Gym Fire Doused Off Route 17 Gym Fire Doused Off Route 17
Gym Fire Doused Off Route 17 Firefighters doused an early-morning commercial blaze off Route 17. The two-alarm fire broke out in a building that houses Powerhouse Gym on McKee Drive in Mahwah around 7 a.m. Firefighters had it knocked down in under a half-hour. Island Road was temporarily closed. No injuries were reported. Mahwah firefighters brought their fan boat to ventilate the building. Mutual aid responders requested either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Ramsey, Montvale, Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus, as well as Hilburn, Hillcrest, Sloatsburg, Suffern and Tallman.
Woman Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Talented Hairdresser Woman Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Talented Hairdresser
Woman Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Talented Hairdresser A woman who died in a car crash on a busy Hudson Valley roadway is being remembered as a talented hairdresser. Orange County resident Samantha Turnbull, age 34, of Port Jervis, died Friday, June 17, according to her obituary. New York State Police said Turnbull’s Kia Forte was hit just before 9:30 a.m. by a 21-year-old who lost control of his Honda CRV on Route 17 in the town of Goshen and crossed over a median. Earlier report: Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Goshen Crash Multiple officers attempted life-saving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Investigato…
'A Beautiful, Kind Soul': Hudson Valley Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Beloved Sixth-Grader 'A Beautiful, Kind Soul': Hudson Valley Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Beloved Sixth-Grader
'A Beautiful, Kind Soul': Hudson Valley Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Beloved Sixth-Grader Justin Reale spent the last Saturday of his life with family, mentioning how excited he was for the end of the school year and all the fun events that went along with it, his parents in Orange County told the Warwick Valley Central School District. But just hours later on Sunday, June 19, the sixth-grader died unexpectedly in his sleep at just 12 years old, according to his obituary. “When his mother went to wake him up the next morning, he had passed,” the school district said in a statement. An official cause of death has not been released. Born in Suffern, Reale attended Warwick Valle…
Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond
Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond The death of a Bergen County teenager in a house fire has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, of Allendale was a stellar student-athlete who maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average, as many who spoke of her pointed out. She was, as one put it, "an incredible role model for her peers." ****** Riley's family released a statement through attorney Ronald Dario:  "Our hearts are broken as we struggle to make sense of this terrible tragedy. Our only solace is in the outpouring of love from the community that shows u…
LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In Bergen County House Fire LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In Bergen County House Fire
Local Tragedy: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In Bergen County House Fire An apparently accidental weekend fire that claimed the life of a Bergen County teenager has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, was in the shower when the fire broke out close to the rear entrance of the 2½-story Bonnie Way home around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, responders said. The flames quickly spread to a rear hot tub room and a pergola-covered porch, trapping the victim in a bathroom just above the blaze, they said. The fire began in the rear of the Allendale home.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Northern Hi…
Mother's Day Rescue: Ducklings Pulled From Storm Drain In Hudson Valley, Reunited With Mother Mother's Day Rescue: Ducklings Pulled From Storm Drain In Hudson Valley, Reunited With Mother
Mother's Day Rescue: Ducklings Pulled From Storm Drain In Hudson Valley, Reunited With Mother Several ducklings were reunited with their mother just in time for Mother's Day after they were rescued from a storm drain in the Hudson Valley. Police in Rockland County reported that a resident saw a duck flying in circles around a storm drain on Riverside Drive in Suffern on the evening of Saturday, May 7, and he then found a group of ducklings trapped in the storm drain. "With the help of his family and our own Officer Stark, this caring resident was able to rescue the ducklings and help them find their way back to their mom," the Suffern Police Department said in a Facebook post on Sun…
Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development
Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development Firefighters doused a mulch blaze that spread to a Mahwah affordable housing development before it could do severe damage. The two-alarm fire broke out at the Ramapo Brae development off Stag Hill Road near Route 287 and the Ramapo RIver around 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 29. Township firefighters doused the Brae Lane blaze after it extended to one of the buildings. The main body was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. and the fire was declared under control under an hour later.  No injuries were reported. The official cause wasn't immediately determined. Mutual aid responders either at t…
Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home
Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home A brush fire along the Bergen/Rockland border temporarily closed the Ramapo Reservation after sending a column of smoke skyward that could be seen in Westchester. A live wire smoldering on a tree apparently ignited the blaze on Brandt Road in the Ramapo Mountains in Hillburn, bringing firefighters from both counties, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Of immediate concern was the non-profit Tevaland animal sanctuary on the New York side, as well as a home on Split Rock Road in Mahwah with propane tanks. Neither was damaged, responders said. "We are grateful to all the firefighters…
COVID-19: Grants Awarded To Hudson Valley Businesses For Outdoor Dining Expenses COVID-19: Grants Awarded To Hudson Valley Businesses For Outdoor Dining Expenses
Covid-19: Grants Awarded To Hudson Valley Businesses For Outdoor Dining Expenses Officials in a Hudson Valley county have announced the first businesses that will be reimbursed through a new grant program for outdoor dining equipment used to mitigate COVID-19. Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced the first four recipients of the "Reviving Rockland Restaurants Grant Program" on Thursday, March 24. The program reimburses businesses between $5,000 and $25,000 for past or future expenses of eligible outdoor dining equipment. Cornetta’s Restaurant and Marina in Piermont, Diddy’s Soul Food and Lounge in Suffern, Lynch’s Restaurant in Stony Point, and AquaTerra Grille i…
Teen Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Girl In Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Girl In Hudson Valley
Teen Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Girl In Hudson Valley An 18-year-old man has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty to 17 charges in a Hudson Valley crash that killed a classmate and seriously injured other passengers in the vehicle. Joseph DeBellis, of Airmont, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15, to six months of incarceration followed by five years of probation, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh. The crash happened at about 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, 2021, on Route 202 in Montebello when DeBellis, then 17, was a Suffern High School student. Earlier report: Girl Killed In Single-Vehicle Rockland Cra…
Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients
Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients A former Rockland County funeral home owner has been sentenced to two to six years in state prison for defrauding customers. Leonard Scarr, age 55, of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, the former owner of the Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 2, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Scarr pleaded guilty last year to two counts of grand larceny and other crimes in connection with the theft of more than $531,000 from some 90 clients who provided him with down payments for funerals and burials for themselves or loved ones. The son of a former Suffern m…
Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police
Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police A manhunt ended when a man who'd stabbed a woman at a home in Ramsey turned the knife on himself before driving to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for treatment, authorities said. The victim was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood before being transferred to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the assault on Swan Street, just off southbound Route 17, around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The suspect, Jason Hinton 27, of Liberty Street in Little Ferry, was later located at Good Sam, where he'd sought medical attention f…