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Large Brush Fire Breaks Out At Harriman State Park In Rockland Large Brush Fire Breaks Out At Harriman State Park In Rockland
Large Brush Fire Breaks Out At Harriman State Park In Rockland For two days, numerous Hudson Valley fire departments battled a stubborn brush fire atop Nordkop Mountain. The fire occurred in Rockland County on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27, in Harriman State Park in Hillburn. The Hillburn Fire Department, with the assistance of several fire departments and New York State Park rangers, battled the blaze that consumed acres. According to the Hillburn Fire Department, firefighters cut fire lines and worked to put out the blaze, which they described as "difficult and stubborn." The department said the fire was contained on Sunday, and park range…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Vehicle Plows Through Front Of Hudson Valley Restaurant, Police Say Vehicle Plows Through Front Of Hudson Valley Restaurant, Police Say
Vehicle Plows Through Front Of Hudson Valley Restaurant, Police Say A Hudson Valley restaurant has a mess to clean up after a vehicle drove through the front. The crash took place in Rockland County in the village of Sloatsburg around 8 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 28 at 67 Orange Turnpike at the SushiVille restaurant. According to Ramapo Police, the vehicle drove into the front of the restaurant taking out a section of wall and a plate glass window. The damage.Ramapo Police Department The Sloatsburg Fire Department and the Village of Sloatsburg building inspectors are on the scene assessing the damage to the building.  There are no injuries reported at this…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Critically Injured In I-87 Crash ID Released For Man Critically Injured In I-87 Crash
ID Released For Man Critically Injured In I-87 Crash A man critically injured during a crash with a tractor-trailer on I-87 has been identified. State Police report that Orange County resident Louis M. Lupo, 52, of New Windsor, remains in critical condition following the crash on Monday, Jan. 13. The crash took place around 7:30 a.m., in Rockland County in the village of Sloatsburg when Lupo's vehicle hit the rear of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder, said Trooper Tara McCormick, spokesperson for the New York State Police. Lupo was extricated from the vehicle by members of the Sloatsburg Fire Department and transported to th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash
Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash An injured motorist had to be extricated from his vehicle by first responders in Rockland County after crashing. First responders responded to a stretch of Route 17 underneath the New York Thruway overpass in Hillburn late in the afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 6, where there was a report of a crash, and a driver struck inside with injuries. Crews from the Hillburn Fire Department and Sloatsburg Fire Department were able to cut the driver out of his car and the driver was treated for minor injuries by paramedics with the Rockland Paramedic Services and Sloatsburg Volunteer Community Ambulance Cor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Montebello Home Fire Destroys Montebello Home
Fire Destroys Montebello Home A home under construction was destroyed by a fire. Ramapo police said the fire that started around 5;15 a.m., Sunday, March 31 at 22 Canterbury Lane in the Village of Montebello. "The home was under construction and is believed to be unoccupied," Ramapo police said on Facebook around 6 a.m. Sunday. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire on the corner of the house, said the Rockland County Fire Chiefs Association on Facebook. "An aggressive attack by the first-in crews kept the fire from spreading to the rest of the structure," the group said on Facebook. Responding fire companies in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire The community is rallying to support a family that lost its home to a massive structure fire on Wednesday in Suffern, just weeks before the holidays. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5 firefighters from multiple area departments were called to Washington Avenue in Suffern for a fully-involved structure fire. Crews from Mahwah, Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Tallman, Monsey, Hillcrest and Nanuet worked at the scene, containing the flames and damage to only the one house, which was destroyed. No injuries were reported, but family pets perished in the fire. Firefighters used so much water b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Home In Sloatsburg Car Crashes Into Home In Sloatsburg
Car Crashes Into Home In Sloatsburg A car smashed into the front of a home in Sloatsburg after the driver lost control, according to the Ramapo Police Department. The incident took place around 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Post Road and Route 17 in Sloatsburg, police said. The car crashed through a rock wall, a fence and into the front steps of the home before landing on the side of the porch, officials said. Police reported there were no injuries. Traffic is moving in the area, but drivers are asked to use caution. Sloatsburg firefighters also responded to the incident. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Explosion At Route 17 Construction Sites Injures Workers Explosion At Route 17 Construction Sites Injures Workers
Explosion At Route 17 Construction Sites Injures Workers Two employees received facial injuries following an explosion at a sewer construction site in Rockland County.  The incident took place around 2:34 p.m. Monday on Route 17 in Sloatsburg at the "Metra Construction" site, said the Ramapo Police Department. According to police, the workers were clearing material from an earlier blasting, when a piece of explosive which had failed to detonate earlier, suddenly exploded sending dirt and debris in the air, police said. The two workers received minor injuries to their faces and were treated at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and Sloats…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions
Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions First responders had a busy morning busy morning battling icy roadways in Rockland, dealing with a pair of incidents that saw cars and trucks skittering off the road. Although highway crews were out in force on Wednesday morning tending to the icy and slippery roads, the Ramapo Police Department and other first responders were dealing with a crash in Sloatsburg when a Sanitation truck slid off the road on Route 17. Officers and crews from the Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corp., Sloatsburg Fire Department, paramedics from Tuxedo, the Tuxedo Fire Department and Rockland Paramedic Service we…

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by Zak Failla