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ID Released For Boy Who Died After Falling Through Ice In Hudson Valley ID Released For Boy Who Died After Falling Through Ice In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Boy Who Died After Falling Through Ice In Hudson Valley Authorities have released the identity of a 17-year-old boy who died after falling through the ice at a state park. Dutchess County resident Noah Thompson, of Amenia, was found about 2:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, after police responded to the Taconic State Park on Shagroy Road in the Town of North East for a report of someone who had fallen through the ice. Thompson and another teen had walked 20 to 30 feet out onto the ice when it broke, sending both into the water, according to Capt. John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. The other teen was able to get out of the wate…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman From Hudson Valley Charged After Missing 14-Year-Old Killed In Crash Man, Woman From Hudson Valley Charged After Missing 14-Year-Old Killed In Crash
Man, Woman From Hudson Valley Charged After Missing 14-Year-Old Killed In Crash A man and a woman from a behavioral institute for young adults and children have been charged in connection with a crash that killed a missing 14-year-old boy. The crash took place in Columbia County on Friday, Sept. 23 in Clermont on Route 9. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Romelo Cruze was killed after being hit by a vehicle. While the State Police were investigating the fatal crash, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in in Dutchess County, located in Red Hook, reported that Cruze, a resident of their facility, was missing, Hicks said. Hicks said two staff members responsible for Cruze …

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
'He Was A Self-Starter': Teen Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Remembered As Hard Worker 'He Was A Self-Starter': Teen Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Remembered As Hard Worker
'He Was A Self-Starter': Teen Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Remembered As Hard Worker A popular Westchester teen who was killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver is being remembered as a self-started and hard worker. Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, after being struck while riding his scooter on McLean Avenue in Yonkers on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Born in White Plains, and raised in Yonkers, CJ was about to begin his junior year at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, said his obituary. When it came to academics and good grades Christopher excelled, his obituary said.  He was a self-starter. When his homework was c…

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by Kathy Reakes