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4 Residents, 2 Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley 4 Residents, 2 Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
4 Residents, 2 Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Two adults, two children, and a pair of dogs have been displaced after an overnight house fire broke out in the Hudson Valley. The blaze broke out in Rockland County at around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 in Bardonia. A first-arriving Clarkstown Police Department officer observed flames coming from the rear of the home on Barry Lane, in the area of the soffits.  The occupants of the home were evacuating the residence as additional units were arriving on the scene.  All four occupants -- two adults and two children -- exited the home along with their two dogs, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
These Westchester Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live These Westchester Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live
These Westchester Locations Rank Among NY's Top 25 Best Places To Live Several Hudson Valley communities are among the “best places to live in America” in 2022, according to a newly released poll. Each year, Niche explores the best places to live in the US, evaluating factors that include crime, public school systems, job opportunities and local amenities. Using data based on the US Census, FBI, US Bureau of Labor (BLS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other sources, Niche then ranked the top places to live across the country, led by Chesterbrook, a suburb of Philadelphia. In the Hudson Valley, Greenville, commonly known as Edgemont, is…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Hudson Valley Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Hudson Valley
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Hudson Valley There have now been 42 confirmed fatalities after Ida battered the Northeast with historic rainfall and flash flooding. In New York City, more than 3 inches of rainfall fell in one hour in Central Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, smashing the previous record. Here is a look at some rainfall totals from throughout the Hudson Valley compiled on the day after, on Thursday, Sept. 2 by the National Weather Service. Westchester County Armonk, 6.48 inches Chappaqua, 5.23 inches Harrison, 7.09 inches Katonah, 5.93 inches Mount Kisco, 8.46 inches New Rochelle, 7.79 inches Ossining, 6.48 inches P…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations
Covid-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations With the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine providing health officials with an additional option for vaccinating those eligible, CVS announced it will be expanding its vaccination program to nearly 150 more locations in New York, including many in the Hudson Valley. CVS Pharmacy, which had already been receiving vaccine doses as part of the Federal Pharmacy Program, which are earmarked for specific chains, announced this week that it will be ramping up its vaccination program due to an increased allocation of the vaccine. Those who are eligible and interested in getting v…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: New High School In Hudson Valley Goes All Virtual After Two Test Positive COVID-19: New High School In Hudson Valley Goes All Virtual After Two Test Positive
Covid-19: New High School In Hudson Valley Goes All Virtual After Two Test Positive A new Hudson Valley high school is being forced to hit the brakes on reopening and transition to complete remote learning after there were new positive tests for COVID-19. Albertus Magnus High School, located in Rockland County in Bardonia, which planned a hybrid reopening this week, was forced to employ virtual learning when classes kicked off for the new academic year on Thursday, Sept. 10 due to two new confirmed cases of the virus. Joseph Tweed, the Head of School, said that hybrid classes are now being postponed until Monday, Sept. 14. According to Tweed, both people were asymptomat…

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by Zak Failla
News
Car Bursts Into Flames At Area Shopping Center, Damages One Business Car Bursts Into Flames At Area Shopping Center, Damages One Business
Car Bursts Into Flames At Area Shopping Center, Damages One Business A car fire next at a Rockland County shopping center destroyed the vehicle and caused damage to a business. The fire took place around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 2, at 53 Bardonia Road in Bardonia, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters.  As units responded to the fire they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the vehicle. The Nanuet Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.  The vehicle was parked next to Cleanique Cleaners that did sustain a minor smoke condition but did not receive any fire damage, Peters said. There were no injuries and the ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Openings Delayed For New Pizzeria, Planet Wings In Area Openings Delayed For New Pizzeria, Planet Wings In Area
Openings Delayed For New Pizzeria, Planet Wings In Area The much-anticipated return of Planet Wings and Pizza E Birra on Main Street in Poughkeepsie has been put on hold for just a while. Planet Wings, which was a staple in Poughkeepsie until an electrical fire forced its owners to close in 2017, was set to reopen at a new location on Monday, March 2. However, the owners of the eateries announced they would have to push back the grand re-opening. “To our customers: We had planned to open our new location in Poughkeepsie on Monday, but due to some unforeseen issues, we will need a couple of more days,” they wrote on Facebook. “We needed a couple…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
New Pizzeria, Planet Wings Opening In Area New Pizzeria, Planet Wings Opening In Area
