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Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle
Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle A man from the region was killed in a single-vehicle crash after his SUV veered off the roadway, hit a pole, and rolled over. The incident occurred in Sullivan County at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, in the Village of Monticello on Route 17B across from the Monticello Raceway. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, witnesses saw an older man driving a 2012 Ford Escape westbound when it suddenly veered across the eastbound lanes.  Johnstone said the vehicle had struck a utility pole and an embankment before rolling over. The driver was extricat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch In Hudson Valley, Including One In Westchester COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch In Hudson Valley, Including One In Westchester
Covid-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch In Hudson Valley, Including One In Westchester Two new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in the Hudson Valley this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Westchester County: Thomas H Slater Center on Fisher Court in White Plains on Saturday, March 13. Sullivan County: Monticello Raceway on Route 17B on Friday, March 12. Appointments have already been filled at each site. They are among 14 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: County Asks Non-Residents To Stay Out During Pandemic COVID-19: County Asks Non-Residents To Stay Out During Pandemic
Covid-19: County Asks Non-Residents To Stay Out During Pandemic In a message directed at regular visitors as well as second homeowners and weekenders, a county in the Catskills is saying that amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, now's not the time to visit. Travel into Sullivan County is "inadvisable and highly discouraged," county officials said. There are now four confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county, which has a population of around 78,000 and has been a popular vacation spot with the Monticello Raceway, resort hotels, mountain climbing, boating, and other outdoor activities. In a joint statement issued Wednesday night, March 18, to …

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by Joe Lombardi