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Lost Hikers Rescued By Forest Rangers In Hudson Valley Lost Hikers Rescued By Forest Rangers In Hudson Valley
Lost Hikers Rescued By Forest Rangers In Hudson Valley Two lost hikers in the region were guided to safety by forest rangers as darkness set in the region. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11 in Ulster County in the Slide Mountain Wilderness Area in the town of Shandaken. According to officials with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the two hikers, ages 28, and 31, lost the trail and called 911 as darkness began to fall. Forest Ranger Horn called one hiker’s cell phone and helped guide the pair a short distance back to the trail. The hikers shared tracking information with Ranger Horn to en…
17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' 17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love'
17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' Friends and family members are remembering a 17-year-old teen killed in a double-fatal crash as loving sports and his family. Jack J. Noble, of the hamlet of Port Ewen, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 8, during the collision in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A native of Kingston, Jack was a junior at Kingston High School. He was an honor roll student and a Varsity athlete, his obituary said. Related story - 16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' "He loved lacrosse, soccer, a…
16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful' 16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful'
16-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As 'Incredibly Thoughtful' A 16-year-old boy from the region who was killed in a horrific four-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer is being remembered as being "fiercely loyal" to his family and "incredibly thoughtful.'  Dillon Tyler Gokey, of Kingston, died around 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8 during a four-vehicle crash on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. Click here for a new, related story: 17-Year-Old Victim In Hudson Valley Double-Fatal Crash Was 'Easy To Love' A Kingston native, he was a junior at Kingston High School where he was consistently on the highest honor roll and played on the varsity baseball tea…
Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center
Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Two high school students ages 16 and 17 were killed in a four-vehicle crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Teen Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' The collision occurred in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A Preliminary investigation revealed that a Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by a 54-year-old Bronx man was traveling east when he saw a Honda stopped on the roadway waiting to turn north onto Route 212, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police.&nb…
Night Of Drugs, Drinking Leads To Rescue Of 2 In Hudson Valley By Forest Rangers, DEC Says Night Of Drugs, Drinking Leads To Rescue Of 2 In Hudson Valley By Forest Rangers, DEC Says
Night Of Drugs, Drinking Leads To Rescue Of 2 In Hudson Valley By Forest Rangers, DEC Says An alleged night of drugs and drinking led to a dispute between two hiking companions by New York State forest rangers after one man told officials he was "being hunted like in 'Predator.'" The incident occurred in Ulster County on Mount Tremper in the town of Shandaken on Monday, Aug. 21 around 2:45 a.m. According to officials with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Forest Ranger Martin received a call about an injured person on Mount Tremper.  Martin made phone contact with the 36-year-old from Connecticut who claimed he got into an altercation with his hiking co…
Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Hudson Valley After Hours-Long Search Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Hudson Valley After Hours-Long Search
Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Hudson Valley After Hours-Long Search A lost hiker in the Hudson Valley was rescued by forest rangers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation after a search that took several hours. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 31 in the Slide Mountain Wilderness area in the town of Olive. The search began when Forest Ranger Horn overheard radio traffic on the Ulster County 911 channel about a lost hiker with early signs of dementia near Bradkin Road in the Slide Mountain Wilderness, DEC officials said. A 73-year-old had last been seen by her husband while hiking an unmarked tra…
Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs At Summit Of Hudson Valley Mountain Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs At Summit Of Hudson Valley Mountain
Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs At Summit Of Hudson Valley Mountain A group of hikers was ticketed for allegedly taking three Adirondack chairs to the summit of Slide Mountain and then refusing to bring them down. The incident took place in Ulster County on Saturday, July 8 after the Catskill 3500 Club notified Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Martin about a group of hikers carrying three Adirondack chairs toward the summit of Slide Mountain in the town of Shandaken, said DEC officials. The hikers from New Jersey indicated they intended to leave the chairs at the summit for public use. Slide Mountain is located in the Slide Mountain Wi…
Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say
Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say A 79-year-old woman from the region was killed after she allegedly failed to negotiate a curve and hit a Dodge Ram 1500 head-on. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, the crash took place in Ulster County around 6 p.m., Friday, June 23 at Routre 28 and Bridge Street in the town of Shandaken. Nevel said an investigation found that a 2002 Subaru Outback, driven by Anna C. Maguire, age 79, from Woodstock, was traveling eastbound on Route 28 in the area of Bridge Street in Phonecia when she failed to negotiate a curve and crossed over into the westbound lane and struck a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 head-o…
Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley
Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley State Forest Rangers recently responded to a serious ATV accident in the Hudson Valley in which a woman was injured. The incident took place around 9:45 p.m., Friday, June 11m when Rangers were contacted by Ulster County 911 requesting assistance for an ATV accident at 146 Belleayre Ridge Road near Belleayre Mountain in the town of Shandaken, the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A woman involved in the accident was approximately 400 feet down a ravine in a wooded area, the department said. A Ranger responded along with local fire departments and EMS. The Ranger fou…
Firearm-Wielding Man Threatens Snowplow Operators In Hudson Valley, Police Say Firearm-Wielding Man Threatens Snowplow Operators In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Firearm-Wielding Man Threatens Snowplow Operators In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening two snowplow operators with a gun in the area. Ulster County resident Robert E. Kalb, 83, of Shandaken, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, after threatening the two town employees who were operating a snowplow, said Shandaken Police Chief Chad Storey. According to Storey, around 8 a.m., on Monday, Kalb used a weapon to "menace" employees of the Town of Shandaken Highway Department. Kalb was arrested and charged with two counts of menacing and released on his own recognizance. An order of protection against Kalb was also issued on behalf of th…
Woman Was Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say Woman Was Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
Woman Was Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say An investigation by state police determined that, although the other driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, a sober 74-year-old woman was responsible for a crash in the area that sent both parties to the hospital for serious injuries.  State Police issued the findings on Thursday, Nov. 19. Ulster County resident Ann Tucker, of Shandaken, was driving on Route 212 (Ulster Avenue) on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Saugerties when her 2008 Pontiac-G6 struck a 2005 Audi A-4, operated by Westchester County resident David Lowy, 64, of Chappaqua.  Both vehicles had massive …
Northern Westchester Man Charged With DWAI After Head-On Crash, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Charged With DWAI After Head-On Crash, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Charged With Dwai After Head-On Crash, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Woman Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say Two were airlifted to an Albany hospital after an allegedly intoxicated driver crashed head-on into a 74-year-old woman in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers on patrol on Route 212 in Saugerties at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 came upon a two-car crash that left both vehicles with extensive front-end damage. Police said that a 2005 Audi A4 driven by Chappaqua resident David Lowy collided with a 2008 Pontiac G6 driven by Ulst…
COVID-19: Orange, Ulster Counties See Uptick In Cases COVID-19: Orange, Ulster Counties See Uptick In Cases
Covid-19: Orange, Ulster Counties See Uptick In Cases Some parts of the Hudson Valley are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases. Though the state continues to contain the virus, there was an uptick in the number of cases in Ulster and Orange counties reported this week. In Ulster County, there were 37 new cases reported on Thursday, July 30 out of 967 people tested, bringing the infection rate up to 3.8 percent. In Orange County, 2,123 people were tested, with 38 (1.8 percent) testing positive. No other county in the mid-Hudson Valley region had an infection rate above 1.2 percent. The infection rate for the entire region has stayed relatively ste…
Man Nabbed With Child Porn, 15 Pounds Of Pot During Warrant Search, Sheriff's Office Says Man Nabbed With Child Porn, 15 Pounds Of Pot During Warrant Search, Sheriff's Office Says
Man Nabbed With Child Porn, 15 Pounds Of Pot During Warrant Search, Sheriff's Office Says A 34-year-old man has been arrested on charges of child pornography and marijuana possession following an investigation. Members of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of Christopher B. Piccoli, of Shandaken, on Wednesday, June 10. Piccoli was arrested during the execution of a search warrant by deputies and investigators from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office at a residence on Silver Hollow Road in Chichester, the department said. The resulting search yielded evidence of child pornography on a computer and approximately 15 pounds of marijuana.  …
COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Ulster, Sullivan Eye Reopening COVID-19: Here's Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Ulster, Sullivan Eye Reopening
Covid-19: Here's Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Ulster, Sullivan Eye Reopening There are now less than 650 active novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in both Ulster and Sullivan counties as the region inches closer to reopening its economy. As of late Wednesday, May 20, there have been 1,621 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ulster County, with 640 still active. In Sullivan County, there have been 1,252 confirmed cases, with 267 still active. The Ulster County Health Department is reporting 71 COVID-19 fatalities, while there have been 28 deaths attributed to the virus in Sullivan County. In Ulster County, 910 COVID-19 patients have been treated and released, while 2,216 S…
Two Charged In Connection To Shooting At Area Residence Two Charged In Connection To Shooting At Area Residence
