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Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus
Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus A 57-year-old pickup truck driver has been charged in the crash on Route 17 with a school bus that injured five students. The crash took place around 7:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in Sullivan County eastbound in Mamakating between the bus and a pickup truck, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. The school bus was traveling from Fallsburg to Boces in Orange County with five children and two bus monitors, Nevel said.  Five children on the bus suffered minor injuries and were treated and released from Catskill Regional Medical Center. Their ages range from 6 to 17 years old, Nevel sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
These Area Bakeries Ranked Among Best In Upstate New York These Area Bakeries Ranked Among Best In Upstate New York
These Area Bakeries Ranked Among Best In Upstate New York A popular Hudson Valley bakery is the best-reviewed in upstate New York, according to a brand-new report that was released. Citing data from Yelp, NewYorkUpstate has released its latest report of the municipalities that feature the best bakeries. Factors that determine ranking include number of reviews, star ranking and number of negative reviews.” The report only includes locales from upstate - which is considered north of Westchester and Rockland counties - in the rankings. Dottie Audrey's Bakery Kitchen - Tuxedo Park, Orange County - (first overall): Dottie Audrey’s Bakery Kitchen on R…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Hunter Finds Human Skeletal Remains In Area Investigation Underway After Hunter Finds Human Skeletal Remains In Area
Investigation Underway After Hunter Finds Human Skeletal Remains In Area Police are investigating after a hunter allegedly located human skeletal remains in the area. New York State Police in Sullivan County responded to Brisco Road in the town of Liberty after a hunter reportedly discovered human skeletal remains inside the wood line on Wednesday, Nov. 27. State Troopers are following up with an investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the State Police Liberty BCI at (845) 292-6600.  

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by Valerie Musson
News
Area Couple Charged With Assault Of 6-Week-Old Child Area Couple Charged With Assault Of 6-Week-Old Child
Area Couple Charged With Assault Of 6-Week-Old Child A 28-year-old woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for the reckless assault of a 6-week-old child, state police say. Nashawanna Reynold, of Liberty, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, following a month-long investigation by the New York State Police Child Abuse Unit in Sullivan County along with Child Protective Services, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  In addition, Reynolds and her boyfriend Brent Miano, 22, also of LIberty, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after failing to take the child for medical attention for the injuries incurred as a result of the assault,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
15 Hudson Valley Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 15 Hudson Valley Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
15 Hudson Valley Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops More than a dozen motorists in the Hudson Valley were arrested by New York State Police troopers for alleged impaired driving in the area. Area residents charged include:  Westchester County On Sunday, Sept. 29, State Police troopers in Liberty arrested Gerardo Casarella, 56 of Hartsdale, for DWI. He was traveling on State Route 17 in the town of Thompson when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. Dutchess County On Saturday, Sept. 28, State Police troopers in Kingston arrested H…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Crossing Yellow Line, Crashing Into School Bus, Police Say Driver Killed After Crossing Yellow Line, Crashing Into School Bus, Police Say
Driver Killed After Crossing Yellow Line, Crashing Into School Bus, Police Say The driver of a Lincoln MKX was killed after crossing the double yellow line on Route 52 and striking a school bus, said the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.The crash took place around 745 a.m., Monday, Sept. 16, on Route 52 at the Liberty/Fallsburg town line, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. Deputies at the scene deputies found that a 2007 Lincoln MKX that had been traveling westbound when it crossed the double yellow line and struck a school bus which was going in the opposite direction, Chaboty said.  The driver of the MKX was killed in the impact and pronounced dead at the scene by…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Man Threatens To Bomb Community Services Department, Sheriff Says Area Man Threatens To Bomb Community Services Department, Sheriff Says
Area Man Threatens To Bomb Community Services Department, Sheriff Says A Monticello man was charged with making a bomb threat of a public building after allegedly making a threat by phone.Xzavier Oladipo, 30, of Monticello, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, after the Sullivan County Community Services in Liberty received a bomb threat via telephone around 10:13 a.m., said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene and immediately conducted a search of the area with negative results. The phone call was then traced and led to a suspect in the Village of Monticello, Chaboty said. About two hours later sheriff…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash
Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash An Orange County man was one of six allegedly impaired motorists who were busted by New York State Police troopers overnight when he was involved in a crash. New York State Police investigators were dispatched to West Mombasha Road in Monroe late on Thursday, Jan. 24, where there was a reported motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that troopers found the driver, Harriman resident Michael Lifvergen, 30, who was allegedly impaired by alcohol. Lifvergen was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. He was later released to a sober third party. N…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash
Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash A New York State Trooper who began his career at the Middletown and Liberty state police barracks was killed in a motor vehicle crash when he was rear-ended by a box truck. Trooper Jeremy J. VanNostrand, 36, was killed around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when reporting to work at the State Police barracks in Fonda when he was involved in the crash, announced New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II.  The crash occurred while VanNostrand was stopped in the westbound lane of State Highway 5S waiting to turn into the station in his personal vehicle when he was rear-ende…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Steals Money From Restaurant Tip Jar, Cuts Employees With Knife, Police Say Woman Steals Money From Restaurant Tip Jar, Cuts Employees With Knife, Police Say
Woman Steals Money From Restaurant Tip Jar, Cuts Employees With Knife, Police Say A 24-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly stealing money out of a tip jar at a Chinese restaurant and then injuring two employees with a knife.Sandra Houghtaling, of Liberty, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 23, at the Chinatown Kitchen on Route 52 in Liberty after police received a call for a robbery in progress with a knife, said the Village of Liberty Police Department. Police responded to the scene and found Houghtaling being detained by employees of the restaurant. An investigation revealed that Houghtaling had stolen money from the tip jar located on the counter and attemp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73 Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73
Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73 A motorist from Bergen County failed to stop at a stop sign before crossing the double yellow lines while turning in a crash that resulted in the death of a 73-year-old woman in the Hudson Valley, police said.  On Friday, July 20, at about 9:20 a.m., state police from the Liberty barracks responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 17 westbound exit 100A in the town of Liberty in Sullivan County. Their investigation revealed that a 2015 Mercedes-Benz, operated by Edward Schaffner, 77. of Ramsey, exited Route 17 west at exit 100A, according to police. Schaffner report…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY
Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY A Hudson Valley man who took police on a high-speed chase through four towns, three in Fairfield County, that finally ended with a crash in Putnam County has been arrested two years after the event.  Daniel O'Brien, 38, of Liberty in Sullivan County turned himself into Wilton Police on May 29, after getting out of prison in connection with the chase that continued into New York and ended in Carmel, in Putnam County, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Connecticut incident began April 14, 2016, when Wilton police attempted to stop O'Brien on Route 7 in the area of Westport Road fo…

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by Kathy Reakes