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Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles
Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles A high school wrestler from Iona Preparatory made history, becoming the first ever Gael to claim a state championship. A.J. Kovacs, a resident of Danbury and junior at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, won the Division-I 145-pound New York State wrestling title at the championship meet in Albany, becoming the first to ever win state titles in both New York and Connecticut after he claimed a championship last year before transferring to Iona Prep. To claim the crown, Kovacs avenged his only loss in the regular season, taking on Half Hollow Hills East’s Jonathan Spadafora in the Eastern States Class…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alec Baldwin Pleads Guilty In Parking Spot Scuffle With Area Business Owner Alec Baldwin Pleads Guilty In Parking Spot Scuffle With Area Business Owner
Alec Baldwin Pleads Guilty In Parking Spot Scuffle With Area Business Owner Alec Baldwin has pleaded guilty to harassing a Hudson Valley man after he was involved in an altercation over a parking lot in Manhattan. The actor pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and was ordered to enter a short-term anger management program, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. He will not serve any time or be placed on probation. Baldwin must also pay court-imposed fees. On Friday, Nov. 2 last year, Baldwin and Wojciech Cieszkowski, a 49-year-old construction business owner from Pearl River were involved in an altercation in Greenwich Village. Baldw…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Nabbed For Mob Gambling Ring In Area, DA Says Three Nabbed For Mob Gambling Ring In Area, DA Says
Three Nabbed For Mob Gambling Ring In Area, DA Says Three area men have been nabbed for running an illegal gambling ring and money laundering operation in Rockland County that took in more a $1 million. The three men, John Andriello, 66, of Pearl River; Marco Minuto, 60, of Old Tappan, New Jersey, and Brian Levine, 49, of Garnerville, were arrested Friday, Jan. 11, according to Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. The DA’s Office said the men made at least a million by accepting wagers on various sporting events, including professional and college football. According to the felony complaint, the highly sophisticated…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
State Trooper Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash Remembered State Trooper Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash Remembered
State Trooper Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash Remembered Gone, but never forgotten. With flags at half-mast, New York State Police troopers in came together on Wednesday to celebrate the life and service of Trooper Robert Ambrose, who was killed 16 years ago in Yonkers. Ambrose, a Pearl River resident, was killed in a car crash in 2002 when his patrol car was struck from behind shortly after 8:30 p.m. by a driver on the shoulder on I-87 in Yonkers. Ambrose had been writing an accident report for a minor accident when a driver in a Jeep attempted to switch lanes, struck another vehicle and then the Jeep veered into the shoulder and struck the patr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher
Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher An area woman arrested on cocaine charges after she drove a man who had been stabbed to the hospital has been identified as a Pearl River High School special education teacher. Denise Christensen, 53, of Pearl River, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 8, after Clarkstown Police officers responded to Nyack Hospital for a report of a man with stab wounds, said Clarkstown Police Det. Peter Walker. Christensen has been placed on administrative leave, the school district said. After arriving at the hospital, hospital officials contacted Clarkstown Police who interviewed the victim, i…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation 141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation
141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation A crackdown on underage drinking led to the arrest of more than 250 minors using fake IDs and tickets were issued to nearly 150 businesses selling booze to underage children. During the enforcement effort that kicked off in August, the New York State Liquor Authority sent decoys to a total of 506 establishments that sell alcohol. Of those 506 trips, it resulted in 141 businesses cited for illegal sale of minors. An additional 271 people under the age of 21 were arrested and ticketed for attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol. In total, there were 41 underage details in 30 counties t…

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by Zak Failla
News
Business Owner From Hudson Valley 'Recovering' After Alleged Punch By Alec Baldwin Business Owner From Hudson Valley 'Recovering' After Alleged Punch By Alec Baldwin
Business Owner From Hudson Valley 'Recovering' After Alleged Punch By Alec Baldwin The Hudson Valley man who was allegedly punched by actor Alec Baldwin late last week in Manhattan has broken his silence in an interview with The New York Post. Wojciech Cieszkowski, a 49-year-old construction business owner from Pearl River, told the Post he was "recovering" and was "sore, but I'll be fine." The alleged incident reportedly involved a dispute over a parking space on Friday in Greenwich Village on East 10 Street. Baldwin has since denied he threw a punch. "The assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false. I wanted to go on the record stating as much," B…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pearl River 7-Eleven Armed Robbery Suspect On Loose Pearl River 7-Eleven Armed Robbery Suspect On Loose
Pearl River 7-Eleven Armed Robbery Suspect On Loose A suspect is on the loose after an armed robbery late Friday night in the area. The robbery occurred around 10:45 p.m. at the 7-Eleven on North Middletown Road in Pearl River, according to Detective Sergeant James Sullivan of the Orangetown Police Department. Moments after entering, the man displayed a firearm and ordered the clerk to remove the cash from the two working registers, Sullivan said.  An unknown amount of cash was removed before the suspect fled the store. The investigation is in its early stages and Orangetown Detectives are asking anybody who might have witnessed any suspic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman, 25, Knocks Victim Unconscious With Punch At Hudson Valley Bar Woman, 25, Knocks Victim Unconscious With Punch At Hudson Valley Bar
Woman, 25, Knocks Victim Unconscious With Punch At Hudson Valley Bar A 25-year-old woman knocked a female victim unconscious during a late-night scuffle at a Hudson Valley bar, police said. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department were dispatched to the Grand Saloon in Pearl River shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, where there was a reported assault. The investigation into the incident determined that New City resident Karen Connolly, was involved in an altercation with the other woman, when she struck the victim on the side of the head. After being struck, the second woman lost consciousness and suffered injuries to her face and head, police sa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a Pearl River bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess of Norwood in Bergen County. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the families told Daily Voice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash Several students from Pearl River Middle School have been transported to area hospitals for examination following a school bus crash with another vehicle. According to Lt. David Mellin with the Orangetown Police, the crash took place early Thursday afternoon on Center Street in Pearl River. Pearl River Schools Superintendent Marco Pochintesta said four students were hospitalized for evaluation. "The remaining students were either picked up at the scene or were transported home on a replacement bus," Pochintesta said. "At this time only minor injuries were reported," Me…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Turns Herself In After Pedestrian Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run Driver Turns Herself In After Pedestrian Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run
Driver Turns Herself In After Pedestrian Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run A woman involved in a hit-and-run incident that injured a Pearl River pedestrian turned herself into Orangetown Police on Sunday. The woman, who has not been named by police because no charges have been filed to date, turned herself in and offered "her side of the story," the department said Monday. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and S. John Street in Pearl River, Orangetown Police said. Police said a female pedestrian was struck by a silver-colored Hyundai SUV bearing an unknown NJ registration, the Orangetown Police Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes