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Hudson Valley 12-Year-Old Advances To National Spelling Bee Finals
A young Hudson Valley student could soon be a national champion.
Orange County resident YY Liang, age 12, of New Windsor, is one of eight kids who made it through five rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, advancing to the Thursday, May 30 finals, which will be shown live on iON television at 8 p.m.
Four of the Elite 8 are from California and Texas (two from each state), and the others are from California, Colorado, North Carolina, and Florida.
Liange is a nationally-ranked junior tennis player who enjoys video games and has a talent for drawing.
A seventh-grader, …
Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an area man who died from an overdose.
Orange County resident Timothy Lempicki, age 36, of Washingtonville, a village in Blooming Grove, pled guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to the crimes of manslaughter and criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in New Windsor on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
An autopsy revealed that the man had died due to a fatal overdose of fentanyl, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
At the time that he pled guilty, Lempicki admitted th…
Trio Nabbed For Hudson Valley Home Burglaries, Police Say
Three men were apprehended by police in the Hudson Valley shortly after allegedly committing home burglaries.
The incident occurred in Orange County around 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, on Continental Drive in New Windsor.
The men were identified as Queens residents Jamez Torres Tinoco, age 41; Diego Hernandez-Corba, age 29, and Julian Cortes Cacamelo, age 23, after the homeowner called police to say he spotted the men on his home surveillance cameras attempting to enter his home, said Chief Daniel Valeri, of the New Windsor Police.
As officers arrived, a vehicle was fleeing from in fron…
'Smile, Laugh Were Contagious': Businesswoman, Mom From Westchester Dies At 43
A businesswoman and mother who was a lifelong New York resident has died at the age of 43.
Kimberly A. Hallenbeck was born in Westchester, lived in Orange County, and worked on Long Island.
Her death, on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, came after a two-year battle with cancer, according to her obituary.
A resident of the town of Newburgh, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. Hallenbeck III and Elizabeth (Burns) Laurie, who was born on July 1, 1980 in Bronxville.
She worked as a loan mortgage originator for Contour Mortgage in Garden City.
She had "a smil…
Prostitution Sting: Undercover Officers Bust Masseuses In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Three women were arrested on Thursday, June 8, following an undercover prostitution sting in New Windsor, and authorities say residents should expect more busts like this in the future.
Officials said the sting began after several residents and nearby businesses complained to police about suspicious activity. Officers said the women did not have their massage licenses, and each solicited sex from them.
They include:
A & A Spa – 357 Windsor Hwy, New Windsor: Jung Sook Kim, 62, of Jackson, NJ
Sun & Moon Spa – 357 Old Forge Hill Road, New Windsor: Enshu Kim, 49, of…
Hey Northern Westchester Extras, Here's When 'Poker Face' Will Be Premiering On Peacock
Hey, all of you hundreds, maybe thousands of extras who worked on the upcoming series "Poker Face," which was filmed throughout the Hudson Valley, you'll get to see yourself on TV pretty soon.
Peacock announced last week the 10-part series starring Natasha Lyonne will air on Peacock on Thursday, Jan. 26.
The murder-mystery series, which was based out of Newburgh’s Umbra studios, was filmed throughout the Hudson Valley for much of this year with locations in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster counties, according to Laurent Rejto, director of the Hudson Valley Film Commission.
L…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2M Oxycodone Pills
A Hudson Valley man was one of eight people charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute more than 1.2 million oxycodone pills.
Orange County resident Anthony Mathis, age 55, of New Windsor, was indicted on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in a 10-count indictment along with a Brooklyn doctor, office manager, and two pharmacists.
According to Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the group allegedly operated a drug distribution ring from a medical office in Brooklyn.
From December 2018 to October, the group unlawfully distributed more than 11,000 prescriptions for oxy…
Parolee Nabbed For DWI, Possession Of Weapon In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man on parole for manslaughter is facing new legal trouble after he was allegedly busted driving drunk and carrying a gun, New York State Police said.
Troopers stopped Orange County resident Michael Maisonet, age 44, of New Windsor, at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, as he drove on Renwick Street in Newburgh.
During their conversation with him, troopers determined that Maisonet was impaired by alcohol and arrested him, police said.
As he was being apprehended, troopers found a 9mm semi-automatic pistol in his pants, along with a loaded, 17-round magazine, police said.
Maisonet was c…
Man Caught With 14 Grams Of Cocaine After Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in the region ended with a man in handcuffs.
Troopers stopped the man in Orange County, on I-87 in New Windsor, Thursday, May 5, for a vehicle and traffic violation, New York State Police said.
After searching the vehicle, the trooper found approximately 14 grams of cocaine, police said.
The 52-year-old driver, Marco Smith, of South Glens Falls in Saratoga County, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.
He was released and ordered to appear back at the Town of New Windsor Court Thursday, May 26.
Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old Woman In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in connection with the shooting death of a young woman.
Orange County resident, Carlos Rivera, age 49, of Newburgh, made the plea on Monday, May 2 for the murder which took place in New Windsor in December 2019.
During the incident, Chelsea Debidi, age 21, of Walden, was killed at the Knox Village Apartments in New Windsor at the home of her 20-year-old boyfriend’s family, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The boyfriend was also shot and seriously injured, the DA's office said.
Rivera was charged along wit…
