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Emergency responders aided elderly woman injured in a Cold Spring crash
COLD SPRING – An 82-year-old Cold Spring woman slammed on the gas pedal instead of the brake while pulling out of her driveway resulting in her vehicle slamming into a tree and overturning, police said. Calls to 911 sent members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Office, Cold Spring and Highlands...
Negron, Krainski lead No. 15 St. Thomas Aquinas past Monroe - softball recap
Elizabeth Negron pitched a six-hitter with 11 strikeouts and one walk to give St. Thomas Aquinas, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, a 6-3 victory over Monroe in Edison. Hailey Krainski led the way offensively for St. Thomas Aquinas (11-5), with a single and two RBI. Sophia Colucci also...
Brothers Found Guilty Of Killing Plattekill Man
Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 30, of Newburgh, and his brother, Juwaugh Dawkins, age 34, of Jacksonville, Florida, were convicted on Monday, April 29, in Ulster County Court of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. According to the Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji,...
Bronx man charged with criminally negligent homicide in September crash in Orange County
TOWN OF CRAWFORD - A Bronx man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after the box truck he was driving allegedly crossed the street into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck in September 2023, killing the driver. The charge is the result of a seven-month investigation by New...
Stretch Of Route 6/202 In Cortlandt To Close Overnight
US Route 6/202 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) between Route 9D and Route 9 in Cortlandt will close nightly beginning on Monday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 8, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The stretch will close between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night to allow crews...
Orange County Land Trust launches campaign to save county's "last wilderness"
The Orange County Land Trust has launched a multiyear campaign to preserve thousands of acres of undeveloped forest near Port Jervis and Deerpark, New York. The “Save Orange County’s Last Wilderness” campaign aims to develop local partnerships and raise money to acquire parcels from willing landowners and preserve them as a park. So far, the campaign has the support of County Executive Steve Neuhaus, the Open Space Institute, and the Outdoor Club of Port Jervis. WAMC Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Jesse King spoke with Jim Delaune, executive director of the land trust, to learn more.
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