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Hudson Valley Child Sex Abuser Headed To Prison
A Hudson Valley man is headed to prison for sexually abusing a child for years, beginning at the age of nine.
Rockland County resident Elmer Oviedo Sandoval, 47, of Haverstraw, was sentenced to six years in state prison on Tuesday, Oct. 29, for the course of sexual conduct against a child, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.
From 2016 to 2019, beginning when the victim was nine years old, Sandoval subjected her to sexual contact on multiple occasions while she resided in two separate residences in Ramapo, Walsh said.
The sexual abuse consisted of sexual con…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Beating Up Girlfriend With His Fists, Police Say
A Hudson Valley teen was charged with assault after allegedly beating up his girlfriend on more than one occasion, injuring her with his fists and choking her.
Rockland County resident Thomas Peragine, age 19, of Stony Point, was charged in Stony Point on Thursday, Oct. 24.
According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stonyy Point Police, he was charged after deputies responded to a home in Stony Point for a welfare check, believing the woman was in danger.
While on the scene, Peragine was present and placed under arrest for a previous domestic incident with the same woman, Scho…
Large Brush Fire Breaks Out At State Park In Hudson Valley
For two days, numerous Hudson Valley fire departments battled a stubborn brush fire atop Nordkop Mountain.
The fire occurred in Rockland County on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27, in Harriman State Park in Hillburn.
The Hillburn Fire Department, with the assistance of several fire departments and New York State Park rangers, battled the blaze that consumed acres.
According to the Hillburn Fire Department, firefighters cut fire lines and worked to put out the blaze, which they described as "difficult and stubborn."
The department said the fire was contained on Sunday, and park range…
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With 2 Kilos Of Cocaine By Drug Task Force, Police Say
An alleged Hudson Valley drug dealer was nabbed with two kilos of cocaine and heroin during a bust by an area Drug Task Force.
Rockland County resident Darryl Wright, age 41, of Pearl River, was charged on Thursday, Oct. 24, with criminal possession of a controlled substance, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.
According to Walsh, the bust came following a six-month investigation into narcotics sales in the Town of Orangetown.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, task force agents and the Orangetown Police Department searched Wright's Pearl River home, which resulted in the seizur…
Former Hudson Valley Home Of Actor Bill Murray Back On Market, Minus 'Ghostbusters' Pole
The former Hudson Valley home of "Ghostbusters" star and "Saturday Night Live," original cast member Bill Murray is back on the market.
Located in Rockland County in the enclave of Snedens Landing, in the hamlet of Palisades that is nicknamed "Hollywood on the Hudson," the home, known as the Yellow House, is for sale for $3.69 million.
According to Zillow, the house, set on nearly four acres, was built in the 1980s as a family home for the actor/comedian and his family.
The home was built to incorporate elements from the 19th-century Yellow Barn on the property. The 5,177-square-foot struc…
New Supermarket To Open In Hudson Valley
A new 24-hour-a-day supermarket is opening in the Hudson Valley, focusing on everything fresh.
The Garden Fresh Market, located in Rockland County in Spring Valley, will have its soft opening on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and its grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 26, said owner Wilson Bermeo of New City.
This will be the fourth supermarket for Bermeo, who immigrated from Ecuador in 1995 to live the American Dream.
"You work all the time, every day, and you can have that dream," Bermeo said with a laugh.
And busy he is. He said he also owns the Nyack Fresh Market, Huerto del Eden in Spr…
