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Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes
Area Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Crimes An area man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in connection with sex crimes he committed against a child. Orange County resident Robert Youngs, age 36, of Circleville, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 16, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Youngs pleaded guilty in July to felony charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, and several counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child. At the time Youngs pleaded guilty, he admitted that between June 2014 and April 2015 he engaged in two or more acts of sexual contact with a child less than 13 years o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured
Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured UPDATE: Authorities identified the driver of a speeding Mini Cooper that flew into a minivan on Route 17, critically injuring an Orange County driver, as a 33-year-old warehouse worker. Witnesses told police that Christopher Macias of Guttenberg, NJ was racing the driver of another vehicle – believed to be a Camaro – when he failed to negotiate the exit ramp to Hoboken Road on the southbound highway shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The other vehicle kept going, they said. Macias’s Mini Cooper hit the grass triangle median separating the exit and e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Officer Bit By Individual During Medical Call In Area Officer Bit By Individual During Medical Call In Area
Officer Bit By Individual During Medical Call In Area A man who had a bad reaction to PCP was arrested after biting a police officer while resisting going to a hospital to receive help. The incident took place around 10:38 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, in Orange County when City of Newburgh officers were dispatched to the area of 165 Chambers St. for a naked male running down the street, Lieutenant Brandon Rola said. Officers arrived on the scene and found a man, later identified as Lamel Johnson, address unknown, lying on the sidewalk, with his pants around his ankles, and a citizen attempting to assist him, Rola said. Residents on the st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Area Woman Who Died Suddenly At Age 20 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold' Area Woman Who Died Suddenly At Age 20 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold'
Area Woman Who Died Suddenly At Age 20 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold' Catherine "Katie" Elise DelVecchio died unexpectedly after a four-week-long coma, according to her family. She was 20. Although the Orange County woman began to show signs of improvement after a medical emergency that left her in a coma on Tuesday, Aug. 4, she died on Saturday, Sept. 20.  The Middletown resident was born on June 23, 2000 to mother Lisamarie (Millo) DelVecchio and father Douglas Thomas "Words can not describe the loss we are all feeling," wrote her mother on a GoFundMe page seeking donations for burial costs. "Katie was a fun-loving soul who loved everyone especia…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive About a week before the scheduled reopening of classes, a district in the Hudson Valley reported a large gathering of students on school property as well as a staffer testing positive for COVID-19. The group of about 75 who gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 8 "did not wear masks or remain socially distanced," said Elsie Rodriguez, Superintendent of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, located in Orange County, in Central Valley. As a result of the gathering, speculation has swirled the district may postpone its plan to welcome students back to buildings beginning Tuesday, Se…

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by Joe Lombardi
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College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus
College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus A college student who returned from Asia with symptoms that could possibly be signs of the deadly coronavirus is under isolation at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The rare respiratory illness can cause pneumonia, fever, coughing and wheezing. The news was announced by the university as health officials in China said that the virus’ ability to spread was stronger than originally thought. "No diagnosis has been made," the university said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of caution, we are working with the state Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Cont…

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by Joe Lombardi
Neighbors
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life When Orange County physical therapist’s assistant and mother Ellen Dunn first started feeling run down and short of breath, she assumed it meant that she was out of shape. She soon began working out but noticed that things didn’t get any better. That’s when her doctor diagnosed her with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease that results in scarring of the lungs and makes it hard to take in enough oxygen. “I knew my only option was a lung transplant, but I was in denial,” said Dunn. “It was a lot to take in and very scary – not just for me, but also for my husband and …

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