New Pizzeria, Planet Wings Opening In Area A popular eatery is making its way back home to the area next door to a brand-new pizzeria. Planet Wings, which was a staple in Poughkeepsie until an electrical fire forced its owners to close in 2017, is set to reopen at a new location.  With the popular wing joint will come the new Pizza E Birra next door, on Main Street, which will feature a traditional Italian menu. Both eateries will officially open their doors to the public on Monday, March 2. The latest Planet Wings restaurant joins locations throughout the Hudson Valley and New Jersey. Currently, in New York, there are locat…

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by Zak Failla
News
Area Man Sentenced For Cyberstalking Former College Classmate For 18 Months Area Man Sentenced For Cyberstalking Former College Classmate For 18 Months
Area Man Sentenced For Cyberstalking Former College Classmate For 18 Months A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to cyberstalking a woman to the point that she was afraid to leave her home alone. Kristian James O’Hara, of Bardonia, was sentenced Friday, Jan. 10, following his guilty plea in April of 2019, said Delaware U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss. According to court documents and statements made in open court, O’Hara led an 18-month cyberstalking conspiracy designed to intimidate and harass a former college classmate and her parents.  From December 2016 through May 2018, O’Hara and his co-conspirator Vinc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Area Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award Area Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award
Area Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award A group of student-athletes in New York has been nominated for a prestigious award sponsored in part through the New York Giants. Football players in Freeport and Coram on Long Island, Port Chester in Westchester, Bardonia in Rockland and Newburgh and Wallkill in Orange County have been nominated for the “Heart of a Giant” award, and now need their communities to vote them into the finals. Each week, 10 football players in the tristate area are nominated for voting, and their communities have 25 days to note them in. Six finalists and four honorable mention finalists will ultimately be…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Seriously Injured When School Bus With Five Children Aboard Crashes With Car In Rockland One Seriously Injured When School Bus With Five Children Aboard Crashes With Car In Rockland
One Seriously Injured When School Bus With Five Children Aboard Crashes With Car In Rockland A driver was seriously injured after being hit by a school bus in Rockland County as it exited the Palisades Parkway. The incident took place around 7:22 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, when a 2016 school bus was traveling northeast making a left onto Quaker Road off the exit 13 ramp in the town of Haverstraw, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. The crash occurred when a 2008 Toyota Prius was traveling southwest off the ramp. The school bus failed to observe the Prius and slammed into the vehicle causing heavy front end damage to both vehicles, Nevel said. The driver of the Priu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Businesses Busted For Selling Alcohol, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Rockland Businesses Busted For Selling Alcohol, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Rockland
Businesses Busted For Selling Alcohol, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Rockland Two businesses in Rockland have been cited following a compliance check of local retailers that sell e-cigarette and alcohol products. The Clarkstown Police Department SMART Sales Unit worked with officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) to carry out compliance checks of local businesses regarding minimum age purchase laws for e-cigarette (vape) and alcohol products throughout the month of August. These checks were executed using underage and undercover agents working with the Clarkstown Police and the SPCC. Of the 13 businesses that were checked, nine were …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Injured Hawk Rescued In Rockland Injured Hawk Rescued In Rockland
Injured Hawk Rescued In Rockland Police officers came to the rescue of an injured hawk that was found in the yard of a Bardonia home and was unable to fly. Members of the Clarkstown Police Department were alerted to an injured hawk on L’Ambiance Court in Bardonia on Saturday, Aug. 10. Police said that the hawk had an injured wing, and was unable to fly. It has since been turned over to animal rescue officials in Rockland County for rest and rehabilitation. According to New York Falls, “Hawks are medium-sized birds of prey, with adult sizes noticeably larger than falcons and smaller than eagles. They are general…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say
Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say A Rockland County woman was busted for allegedly driving while impaired with two toddlers in the backseat not wearing seatbelts during a late stop in Bardonia, police said. A Clarkstown Police officer on patrol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, stopped to assist a driver who was parked in the left lane on Route 304 near the Bardonia Road intersection with her vehicle’s emergency lights flashing. According to police, the officer found the driver, Stephany Rodriguez, 35, of West Nyack, in the front seat, and her two children in the rear of the car without seatbelts on. The offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Chestnut Ridge Generic Drug Company Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme Chestnut Ridge Generic Drug Company Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
