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Police & Fire
Man Robs Hudson Valley Burger King After Coupon Is Rejected, Police Say Man Robs Hudson Valley Burger King After Coupon Is Rejected, Police Say
Man Robs Hudson Valley Burger King After Coupon Is Rejected, Police Say Police in the region are looking for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a Burger King clerk and robbed the restaurant after they refused his coupon. The incident occurred in Ulster County at the Burger King on Route 9W in Highland on Sunday, July 21, around 6:45 p.m. According to Lloyd Police Chief James Janso, the man entered the restaurant after an argument at the drive-thru window over a coupon or the cost of his meal, pushed the clerk to the floor, and stole their cell phone before breaking open the cash register and making off with an undisclosed amount of cash.  Janso said the ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash 33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash
33-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hudson Valley Police Pursuit Ends In Crash A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly taking New York State Police on a pursuit, ending in a crash with damage to a police car. Dutchess County resident Christopher Melvin, age 33, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested in Orange County on Tuesday, June 11, in the town of Newburgh after crashing into a police vehicle. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, the incident began around 12:15 p.m., June 11, when troopers from the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit attempted to stop a 2017 Honda Civic traveling south on Route 9W in Ulster County in the t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Husband-Wife Duo Behind New Pasta Shop In Capital Region ‘Completely Floored’ By Support Husband-Wife Duo Behind New Pasta Shop In Capital Region ‘Completely Floored’ By Support
Husband-Wife Duo Behind New Pasta Shop In Capital Region ‘Completely Floored’ By Support Steve Gonzalez and Kate Galassi are feeling the love. A week after opening their new pasta shop in Greene County – Via Ravioli on Route 9W in Coxsackie – the husband-and-wife duo says the outpouring of support they’ve received from community members has left them “completely floored.” Despite the rain, more than 100 people showed up Wednesday, March 6, for the grand opening of their business. Gonzalez had to make a second batch of ricotta ravioli to keep the shelves stocked. “We are glad to know we live amongst so many true ravioli lovers,” the couple said on Facebook. The heart of their …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A 42-year-old woman and her husband have been charged in connection with the alleged hit-and-run death of a SUNY student in the region. Related: Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Saugerties Woman Identified As Victim Ulster County residents Lacey Maxwell and Ryan Maxwell, age 43, both of Malden, were arrested on Tuesday, March 5 for the incident that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 10 on Route 9W in the town of Saugerties. According to the Saugerties Police, an extensive investigation determined that Lacey Maxwell was driving her 2021 Subaru south on Route 9W when she struck Starllie …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim A 21-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a hit-and-run crash in the region where the suspect is still on the run. Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties Ulster County resident Starllie Swonyoung, of Saugerties, was struck and killed around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9W between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. According to Saugerties Police Chief Robert Nuzzo, Swonyoung was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumb…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley 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
News
Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley
Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley A woman died after a crash that happened while she was pulling into a parking lot at her son's youth baseball game in the Hudson Valley. Putnam County resident Kaylyn Anna Touhey, of Carmel, was killed on Tuesday, May 16 at the age of 36 when she was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic while pulling into her son Benjamin's baseball game in the hamlet of Milton in Ulster County just before 5:40 p.m.  According to Marlborough Police, a black Nissan driven by a 42-year-old Dutchess County woman from Hopewell Junction had been traveling north on Route 9W when she collided with a wh…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Robbed Capital District Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say Duo Robbed Capital District Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say
Duo Robbed Capital District Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say Two suspects are behind bars after allegedly breaking into a man’s home in the region and robbing him. State Police in Greene County were called just before 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, by a Catskill man who said he was robbed at a home in the Jefferson Heights area. The victim told police two suspects, a man and a woman, had entered the home before the man struck him in the face. They took his cell phone, $12 in cash, his state ID card, a bank card, and a Medicare card, police said. After taking his possessions, the female robber then forced him to drive to an ATM and withdraw $540 from hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash Remembered As Ex-Boy Scout Who Loved Outdoors 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash Remembered As Ex-Boy Scout Who Loved Outdoors
20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash Remembered As Ex-Boy Scout Who Loved Outdoors A 20-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle crash is being remembered for his love of the outdoors and spending time with family. Ulster County resident Michael Bigler Jr., of Saugerties, died on Friday, June 3, in a crash on Route 9W in the Greene County town of Catskill, police said.  Earlier report - 20-Year-Old Killed In Route 9W Crash In Catskill Police reported that Bigler was the driver of 2003 Nissan Sentra that was traveling south when, for unknown reasons, the car crossed into the northbound lane and struck a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. Bigler was pronounced dead at the …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old From Region Killed In Route 9W Crash 20-Year-Old From Region Killed In Route 9W Crash
20-Year-Old From Region Killed In Route 9W Crash A 20-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash on Route 9W in the region. Police in the Capital District responded to a two-vehicle crash in Greene County at about 4 p.m. on Friday, June 3 in the town of Catskill, according to New York State Police. Investigators found that a 2003 Nissan Sentra was southbound when, for unknown reasons, the car crossed into the northbound lane and struck a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, police said.  State Police said the driver of the Nissan, identified as Michael Bigler Jr., of Saugerties, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet, a 7…

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by Nicole Valinote