Two Charged In Connection To Shooting At Area Residence A man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly shooting at a residence last month. The shooting took place in Ulster County around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, at a home in the town of Woodstock, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team, along with Woodstock Police responded to the home following a 911 call and located evidence that a shooting had taken place at the residence, the department said. No one was injured during the shooting. An investigation led to the arrest of Taejah L. Dash, 18, of Shandaken, and Austin T…
COVID-19:  Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns COVID-19:  Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns There continue to be newly reported cases related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in both Ulster and Sullivan counties. As of Monday, May 11, there have been a total of 1,505 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ulster County, with nearly 900 still active.  In Sullivan County, there have been 1,018 confirmed cases, with 337 still active.  Health officials in Ulster said that 637 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while 681 patients in Sullivan have recovered. There have been 58 COVID-19 fatalities in Ulster, and 25 in Sullivan County since the outbreak began in early March. Earlier …
COVID-19:  Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns COVID-19:  Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll in both Ulster and Sullivan counties continues to be on the rise. As of Wednesday, May 6, there have been a total of 1,441 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 837 still active. In Sullivan County, there have been 975 confirmed cases, with 377 still active. Health officials in Ulster said that 604 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while 598 patients in Sullivan have recovered. There have been 49 COVID-19 fatalities in Ulster, and 25 in Sullivan County since the outbreak began in early March. Earlier story - COVID-19: Majority Now Being Hospitaliz…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns There were several new fatalities tied to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ulster County while the death toll Sullivan County remained steady as confirmed cases continue to increase. As of Thursday, April 30, there have been 1,338 confirmed COVID-19 cases that have resulted in 35 deaths in Ulster County. In Sullivan County, there have been 845 confirmed cases, which led to 22 fatalities. In Ulster, there have been 5,285 residents who have tested negatively for COVID-19, while 452 COVID-19 patients have been treated at area hospitals and since released after showing no signs of the virus …
COVID-19: Latest Overview Of Ulster, Sullivan Cases By Towns COVID-19: Latest Overview Of Ulster, Sullivan Cases By Towns
Covid-19: Latest Overview Of Ulster, Sullivan Cases By Towns There was one new fatality tied to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sullivan County as cases there and in Ulster County continue to increase. As of Tuesday, April 28, 2020, there have been 788 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sullivan, resulting in 22 deaths. In Ulster, there have been 1,294 positive cases, leading to the death of 24 area residents.  In Sullivan, there are currently 1,175 COVID-19 patients in quarantine, while 986 were treated, self resolved, and are now out of isolation. In Ulster, there have been 4,856 patients who tested negative for COVID-19, while 280 have been…
COVID-19: 41 Here's New Update On Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns COVID-19: 41 Here's New Update On Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns
Covid-19: 41 Here's New Update On Cases In Ulster, Sullivan By Towns New deaths due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Ulster and Sullivan counties. There have now been a total of 1,095 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ulster, which resulted in 21 deaths, while there have been 630 confirmed cases in Sullivan, including 17 fatalities, as of Thursday, April 23. In Ulster, there have been 4,030 patients who tested negative for COVID-19, while 161 have been treated at area hospitals and since released after showing no symptoms of the virus. In Ulster, COVID-19 cases were reported in: City of Kingston: 141; Plattekill: 113; Lloyd: 105; Shawan…
COVID-19: Here's Latest On Number Of Fatalities, Cases In Ulster, Sullivan Counties COVID-19: Here's Latest On Number Of Fatalities, Cases In Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Covid-19: Here's Latest On Number Of Fatalities, Cases In Ulster, Sullivan Counties The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread in the Hudson Valley, as the number of confirmed cases in Ulster and Sullivan counties are on the rise, even as things are somewhat stabilizing statewide. There have now been 572 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ulster County, which resulted in nine deaths. In Sullivan County, there have been 323 total cases, leading to seven fatalities. More than 2,700 patients in the two counties have tested negatively for COVID-19. Active COVID-19 cases in Ulster County, by municipality:  City of Kingston: 73; Plattekill: 61; Shawangunk: 55…
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…
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…
NYPD Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims NYPD Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims
Nypd Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims Two off-duty NYPD officers from Long Island, one of whom was a groom on his wedding night, were killed when their rented Maserati struck a tree in the Hudson Valley over the weekend. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, state police troopers from Kingston were dispatched to Oliveria Road in Shandaken, just west of Woodstock, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash in the area. An investigation into the crash determined that a 2018 Maserati, which was being driven by Hauppauge resident John Martinez, 39, had left the roadway and struck a large tree before overturning and coming…