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Business
ShopRite To Close Hudson Valley Store ShopRite To Close Hudson Valley Store
ShopRite To Close Hudson Valley Store After more than 30 years of serving Hudson Valley grocery shoppers, a popular ShopRite store will close by the end of next year. The 55,500-square-foot store, located in Ulster County in Ellenville, at 1 ShopRite Boulevard off Route 209, was opened in 1993 by Wakefern Food Corporation in New Jersey.  It is the only major grocery store in the village. Karen Meleta, Chief Communications Officer for Wakefern Food Corp., said the company decided not to renew its lease and will close in the summer of 2024. "All associates will be offered positions at that time in nearby ShopRite stores lo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority.  The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Teens Nabbed For String Of Burglaries At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say Four Teens Nabbed For String Of Burglaries At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say
Four Teens Nabbed For String Of Burglaries At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say Four teens have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries at Long Island businesses in the past week. The Suffolk County Police Department reported that officers responded to a report of a group of teens trying to break into Cell Phone Resurrection, located at 239 Deer Park Ave. in Babylon, at about 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21. While canvassing the area, officers found a 2011 Hyundai Tucson entering the parking lot at 1906 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park. Police said the SUV was occupied by the four teens, and officers also saw a brick, multiple cell phones and boxes …

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
Suffolk County School District Names New Superintendent Suffolk County School District Names New Superintendent
Suffolk County School District Names New Superintendent A longtime Long Island educator has been chosen to take over as the superintendent of the Riverhead Central School District. Dr. Augustine Tornatore, a Long Island native who is a nominee for 2021 Superintendent of the Year, was chosen by the Board of Education following an extensive search that included dozens of candidates. Tornatore, who grew up in Glen Head, officially takes over for Superintendent Aurelia Henriquez, who announced her resignation last summer, officially as of Thursday, July 1. Christina Tona has been acting as acting superintendent since Henriquez’s resignation in Ju…

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by Zak Failla
News
Details Emerge On Would-Be Dad Killed In Gender Reveal Explosion Details Emerge On Would-Be Dad Killed In Gender Reveal Explosion
Details Emerge On Would-Be Dad Killed In Gender Reveal Explosion An upstate New York father-to-be who died while assembling a gender reveal device for a celebration was known for being very mechanically inclined and "could fix anything." Christopher Pekny, age 28, of the town of Liberty in Sullivan County on the edge of the border of the Catskills and the Hudson Valley, was killed around 11:55 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, at a residence on the Lt. JG Brender Highway, said Trooper Steve Nevel of the New York State Police. An investigation revealed that Christopher Pekny was building a device to be used at a child gender reveal party when it exploded, killing hi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Brother Hurt Building Gender Reveal Explosive For NY Party Man Killed, Brother Hurt Building Gender Reveal Explosive For NY Party
Man Killed, Brother Hurt Building Gender Reveal Explosive For NY Party Click here for an updated story: Details Emerge On Would-Be Dad Killed In Gender Reveal Explosion A Hudson Valley man planning his child's gender reveal party was killed and his brother seriously injured while building an explosive device to be used during the celebration. Christopher Pekny, age 28, of the town of Liberty in Sullivan County, was killed around 11:55 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, at a residence on the Lt. JG Brender Highway, said Trooper Steve Nevel of the New York State Police. An investigation revealed that Christopher Pekny was building a device to be used at a child gende…

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by Kathy Reakes