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HV Father Critically Burned In Worksite Fire: Support Pouring In For Recovery HV Father Critically Burned In Worksite Fire: Support Pouring In For Recovery
HV Father Critically Burned In Worksite Fire: Support Pouring In For Recovery A devastating fire at a Hudson Valley, NY excavation company has left a young father of two in critical condition, prompting a wave of community support. The fire broke out just before noon on Tuesday, June 17, at Boyce Excavating in the Orange County hamlet of Slate Hill, according to the Slate Hill Fire Department.   Responding crews arrived to find a vehicle on fire near a building and a man suffering from serious burns. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and searched the structure for additional hazards. The victim, later identified as Pine Bush resident and Vernon, …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Child Porn Arrest: Man Had Images, Videos Of 6-Year-Olds In Hudson Valley, Police Say Child Porn Arrest: Man Had Images, Videos Of 6-Year-Olds In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Child Porn Arrest: Man Had Images, Videos Of 6-Year-Olds In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 57-year-old Orange County man is facing felony charges following an investigation into the possession of child sexual exploitation material depicting kids as young as 6, police said. Mark Sturdevant of Pine Bush was arrested on Thursday, May 15, and charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 16 years of age, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, May 20.  According to investigators, a probe uncovered evidence that Sturdevant had images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including victims as young as six years old.  Aut…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
$50K In Checks Stolen From School District In Hudson Valley: 4 Charged, Police Say $50K In Checks Stolen From School District In Hudson Valley: 4 Charged, Police Say
$50K In Checks Stolen From School District In Hudson Valley: 4 Charged, Police Say Four people have been apprehended after allegedly stealing $50,000 in mailed checks from a Hudson Valley school district, police announced.  The arrests were revealed on Friday, April 25, following an investigation that began in Orange County in November 2024, when Pine Bush Central School District officials discovered that several district-issued checks had been altered, the Town of Crawford Police Department said.  An internal audit and joint investigation with Crawford Police revealed that the checks were stolen during the mailing process and fraudulently deposited into multipl…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care In Hudson Valley: NYSP EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care In Hudson Valley: NYSP
EMT Accused Of Stealing Money From Victim In His Care In Hudson Valley: Nysp An Orange County EMT is facing charges after allegedly stealing from a patient during a medical emergency, police announced.  Town of Wallkill EMT Max P. Reiter, age 37, of Pine Bush, was arrested and charged with petit larceny, New York State Police Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said on Wednesday, April 2.  According to Alvarez, the investigation revealed that Reiter was responding to an emergency when he allegedly stole money from the victim in his care. Authorities did not release additional details about the incident, including where or when it occurred.  Reiter was rele…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Driver Crashes Truck Through Dunkin’ In Hudson Valley, Nabbed Months After: Police Driver Crashes Truck Through Dunkin’ In Hudson Valley, Nabbed Months After: Police
Driver Crashes Truck Through Dunkin’ In Hudson Valley, Nabbed Months After: Police A man has been charged months after crashing his pickup truck into a Hudson Valley Dunkin’ location, causing extensive damage that led to the building’s demolition, police announced.  The crash happened in Orange County on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, when 44-year-old Eric Schrader, of Pine Bush, drove a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Route 52 before crossing the westbound lane, leaving the roadway, and slamming into the Dunkin’ building in Crawford, the Crawford Police Department announced on Monday, Feb. 3.  Schrader's truck barreled more than three-quarters of the way into …

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says A 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse of a child under the age of 11 for several years. Orange County resident Allan Bressler of Pine Bush made his plea in court on Thursday, Oct. 3, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time of the plea, the District Attorney’s Office said it would recommend Bressler be sentenced to 18 years in state prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision.  At the time that he pleaded guilty, Bressler admitted that between March 2008 and February 2013, in the vicinity of his Pine Bush home, he engaged in two or…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
9 Students, 1 Adult Injured In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash 9 Students, 1 Adult Injured In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash
9 Students, 1 Adult Injured In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash Nine students and an adult were injured during a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus in the region. The crash occurred in Orange County around 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28, at the intersection of Route 52 and Route 17 in the town of Crawford. According to Crawford Police Chief Dominick Blasko, a 2021 Dodge truck was traveling eastbound in the eastbound lane of Route 52 when it collided with a 2024 First Student school bus.   The First Student Bus was transporting 43 Pine Bush students to Edward J Russell Elementary School when the collision took place, Blasko said. The bus was ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Police Records Employee In Dutchess County Known For Sense Of Humor Dies Police Records Employee In Dutchess County Known For Sense Of Humor Dies
Police Records Employee In Dutchess County Known For Sense Of Humor Dies A longtime Hudson Valley police records employee known for her engaging personality has died at 68. Dutchess County native Dorinda R. 'Rindy' Germano, of Poughkeepsie, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Monticello. Born in Poughkeepsie, Rindy lived her 68 years with a "contagious zest for life and a heart brimming with kindness," according to her obituary. Professionally, Rindy was a dedicated record keeper for the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department from 2003 until her death.  "Her meticulous nature and unwavering integrity made her a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley A young man has died after a vehicle crashed into a deer in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 6:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Orange County on Route 302 near the intersection with State Route 17K in the town of Crawford. Stephen Montgomery, age 28, of Pine Bush was operating a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound when the deer crossed his path, causing the collision. Montgomery’s motorcycle did continue down the roadway, striking a polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) pipe, the Crawford PD said. Montgomery was transported by Pine Bush ambulance to Garnet Medical …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Store In Hudson Valley Permanently Closes After 37-Year Run Store In Hudson Valley Permanently Closes After 37-Year Run
Store In Hudson Valley Permanently Closes After 37-Year Run After 37 years of business in the region, a popular discount store has decided to close its doors permanently. Located in Ulster County, the Kingston Just-A-Buck and Beyond store at 264 Plaza Road in Kingston Plaza said it has decided to close this location.  "We are so grateful for the wonderful staff and customers we have met and shared the last 37 years with," store officials said. "We will surely miss you all. Much thanks for all of your support throughout the years, it has been greatly appreciated." The store held deep discount sales until the final day in the last week of Augus…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bank Manager From Hudson Valley Sentenced For Hiring A Hitman To Murder Brother-In-Law Bank Manager From Hudson Valley Sentenced For Hiring A Hitman To Murder Brother-In-Law
Bank Manager From Hudson Valley Sentenced For Hiring A Hitman To Murder Brother-In-Law A Hudson Valley bank manager is headed for federal prison after pleading guilty to plotting to hire a hitman to murder her own brother-in-law. Orange County resident Reshma Massarone, age 40, of Pine Bush, a hamlet of Crawford, was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison and three years of post-release supervision on Wednesday, Aug. 28, said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  “The defendant devised a chilling plan to have a member of her own family murdered for the low price of ten thousand dollars," said Williams. "Her plan was unthinkably heartless. For th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen
Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen A Hudson Valley man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to driving high on pot and causing a crash that paralyzed a teen. Orange County resident Chauncey Smith, age 23, of Pine Bush, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 16, to three to nine years in prison in connection with the Monday, August 14, 2023 crash, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The teenage victim, who was paralyzed as a result of the crash, spoke at sentencing about the impact the defendant’s crimes had on his life, Hoovler said. Smith admitted to the police that he had smoked marijuan…

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by Kathy Reakes