Chestnut Ridge Generic Drug Company Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme A generic drug company based in Chestnut Ridge and a drug sales and marketing executive from Bardonia are among those charged in what authorities called “one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.”  A complaint filed by the 44 states in U.S. District Court in Connecticut names 20 companies and 16 individuals accused of participating in the scheme. Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., of Chestnut Ridge, and Ara Aprahamian, of Bardonia, the vice president of sales and marketing at Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A, Inc., in Hawthorn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dominican Sister Of Sparkill, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into NJ House Dominican Sister Of Sparkill, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into NJ House
Dominican Sister Of Sparkill, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into NJ House An 81-year-old member of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill received a careless driving summons after a ministry-owned car she was driving ripped a hole in the side of a Bergen County home on Christmas morning. Sister Margaret McPartland of Bardonia mistakenly put the car into reverse instead of drive, sending it careening across a Franklin Lakes street, over a lawn and through an attached garage of the single-family house, borough police Capt. John Bakelaar said. Sister McPartland was hospitalized as a precaution but wasn't seriously injured, responders said. "Crews first used mechanical s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Wind, Downed Trees Knock Out Power In Rockland Wind, Downed Trees Knock Out Power In Rockland
Wind, Downed Trees Knock Out Power In Rockland Parts of Rockland are without power this morning following high winds Monday night that knocked down trees and utility lines. The most affected areas included Chestnut Ridge, Bardonia, and Pearl River, with more than 191 customers without power. Power is expected to be returned to most by 11 a.m. Tuesday, with a few other with major work by 3 p.m., according to the Orange & Rockland utility outage map. Motorists are also asked to use caution as several roadways in the area are blocked due to utility work and downed trees including Hillside Avenue in The village of Airmon…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Eye Doctor In New City Convicted Of Sex Assault Of Young Girl Eye Doctor In New City Convicted Of Sex Assault Of Young Girl
Eye Doctor In New City Convicted Of Sex Assault Of Young Girl A Rockland County doctor has been found guilty of the sexual abuse of a young girl under the age of 14. Dr. Hiten Lakhani, 50, of New City, was found guilty Tuesday following a jury trial, said the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. The defendant is an ophthalmologist with offices at 445 Route 304, in Bardonia, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault for the abuse which took place in August 2012.   “As a doctor, the defendant was keenly aware of how harmful his actions would be to his young victim," said District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. "Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash
Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash One student and a school bus driver were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Rockland. The crash occurred around 7:44 a.m. Nov. 26 on Route 304 and Washington Avenue in Pearl River, police said. Orangetown police officials said officers were still on the scene and little information was available. The students were on their way to Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia when the crash occurred with another vehicle. The injuries are said to be non-life threatening.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Beating At Nyack Hospital Awaits Court Date Man Charged In Beating At Nyack Hospital Awaits Court Date
Man Charged In Beating At Nyack Hospital Awaits Court Date Previous story: Man Punches Staffer In Head At Emergency Room Of Nyack Hospital, Police Say The 37-year-old Rockland man charged with felony assault after police were called to an area hospital in response to a staffer who had been attacked is due to return to court. Butterfield was arraigned and remanded to the Rockland County Jail, where he is awaiting a court date. Steven T. Butterfield, 37, of Bardonia, was arrested Friday, Oct. 5 after Orangetown Police were called to the emergency department of Nyack Montefiore Hospital in connection with a person who had received head injuries, said…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Punches Staffer In Head At Emergency Room Of Area Hospital, Police Say Man Punches Staffer In Head At Emergency Room Of Area Hospital, Police Say
Man Punches Staffer In Head At Emergency Room Of Area Hospital, Police Say A 37-year-old man is behind bars and facing a felony charge after punching a staff member in the head at Nyack Montefiore Hospital, Orangetown Police said. Police responded to the Emergency Department of Nyack Montefiore Hospital located at 160 North Midland Avenue in the Village of Nyack at around 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5.  The victim reported being punched with a closed fist, causing a laceration to the victim’s head which needed medical treatment. Steven Butterfield of Bardonia was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree assault, a felony. He was transported to the Orangeto…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Rockland Trio Busted In Car With Heroin, Hypodermic Needles Rockland Trio Busted In Car With Heroin, Hypodermic Needles
Rockland Trio Busted In Car With Heroin, Hypodermic Needles A trio from Rockland County are facing drug charges after being busted by Orangetown police with heroin and needles in a car at an apartment complex in Pearl River. An officer from the Orangetown Police Department on patrol shortly after 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 spotted Pearl River residents Jason Russio, 28, Blauvelt resident Lauren Bradbury, 26 and Bardonia resident Kaitlyn Blumenfeld, 30, in a car outside an apartment complex on East Crooked Road in Pearl River. Further investigation into the suspicious vehicle found that the three were in possession of multiple packets of heroin, …

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by Zak Failla