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DWI Crash: Unlicensed Motorist Charged After 42-Year-Old Killed In Region DWI Crash: Unlicensed Motorist Charged After 42-Year-Old Killed In Region
DWI Crash: Unlicensed Motorist Charged After 42-Year-Old Killed In Region A motorist was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license after crashing into another vehicle, killing one person in the region, according to authorities. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 6 p.m., Sunday, May 21, on Route 55 in the town of Bethel, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Nevel said a preliminary investigation revealed that Pennsylvania residents Joseph Messina, age 40, and William Bailey, age 42, were traveling south on Route 55 when they collided with one another. Both men are from Dingmans Ferry in Pike County (near the border of Por…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Found Dead After Disappearing Hudson Valley Man Found Dead After Disappearing
Hudson Valley Man Found Dead After Disappearing A Hudson Valley man was found dead after disappearing from his campsite at the edge of the Delaware River. The incident took place in Sullivan County on Saturday, May 13, at the Ascalona Campground in Barryville.  Deputies responded to the campground on a report of a missing person, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. At the campground deputies interviewed witnesses who reported that they had observed a man camping at the edge of the Delaware River Friday, May 12, night.  The witness noticed that the doors on the man’s van were wide open and his campsite seemed to be…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighter From Region Dies At 22 Firefighter From Region Dies At 22
Firefighter From Region Dies At 22 A volunteer firefighter from the area has died unexpectedly while at work. Sullivan County resident Aaron Michael Terpstra, age 22, of Kenoza Lake died on Wednesday, Feb. 23 while at work as a foreman for NG Gilbert, said his obituary. An Orange County native, Terpstra was born in 1999 in Middletown to Kim and Jim Terpstra Jr. and graduated from Sullivan West Central School in 2017. In addition to his work as a line foreman, Terpstra was a member of the White Lake Fire Company. Aaron Michael TerpstraWhite Lake Fire Company "This is a devastating loss to his family and to our firefight…

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by Kathy Reakes