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State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions
State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions The New York Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a mobile home park in the region and its owners for years of failing to maintain humane living conditions. The suit, filed Thursday, Oct. 10, in Sullivan County, targets River Valley Estates (River Valley), a mobile home park in Loch Sheldrake (Hurleyville), and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain essential infrastructure in the park that left hundreds of residents without clean water and for charging illegal fees and rent hikes that cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say
Man From Region Attacks Deputies After Narcan Brings Him Back To Life, Police Say A 40-year-old who overdosed on drugs and was brought back to life with Narcan allegedly attacked deputies who saved him, police said. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Lake Kiamesha around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 on Route 42. According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies responded to the scene of a vehicle crash and found a 2022 Toyota Prius in a ditch and Robert Forgione, of Loch Sheldrake, sitting on the ground against the car. When deputies determined he was unresponsive, they administered two doses of Narcan, Chaboty said. As Forgione regained consc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Welfare Fraud: 5 From Region Nabbed By Task Force With Theft Of Funds Welfare Fraud: 5 From Region Nabbed By Task Force With Theft Of Funds
Welfare Fraud: 5 From Region Nabbed By Task Force With Theft Of Funds Five residents from the region have been charged with defrauding welfare for a range of alleged crimes following an investigation.  The arrests took place in Sullivan County over the past 30 days by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. All five are Sullivan County residents: Jasmine Lambrecht, age 27, of Liberty, was arrested Wednesday, April 19, and charged with offering a false instrument for filing and welfare fraud. It is alleged that Lambrecht failed to provide truthful information about income on a periodic update report filed in Jan. 2022 with the Sullivan County Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Sullivan County Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Sullivan County
Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Sullivan County A husband and wife died while on a fishing trip after falling through thin ice in the region. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 8:15 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27 in the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake. Law enforcement officials became aware when the couple's daughter called the police that day from New York City expressing concern that she could not get in touch with her parents, Viktor Nikitin, age 63, and Svetlana Nikitin, age 70, both of Loch Sheldrake, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff’s Office asked the Town of Fallsburg Police to ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
5 Surprising Facts About Hudson Valley Native Sebastian Stan Starring In 'Pam & Tommy' 5 Surprising Facts About Hudson Valley Native Sebastian Stan Starring In 'Pam & Tommy'
5 Surprising Facts About Hudson Valley Native Sebastian Stan Starring In 'Pam & Tommy' Tattoos, a black wig, and a prosthetic penis. Sebastian Stan is nearly unrecognizable in his role as Tommy Lee in Hulu's new hit mini-series "Pam & Tommy," streaming now. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sebastian Stan (@imsebastianstan) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sebastian Stan (@imsebastianstan) Whether you know him from the Marvel movies or Gossip Girl, what you might not have known about 39-year-old Stan is that he has Hudson Valley ties. Here are five mor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Area Murder Victim Was A Musician Who Enjoyed Hiking, Fishing Area Murder Victim Was A Musician Who Enjoyed Hiking, Fishing
Area Murder Victim Was A Musician Who Enjoyed Hiking, Fishing A visitation is planned for an area musician and tattoo artist who was murdered earlier this week in the region. Sullivan County resident Michael A. Hankins, age 29, of Woodridge, was killed on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in Shawangunk in Ulster County, said the New York State Police. Walter D. Post Jr, age 26, of Shawangunk, was arrested and charged with Hankins murder, state police said. Related Story: ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Area The son of Michael H. and Maria LoCicero Hankins, Hankins enjoyed his work as a tattoo artist and musician; he liked hiking and fishing, an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area
Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area In an effort to address the continuing drug crisis in the Hudson Valley,  one local sheriff's office arrested 12 people in a crackdown sweep of known drug users. The Sullivan County Sherriff's Office Gang and Narcotics Unit busted the following people: George Saulsberry, 64 of Monticello, charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of crack cocaine. Jeffrey Barker, 25 of Liberty, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance/heroin/Fentanyl. Kayla Quinones, 31 of Livingston Manor, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance/Fentanyl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say
Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say Three men are behind bars after allegedly invading a home, dragging a resident outside, and then beating and robbing them. The incident was reported on Friday, May 1, when New York State Police responded to a Sullivan County home in Loch Sheldrake for a reported attack, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Desaan Clark, 19, and Unique Junior, 21, both of Monticello, along with Kaseem Mcneal, 26, of Hurleysville, allegedly went to the home on Wednesday, April 29, and dragged a resident from the home and repeatedly hit the victim.  The victim was robbed of clothing, an iPhon…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Fourteen area residents were among nearly two dozen arrested by New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley for alleged impaired driving this past weekend. Area residents charged:  Orange County On Friday, Jan. 24, State Police from Monroe arrested John Willis, 56, of Middletown, for DWI. He was traveling on State Route 17 in the town of Monroe when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Jan. 24, State Police from Middletown arrested Joseph Fini Jr, 27, of Goshen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man A man busted with fentanyl and heroin during a routine traffic stop in the area is wanted by New York State Police. An alert has been issued by State Police in Sullivan County for Matthew Husted, 28, of Loch Sheldrake, who was arrested for drug possession during a traffic stop last year in Fallsburg. According to police, Husted was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by State Police troopers in August for a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent stop and investigation, it was determined that Husted was in possession of approximately 24 grams of fentanyl and heroin, and h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley
Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley State Police are investigating an animal cruelty case after two pit bulls were found starved to death with two emaciated cats at a Hudson Valley home. Two pet owners have been identified during the investigation; Miesha Bentley, age 28, and Victoriano Moreira, age 28, both of Loch Sheldrake. Police say Bentley and Moreira agreed to look after the animals after their former owners could no longer care for them due to new apartment regulations. Bentley and Moreira allegedly left the residence without leaving any food or water for the animals. A necropsy of the two pit bulls determined that th…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Dozens Of Malnourished Goats Seized From Hudson Valley Farm Dozens Of Malnourished Goats Seized From Hudson Valley Farm
Dozens Of Malnourished Goats Seized From Hudson Valley Farm Twenty-seven goats and a calf were within days of death when found by Hudson Valley SPCA officials on an Orange County farm after receiving a complaint.  The goats were discovered after Gene Hecht, chief of the Hudson Valley SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Division, applied for a warrant to raid the farm in the Town of Goshen after investigating. "They had no food, no water and were so emaciated they were less than three days away from death," Hecht said. The warrant to save the goats was served Saturday, Aug. 11 at the farm off Orzeck Lane in the Pellets Island section of town, he…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. Police have identified the person shot to death by a 19-year-old man Sunday in a Hudson Valley apartment complex.  Lawrence Burns, 19, of Brooklyn, was found dead around  3:37 a.m. Sunday, by members of the Village of Monticello Police Department and New York State Police, while responding to a 911 call reporting a body on the ground, said Monticello Police  Lt. Mark Johnstone. A preliminary autopsy revealed that Burns suffered gunshots wounds to the head, Johnstone said. An investigation of the homicide by members of the Village of Monticello Police Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes