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Capital Region Water Park Fined $38K For Violating Federal Labor Laws With Teen Employees Capital Region Water Park Fined $38K For Violating Federal Labor Laws With Teen Employees
Capital Region Water Park Fined $38K For Violating Federal Labor Laws With Teen Employees A water park in the region will have to pay nearly $40,000 in fines for violating federal child labor laws with dozens of teenage employees. Greene County’s Zoom Flume Water Park, located in East Durham, was the target of investigation by the Albany district office of the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in 2022. The agency found that the water park allowed 35 15-year-old lifeguards to work with prohibited equipment at the top of elevated, power-driven water slides between July 2021 and July 2022. As such, the company was found to be in violation of federal labor laws and reg…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Ex-Con Had Massive Child Porn Stash At Capital Region Home, Jury Finds Ex-Con Had Massive Child Porn Stash At Capital Region Home, Jury Finds
Ex-Con Had Massive Child Porn Stash At Capital Region Home, Jury Finds An ex-con from the region who spent years in prison could live out his days behind bars after getting caught again with child pornography. Greene County resident Gregory Kurzajczyk, age 76, of East Durham, was found guilty of multiple counts of child pornography possession after a three-day jury trial in Albany federal court Wednesday, Oct. 25. Kurzajczyk was on federal probation for prior child pornography convictions when a routine check of his East Durham home turned up multiple unauthorized computers and devices in February 2022, according to prosecutors. Police recovered three laptop …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Child Sex Abuse: Man From Region Engaged In Sexual Conduct With Victim Under Age 11, Police Say Child Sex Abuse: Man From Region Engaged In Sexual Conduct With Victim Under Age 11, Police Say
Child Sex Abuse: Man From Region Engaged In Sexual Conduct With Victim Under Age 11, Police Say A 25-year-old man from the region is facing sex crimes charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child. Greene County resident Kenneth Ball, of East Durham, was arrested Friday, June 9, following a joint investigation by New York State Police and Greene County Child Protective Services. According to investigators, Ball was found to have engaged in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 11. He is facing the following charges: First-degree criminal sex act First-degree sex abuse Endangering the welfare of a child He was scheduled to be arraigned in Greene County Court on Monda…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say
Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say A motorist was driving with a blood-alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit when his pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer in the area, police say. The crash happened around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 on Route 32 in Ulster County, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. A police investigation revealed that 23-year-old Robert T. Provost of East Durham, New York was operating a 2018 Toyota Tundra south on Route 32, when Provost crossed the double-yellow line in an easterly direction into the path of a 2018 Mack tractor-trailer traveling north, said police.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
This Hudson Valley Dude Ranch Cited Among Those In State Worth Visiting This Hudson Valley Dude Ranch Cited Among Those In State Worth Visiting
This Hudson Valley Dude Ranch Cited Among Those In State Worth Visiting The Hudson Valley is home to one of New York’s top dude ranch destinations, according to a recently released report. NewYorkUpstate.com compiled a list of some of the Empire State’s top dude ranches, which are defined as “a vacation destination where hosts share their Western lifestyle activities to guests, according to the Dude Ranchers’ Association.  The report only includes restaurants from upstate - which is considered north of Westchester and Rockland counties - in the rankings. The Rocking Horse Ranch Resort in Highland made the list, with the report citing activities that i…

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by Zak Failla