floating, created sinkholes, and flooded homes. A state of emergency was issued In Orange County by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus issued an executive order banning all vehicles and pedestrians from roads in the Town of Highland until 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10. Neuhaus also reported a woman, reportedly in her 30s, drowned near West Point. In Westchester County, Yorktown Supervisor Tom Diana issued a state of emergency on M…

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by Kathy Reakes
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County In NY Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC County In NY Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC
County In NY Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC A county in the Hudson Valley has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the arrival of hundreds of migrants from New York City. About 340 migrant men will be housed in Rockland County at the Armoni Inn and Suites in Orangeburg for four months, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Saturday afternoon, May 6. The county informed New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, May 5 that Rockland would not allow this plan to stand and has enacted the state of emergency in direct response. "New York City declared itself a Sanctuary City in December of 2016 committing itself to supporting…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cuomo's Clemency Grant Of Robbery Getaway Driver Sparks Outrage Cuomo's Clemency Grant Of Robbery Getaway Driver Sparks Outrage
Cuomo's Clemency Grant Of Robbery Getaway Driver Sparks Outrage Now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to six people on his way out of office in Albany, drawing a backlash. Cuomo, whose resignation officially took effect as of 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, commuted the sentences of four people, referred one case to the parole board, and gave another a full pardon during his final hours in office. One of the commutations included David Gilbert, age 76, the getaway driver in the fatal 1981 Brinks Robbery in Rockland County heist after spending nearly 40 years in prison.  He had appealed to Cuomo for an early release from a life sent…

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by Zak Failla
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55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines 55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines
55 Families File Class Action Lawsuit To Repeal NY's Religious Exemption Ban On Vaccines Fifty-five families are suing the state in Supreme Court challenging a new law that repeals the religious exemption for vaccinations. Attorneys Michael H. Sussman and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., filed the suit on Wednesday, July 10, stating the plaintiffs, held lawful religious exemptions, and requested that the court repeal the measure. the suit said. The suit claims the families can no longer educate their children or send them to camps as a result of the law. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Contributed “To deprive families of the rights to freedom of religious expression, parental rights, and the r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines
County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines Elected officials from across New York state, including Rockland County -- the epicenter of a measles outbreak -- hailed a new state law that bans non-medical exemptions from vaccinations.  "This is a great step forward in protecting the public health here in New York," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. At least 924 of the nation's confirmed measles cases have been reported in New York state. More than 20,000 measles/mumps/rubella vaccinations have been given within Rockland County since the outbreak began in October 2018. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday, June 13 ending…

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by Jon Craig