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$23.6 Million Bridge Construction Project Completed In Hudson Valley $23.6 Million Bridge Construction Project Completed In Hudson Valley
$23.6 Million Bridge Construction Project Completed In Hudson Valley A $23.6 million project to replace and rehabilitate bridges along a busy area roadway has been completed. The goal of the project on Route 9W in Orange County was to enhance safety and improve travel along the highway in the towns of New Windsor, Cornwall, and Highlands, the state has announced. The state reported that the replaced bridges include: The River Road bridge over Route 9W, Town of New Windsor The Route 9W bridge over Quaker Avenue, Town of Cornwall The Willow Avenue bridge over Route 9W, Town of Cornwall The Angola Road bridge over Route 9W bridge, Town of Cornwall The refurbi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Community Rallies To Support Son Of Mom Killed In Hit-Run Area Crash Community Rallies To Support Son Of Mom Killed In Hit-Run Area Crash
Community Rallies To Support Son Of Mom Killed In Hit-Run Area Crash Nearly $10,000 has been raised to support the son of a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the area. Katrina Grigsby, of Nyack, was struck by a vehicle at about 4 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, in the area of Route 9W and Rockland Lake North in Clarkstown, police reported. Related - ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Clarkstown Crash Less than a day after a GoFundMe was set up for her son, Khasyi, $9,980 was raised. The goal is to raise $50,000. "Khasyi was not only her only child but was her best friend as well," organizers said. "The relationship they shared w…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash The identity has been released of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in the area as police seek any possible witnesses. It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 in Rockland County, in the area of Route 9W and Rockland Lake North in Clarkstown. The preliminary investigation has revealed that a 40-year-old woman was walking alongside the southbound lanes of Route 9W when she was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene, Clarkstown Police said.  A vehicle traveling northbound found the victim, identified as Katrina Grigsby of Nyack, lying on the roadway, said police. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Who Beat Victim With Crowbar Behind Bars In Area, Police Say Man Who Beat Victim With Crowbar Behind Bars In Area, Police Say
Man Who Beat Victim With Crowbar Behind Bars In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly brutally attacking and robbing another person with a crowbar. Tyler Brinkhuis, age 24, was arrested in Ulster County on Wednesday, July 14 by the Saugerties Police Department for the assault which took place on Tuesday, July 13. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, Brinkhuis is alleged to have struck the victim multiple times with a crowbar and then robbed them of their personal property. Brinkhuis, of Saugerties, was located by police walking in the area of Route 9W in Barclay Heights and was taken into cust…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Legal Swine BBQ To Stay Open Despite Owner's Death Legal Swine BBQ To Stay Open Despite Owner's Death
Legal Swine BBQ To Stay Open Despite Owner's Death Instead of a traditional honeymoon, Alicia and Desmond "Desi" Dutcher opened Legal Swine BBQ's brick-and-mortar, fulfilling their shared dream and cooking up barbecue that rivals that of the southern states. Despite Desi's unexpected death, Alicia will keep the stoves hot and their dream alive.  Legal Swine BBQ won the hearts and stomachs of Saugertiesians when it opened a storefront in 2018 on Route 9W, in the building that once housed Riverside Pizza, where lifelong Saugerties resident Desi worked as a teenager.  Operating six years beforehand out of a bright red food truck and…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him
Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him A man police say was on crack was brought to the hospital for a mental evaluation after allegedly screaming at officers, demanding that they shoot him.  Jeremy L. Loving of Saugerties, 32, who is undomiciled, was charged with the misdemeanors of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct on Saturday, Nov. 27, according to Saugerties Police.  Officers were first summoned to the QuickChek location on Route 9W at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a caller reported that he was acting in an erratic manner outside the establishment's entrance, accord…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Fleeing Scene After Stealing From Area Store Woman Accused Of Fleeing Scene After Stealing From Area Store
Woman Accused Of Fleeing Scene After Stealing From Area Store A 36-year-old woman was charged with petit larceny after stealing merchandise from an area dollar store then fleeing the scene.  According to police in Ulster County, officers responded to the Dollar General on Route 9W at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.  According to store employees, the suspect in question passed all points of sale and left the store in a waiting vehicle, Saugerties Police said. Police pulled over a nearby vehicle that matched the store's loss prevention team's description, finding the stolen merchandise and Deidre R. Mayr of Saugerties inside.&…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving Stop In Area Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving Stop In Area
Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving Stop In Area A 55-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol after police pulled him over for driving erratically, finding an open alcoholic beverage and marijuana in the process.  According to police, James Murphy III was stopped by police in Ulster County at approximately 8:52 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 on Route 9W in the Glasco area of Saugerties.  Murphy, of Saugerties, allegedly told officers that he had been drinking before getting into his car, Saugerties Police said. Along with an open container of alcohol, officers said they found a baggy containing…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W 23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W
23-Year-Old Killed After Deer Thrown Into Car On Route 9W A 23-year-old was killed after a large truck in an oncoming lane struck a deer, which flew through the air and crashed through the windshield then out through the back window of the vehicle in the area, said police.  The incident happened in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd on Route 9W at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28.  Both the driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Sean Boles of Washington Township in New Jersey, and now-deceased Toni Redner of Newburgh were transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital, police said. There, Redner was pronounced dead, and Boles was tre…

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by Christina Coulter
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Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say
Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say An area resident who was charged with vehicular manslaughter after crashing into a utility pole and killing his passenger was arrested, then caught planning an escape to another state, said police.  Ulster County resident Daniel Kellogg, of Saugerties, 22, reportedly crashed his 2000 Honda Accord into a utility pole on Route 9W in the area of the Sunoco at nearly 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22.  Kellogg was extracted from the vehicle, treated by paramedics and ultimately release from Albany Medical Center. His passenger, 29-year-old David M. Mattison, of Kingston, …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say
Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say An investigation is underway after a man was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a busy area roadway. It happened on Saturday, July 11 in Ulster County at about 3:45 a.m. on Route 9W and North Riverside Road in the town of Lloyd. An investigation revealed that Orange County resident Leon P. Ponder, 39, of Newburgh, was walking southbound in the right lane on 9W when he was struck by a 2014 Toyota Tundra that was traveling southbound.  The operator of the Tundra observed the man walking in the middle of the lane and attempted to avoid him, state police said. The operator subse…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Attempting To Jump On Side Of Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say Man Killed After Attempting To Jump On Side Of Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say
Man Killed After Attempting To Jump On Side Of Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say A 28-year-old man was killed after attempting to jump onto the side of an 18-wheeler on a busy area roadway, according to police. The incident took place around 3:45 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 on a stretch of Route 9W in Orange County when City of Newburgh police responded to the area of the Mobil Gas Station at 310 Broadway for the report of larceny, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. When officers arrived on the scene, the clerk accused Kyrell Saunders, address unknown, of stealing a candy bar and asked that he be removed from the premises, Burns…

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by Kathy Reakes