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Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Hudson Vallely Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Hudson Vallely Firefighter, School Bus Driver
Community Heartbroken Over Loss Of Hudson Vallely Firefighter, School Bus Driver Community members, firefighters, schoolchildren, friends, and family are "heartbroken" over the sudden passing of a popular Hudson Valley firefighter and school bus driver. Rockland County resident Matthew M. Duffy, age 57, of Orangeburg, died on Thursday, April 25. Duffy was the Deputy Director of Plant Facilities at Rockland Psychiatric Center for 37 years before retiring in 2021. After retirement, his obituary said that he worked for Peter Brega as a school bus driver for the Nyack school district.  He was an active life member of the Orangeburg Fire Department for 42 years and a m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Injured, Including Motorcyclist, In Hudson Valley Crash 2 Injured, Including Motorcyclist, In Hudson Valley Crash
2 Injured, Including Motorcyclist, In Hudson Valley Crash Two people were injured during a Hudson Valley crash when a car allegedly turned in front of a motorcycle. The collision took place in Rockland County in Orangeburg around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of West Orangeburg Road and Hunt Road. According to Capt. Michael Shannon of the Orangetown Police, a 2020 Nissan Altima four-door sedan, driven by Frantzley Gouboth, age unknown,  of Haverstraw, was traveling west on West Orangeburg Road.  A 2007 Suzuki S83 motorcycle, operated by Israel Grajales-Lopez, age unknown, of Hillcrest, was travelin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley A house was heavily damaged after an overnight fire in the Hudson Valley. The blaze broke out at around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 in Rockland County, at Regina Court in the hamlet of Blauvelt. Emergency responders found the house to be fully involved in flames upon arriving at the scene, according to the Orangetown Police Department. The Blauvelt Fire Department extinguished the fire with mutual aid assistance from the: Orangeburg Fire Department,  Sparkill Fire Department,  West Nyack Fire Department,  Central Nyack Fire Department, Pearl River Fi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Pickup Truck, Car 5-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Pickup Truck, Car
5-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Pickup Truck, Car A 5-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after being. pinned in the back of a vehicle involved in a two-vehicle Hudson Valley crash. The incident took place in Rockland County around 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 in Orangeburg. According to Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police, officers responded to the intersection of West Orangeburg Road and Lester Drive and found a crash between a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2017 Subaru Impreza. The Silverado, driven by Kevin Greenwood of Garnerville, was traveling east on West Orangeburg Road when the pickup truck struck the I…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Head-On Rockland Crash Drivers Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Head-On Rockland Crash
Drivers Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Head-On Rockland Crash Two drivers were hospitalized after a chain reaction, head-on crash in the area. It happened in Rockland County on Thursday, May 7 at about 1:20 p.m. at the intersection of Bradley Parkway and Route 303 in Orangetown. The crash involved a 33-year-old man traveling northbound on Route 303 operating a 2008 Chevy Avalanche pickup truck and a 40-year-old man traveling southbound on Route 303 in a 1998 Peterbilt dump truck, Orangetown Police said.  The operator of the Chevy Avalanche hit the rear left side of a 2017 Ford Escape, which was stopped and waiting to make a left turn, and d…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway
Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway A truck driver lost control of his tractor-trailer in Rockland County, crashing off-road and striking a rock, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel, and forcing a road closure for several hours in Blauvelt. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department received a report shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, when a Freightliner tractor-trailer heading west on Clausland Mountain Road went off-road, crashing onto private property. Police said that due to the collision, two 120 gallon diesel fuel tanks began to leak, along with other fluids from the engine of the tractor-trailer. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Blauvelt Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Blauvelt
Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Blauvelt A collaborative effort between emergency responders and local residents helped save seven people after a house fire broke out in Blauvelt. The Orangetown Police Department responded to a working house fire on Glynn Oval in Blauvelt just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.  Numerous homeowners on Glynn Oval observed a large amount of smoke coming from a neighbor's attic vent, police said. The homeowners called the police and then were able to make contact with the individuals inside of the residence. The neighbors assisted in safely getting the seven occupants …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Aluf Plastics In Orangeburg Fire Breaks Out At Aluf Plastics In Orangeburg
Fire Breaks Out At Aluf Plastics In Orangeburg A firefighter was injured when an overnight blaze broke out at Aluf Plastics in Orangeburg. The fire began around 2:50 a.m. Sunday in an air filtration system outside the building at 2 Glenshaw St., police said.  Upon arrival, officers found a smoke condition inside the building and discovered a fire inside components of the air filtration system on the east side of the building, police said.  Department of Environmental Conservation was notified to investigate potentially contaminated water runoff from fire department operations into nearby storm drains. A Blauvelt Firefighter suffered m…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Burns Through Orangeburg For Hours Brush Fire Burns Through Orangeburg For Hours
Brush Fire Burns Through Orangeburg For Hours More than seven fire departments spent several hours battling a brush fire in Orangeburg after police received a report of "an odor of smoke" in the area, according to the Orangetown Police. The call came in around 4:51 p.m. Wednesday reporting the smell near Tweed Boulevard on Clausland Mountain where responding officers found flames in the area of southwest Nike Lane, said Orangetown Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. The Orangeburg Fire Department responded and worked until 8:15 p.m. to contain the fire, Sullivan said.  Firefighters continued to monitor the area throughout the night and of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pearl River Fire Update: House Destroyed, Dog Missing Pearl River Fire Update: House Destroyed, Dog Missing
Pearl River Fire Update: House Destroyed, Dog Missing Two people were injured and a family dog is missing following a fire that destroyed a Pearl River home, according to the Orangetown Police Department. The fire started around 4:20 p.m. Monday at 314 Orangeburg Road, and within a couple of hours had reduced the home to rubble, according to Det. Sgt. James Sullivan. Upon arrival at the scene, patrol officers found the home to be fully engulfed in flames and one female resident, who was able to escape but was slightly injured, was taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment. A firefighter also suffered a hand injury and was treated at Nyack Hospita…

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by Kathy Reakes