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New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Hudson Valley New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Hudson Valley
New Update: Train Slams Into Truck On Track In Hudson Valley The driver of a tractor-trailer that was stuck on railroad tracks in the Hudson Valley was rescued by a police sergeant before the vehicle was hit by a train. The incident took place in Rockland County around 9:20 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 near the intersection of Route 9W and New Main Street in the town of Haverstraw, said Capt. John Gould of the Haverstraw Police. Gould said the tractor-trailer had bottomed out on the tracks and a passerby notified Sgt. Christian Mendez who happened to be patrolling in the area. Mendez was able to quickly turn around and remove the driver from the tractor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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This Hudson Valley County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline This Hudson Valley County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline
This Hudson Valley County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline Some financial relief is coming to Hudson Valley motorists as elected officials in one county announce a cap on gasoline sales tax in the region. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. announced that local sales tax on gasoline will be capped at $2 per gallon amid the record spike in prices at the pump. According to officials, the change means sales tax will only be applied to the first $2 of a gasoline purchase, as opposed to the full gas price. The gasoline tax cap will begin on Wednesday, June 1, and be in effect through Feb. 28, 2023. Furth…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others
Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others Following the scandal and resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Change.Org petition has been started and gained more than 9,000 signatures to change the official name of the new Tappan Zee Bridge to honor a Rockland County firefighter who died rescuing others. The new bridge's official, though seldom used name, is the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge. The old Tappan Zee Bridge's official name was the Gov. Malcolm Wilson Bridge. Andrew Cuomo changed the official name of the bridge in June 2017 to honor his late father. Since then, there has been much controversy over the move, especially since polls s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Community Rallies To Support Family Of HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Community Rallies To Support Family Of HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
Community Rallies To Support Family Of HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash A community is coming out to support the family of a teen who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. Suffern High School sophomore Jacqueline Zangrilli, age 16, died around 2:50 a.m., on Saturday, April 24, when the vehicle she was riding in struck a utility pole, according to the Ramapo Police. Following Zangrilli's death, a GoFundMe was set up to assist the family with funeral expenses. "Jacqueline was special in so many ways," said the GoFundMe. "She was an incredible daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, and friend. Jacqueline was full of life." As of Monday…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials
Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials Rockland County officials will be getting a pay hike after the Legislature approved the 2020 budget, which features a tax increase and raises for officials. The new budget includes some modifications from the initial spending plan introduced by County Executive Ed Day in October. The budget easily passed 15-2, and Day has five days to veto any changes. The Legislature will then have until Friday, Dec. 20 to override any potential veto. In the new budget, Rockland’s 17 legislators would see a $16,913 increase to their wages, up to $49,500, while the county executive’s salary would jump to $1…

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by Zak Failla
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Paroled Killer Of 16-Year-Old Ordered To Stay Away From Rockland As Pataki Appeals To Cuomo Paroled Killer Of 16-Year-Old Ordered To Stay Away From Rockland As Pataki Appeals To Cuomo
Paroled Killer Of 16-Year-Old Ordered To Stay Away From Rockland As Pataki Appeals To Cuomo One of the two men convicted of killing Pearl River 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky in 1980 who was granted parole has been ordered to stay clear of Rockland County and has been banished to upstate New York. The New York Attorney General’s Office told a judge that Richard LaBarbera has been reassigned to a parole officer in Buffalo when he is released from prison this week. LaBarbera was also ordered to steer clear of Bohovesky’s mother, Lois. Initially, LaBarbera was to be assigned to a parole officer in Peekskill. A judge has since ruled that LaBarbera must stay at least three counties away.…

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by Zak Failla
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Convicted Murderer Of Rockland County 16-Year-Old Granted Parole Convicted Murderer Of Rockland County 16-Year-Old Granted Parole
Convicted Murderer Of Rockland County 16-Year-Old Granted Parole One of the two drifters who attacked and brutally killed a 16-year-old honor student from Rockland County will soon be a free man. In October 1980, Richard LaBarbera and Robert McCain attacked 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky, an honor student who was picked up off the street a few blocks from her Pearl River home. She was “brutally” beaten, stabbed and left alone to die in a pool of her own blood with her clothes strewn about. In 2017, LaBarbera was turned down at his ninth parole hearing since 2005. This week, LaBarbera was granted his parole. McCain will be in front of the parole …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Rockland Budget With 2.9 Tax Hike Adopted Rockland Budget With 2.9 Tax Hike Adopted
Rockland Budget With 2.9 Tax Hike Adopted Rockland County Executive Ed Day thanked the Minority members of the Rockland County Legislature for supporting his vetoes as the county's $709 million budget with a 2.9 percent tax hike was approved. "The Majority's amended budget would have been a return to the days of speculative revenue, over-estimating sales tax revenue and a refusal to modernize county government," said Day. "In short, a budget like theirs could lead us back down the path of deficits and double-digit tax increases; a return to the sins of the past." The vetoes included Legislative amendments that: Included $3.5 mill…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Good Samaritan Hospital Designated As 'Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite' Good Samaritan Hospital Designated As 'Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite'
Good Samaritan Hospital Designated As 'Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite' Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern has joined a growing number of businesses in Rockland County to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite as designated by the county Department of Health's Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Program. To be designated a Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite, Good Samaritan Hospital was required to create a written breastfeeding friendly policy, offer a private space other than a bathroom where a mother could pump milk and offer support and information to mothers who have chosen to continue to breastfeed when they returned back to work. The hospital is a member o…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Former Orangetown Supervisor John Lovett Dies At 97 Former Orangetown Supervisor John Lovett Dies At 97
Former Orangetown Supervisor John Lovett Dies At 97 John B. Lovett, who served six years as Orangetown Town Supervisor and three years as a County Legislator, rising to become the Legislature’s first-ever Chair, has died at the age of 97, according to his family. “Jack Lovett cared deeply about the Orangetown community, and about Rockland County,” Legislator Patrick J. Moroney said. “He was born and raised in Orangetown and he was very proud of his work in creating Blue Hill Golf Course. Even today, the residents of Orangetown are able to enjoy the recreation of the course thanks to his efforts.” Lovett, who was called Jack, also supported t…

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by Kathy Reakes