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17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' 17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love'
17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' Friends and family members are remembering a 17-year-old teen killed in a double-fatal crash as loving sports and his family. Jack J. Noble, of the hamlet of Port Ewen, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 8, during the collision in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A native of Kingston, Jack was a junior at Kingston High School. He was an honor roll student and a Varsity athlete, his obituary said. Related story - 16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' "He loved lacrosse, soccer, a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful' 16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful'
16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful' A 16-year-old boy from the region who was killed in a horrific four-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer is being remembered as being "fiercely loyal" to his family and "incredibly thoughtful.'  Dillon Tyler Gokey, of Kingston, died around 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8 during a four-vehicle crash on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. Click here for a new, related story: 17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' A Kingston native, he was a junior at Kingston High School where he was consistently on the highest honor roll and played on the varsity baseball tea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center
Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Two high school students ages 16 and 17 were killed in a four-vehicle crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Teen Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' The collision occurred in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A Preliminary investigation revealed that a Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by a 54-year-old Bronx man was traveling east when he saw a Honda stopped on the roadway waiting to turn north onto Route 212, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Students From Hudson Valley Charged In Beating Of Boy In HS Cafeteria 2 Students From Hudson Valley Charged In Beating Of Boy In HS Cafeteria
2 Students From Hudson Valley Charged In Beating Of Boy In HS Cafeteria Two students from the region have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged assault at an area high school that left another student seriously injured. The attack took place in Ulster County on Wednesday, May 3 in the cafeteria of Kingston High School. The students accused in the attack, ages 15 and 16, were arrested on Tuesday, May 9 by the city of Kingston Police, the police department said. Following processing, the two were turned over to "the appropriate Ulster County courts," the department said. Their names were were not released due to their age. Police say the inve…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update: HS Student Remains Hospitalized After Attack In Hudson Valley Update: HS Student Remains Hospitalized After Attack In Hudson Valley
Update: HS Student Remains Hospitalized After Attack In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. Police say a 15-year-old student who was seriously injured during an attack at a high school in the Hudson Valley remains in the hospital.  The attack took place in Ulster County on Wednesday, May 3 in the cafeteria of Kingston High School. According to the Kingston Superintendent of Schools Paul J. Padalino, a student was seriously injured in what he called "an attack." "This act was reprehensible and unacceptable," Padalino said. "The students involved are being held accountable and will be subject to not only our code of conduct but also all legal aven…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Area HS Varsity Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse For Alleged Relationship With Player Area HS Varsity Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse For Alleged Relationship With Player
Area HS Varsity Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse For Alleged Relationship With Player An area high school varsity coach has been charged with engaging “in an inappropriate relationship” with a 16-year-old girl. Erin Koonz, of Kingston, was arrested on Friday, June 12, by investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center, reported the Ulster District Attorney's Office. The investigation into Koonz, 29, who was employed as head varsity field hockey coach at Kingston High School began in March after receiving a report of the inappropriate relationship with the 16-year-old, the advocacy center said. The investigation revealed that during the month of Fe…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Ulster Builds Field Hospital Amid Bed Space Crunch COVID-19: Ulster Builds Field Hospital Amid Bed Space Crunch
Covid-19: Ulster Builds Field Hospital Amid Bed Space Crunch As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to increase in Ulster, the county has built a field hospital at an area high school, and another is planned if needed. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced on Tuesday, April 7, that the first field hospital that will hold at least 100 hospital beds will open at the Kate Walton Fieldhouse at the Kingston High School campus. The field hospital, which will be staffed by Nuvance Health along with HealthAlliance, is slated to open as early as next week to serve patients transitioning into or out of area hospitals that may b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster
Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster A registered sex offender convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2004 has reported a move in the Hudson Valley. Jaidus Rowe, who was convicted of second-degree rape has reported a move from Ulster Park to Marys Avenue in Kingston, near several schools, according to the Kingston Police Department. Rowe’s new reported residence is less than a half-mile away from Kingston High School, SUNY Ulster, and the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Rowe as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense.” Accordi…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs
Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs A former Hudson Valley high school baseball standout who played collegiately in Fairfield County is ready to get called up to The Show. Kingston High School graduate Zack Short was protected by the Chicago Cubs this week, being added to the team's elite 40-man roster. Had he not been protected, he would have been eligible to be picked by any team in the Rule 5 Draft next month. Any team that picks a player in the Rule 5 Draft has to keep the prospect on their 25-man MLB roster for the entire season, or else forfeit the player back to his original team. Players who signed with their cur…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Murdered In Home Near Area High School, Police Say Man Found Murdered In Home Near Area High School, Police Say
Man Found Murdered In Home Near Area High School, Police Say Police are investigating the murder of an Ulster County man who was found dead in a home. Myron T. Moye, 36, of Kingston, was found around 2 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at a home on West O’Reilly Street after police received a 911 call, said the Kingston Police. Responding officers found Moye and began administering first aid until he was transported by emergency medical services to Health Alliance Broadway Campus where he was pronounced dead. The crime scene, which is close to Kingston High School, prompted the department to notify the school system.  Police are not releasing many details…

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by Kathy Reakes