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Rockland Lake State Park

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 …
Man Admits To Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl At State Park In Hudson Valley Man Admits To Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl At State Park In Hudson Valley
Man Admits To Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl At State Park In Hudson Valley A 45-year-old man has admitted to sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl at a Hudson Valley state park. Francisco Lopez-Gomez, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 19 in Rockland County for the Thursday, June 15, 2017 attack in Valley Cottage, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. The abuse took place when the girl was attending a birthday party with her family on the grounds of Rockland Lake State Park, said Scott Waters, spokesman for the District Attorney's Office. Waters said the victim was changing out of her bathing suit in a family memb…
16-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Mountain At Rockland Lake State Park 16-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Mountain At Rockland Lake State Park
16-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Mountain At Rockland Lake State Park A 16-year-old was rescued after falling about 30 feet off a mountain in Rockland County. The Clarkstown Police Department deployed a drone to help assist with the rescue of an injured hiker at Hook Mountain, located in Rockland Lake State Park, located in the hamlets of Congers and Valley Cottage, on Friday night, May 22. The teen, who sustained unspecified injuries, was removed from the mountain and transported to an area hospital by Congers Valley Cottage Ambulance and Medic 5.  The New York State Park Police, Rockland Lake FD, Rockland Technical Rescue Team, Valley Cottage FD, Rock…