Mt. Kisco, NY
Schools
COVID-19: These Hudson Valley School Districts Had Most Cases This Fall COVID-19: These Hudson Valley School Districts Had Most Cases This Fall
Covid-19: These Hudson Valley School Districts Had Most Cases This Fall With students set to return to the classroom - whether fully in-person or partially remote - this week, school districts will once again come face to face with the COVID-19 pandemic they battled for four months. In New York, the state has been monitoring school districts’ progress in combating the virus, posting daily data updates on how many teachers, staff members, and students have tested positive for COVID-19 since classes resumed in September. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the state launched the New York State COVID-19 Schools “Report Card,” which requires districts to send data to the Depart…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
News
COVID-19: Worker At Resorts World Tests Positive COVID-19: Worker At Resorts World Tests Positive
Covid-19: Worker At Resorts World Tests Positive Visitors to the Resorts World Catskills are being warned of possible COVID-19 exposure after one of the casino's employees tested positive for the virus. The Sullivan County Public Health Services has confirmed that the Resorts World Catskills employee tested positive for COVID.  There is currently no indication that the employee contracted the virus at the casino or impacted anyone else, the department said. Public Health Services has determined that the individual was working in the resort’s casino, located at 888 Resorts World Drive in Monticello, during the following dates and tim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
News
COVID-19: Brand-New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area COVID-19: Brand-New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area
Covid-19: Brand-New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area Health authorities have issued a new alert for COVID-19 exposure at a restaurant in the area. Sullivan County Public Health Services has confirmed that at least one individual at La Mananitas, an eatery serving Mexican food in Wurtsboro, tested positive for COVID. A second case linked to that one is likely, pending test results, the department said. Public Health Services is advising that anyone who was in this business, located at 158 Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro, on the following dates may have been exposed to coronavirus: Friday, Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 …

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
News
COVID-19: New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area COVID-19: New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area
Covid-19: New Alert Issued For Exposure At Restaurant In Area Health authorities have issued a new alert for COVID-19 exposure at a restaurant in the area. Sullivan County Public Health Services has confirmed that an employee who works at Cellaio, a restaurant in the Town of Thompson, tested positive for COVID-19.  There is currently no indication that the employee contracted the virus at the restaurant or impacted anyone else, the department said. Public Health Services has determined that this individual was working at Cellaio, located at 888 Resorts World Drive in Monticello, during the following dates and times: • Thursday, Nov. 26 between…

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by Joe Lombardi
Monroe, NY
Business
COVID-19: Two Employees At Area Walmart Test Positive COVID-19: Two Employees At Area Walmart Test Positive
Covid-19: Two Employees At Area Walmart Test Positive Health authorities have issued an alert for possible COVID-19 exposure after employees tested positive for the virus. Sullivan County Public Health Services Director Nancy McGraw said that two positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in two employees at the Town of Thompson Walmart in the village of Monticello who may have exposed other employees and customers while they were working. Anyone who was at Walmart on Anawana Lake Road during these times may have been exposed: Monday, Nov. 16 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 17 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 18 between …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman
FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman The FBI and other local agencies are asking for the public’s help for information regarding the whereabouts of a woman who went missing in the Hudson Valley. Shaniece Harris, 34, was last seen on May 29, 2017, and hasn’t been heard from since, according to an alert issued by authorities. Her dark gray 2007 Volkswagen Jetta was located by police abandoned on South Woods Drive in Thompson, in southern Sullivan County near the border of Orange County. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Harris is 5-foot-8, weighs about 260 …

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat
Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat An area woman was charged with a felony after side-swiping another car while driving in the wrong lane while intoxicated with a child in the car, said police.  State police received a 911 call reporting the hit-and-run accident at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19.  The caller told police that, as they were driving on State Route 42 in the town of Thompson, a white SUV coming toward them while driving in the wrong lane side-swiped theirs and drove off.  After pulling over a car that matched the caller's description, police said, Sullivan County resident Julie Murray, 4…

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by Christina Coulter
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York
Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York With a record number of people expected to head to the polls next month on Election Day, New Yorkers can get a jump start and vote early beginning this weekend. Early voting in New York begins on Saturday, Oct. 24, allowing any registered voter to vote at certain sites within their own county. Early voting lasts through Sunday, Nov. 1. Voters that may have requested or turned in an absentee ballot can still vote in person in New York, with the in-person vote being the only one that counts. Anyone who votes early cannot vote on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early polling locations in th…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Sullivan County Duo Face Felony Heroin Possession Charges After Orange County Stop Sullivan County Duo Face Felony Heroin Possession Charges After Orange County Stop
Sullivan County Duo Face Felony Heroin Possession Charges After Orange County Stop Two Sullivan County men were arrested on drug charges after police allegedly found 20.4 grams of heroin in their vehicle during a routine traffic stop on I-87 near Newburgh. Terrence Hulse, 37, and Chanel S. Watkins, 29, both of Monticello, were taken into custody after state troopers searched their vehicle at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.  They were charged with the felonies of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.  The pair was released to reappear in the Tow…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
News
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Area Restaurant COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Area Restaurant
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Area Restaurant An alert has been issued for potential exposure to COVID-19 for anyone who visited a restaurant in the area. The alert, issued by Sullivan County Public Health Services, is for Paesano’s Pizzeria at 10 S. Main Street in Liberty and covers these three dates: Tuesday, Aug. 25 Wednesday, Aug. 26 Thursday, Aug. 27 Those who entered the pizzeria on those days may have been exposed to someone who was actively contagious with COVID-19 and should contact Sullivan County Public Health Services at 845-292-5910. Some of the cases of exposure at Paesano's are also connected to exposures at Nell…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man
Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man A 30-year-old man is facing two felony three felony counts and other charges after a report of a suspicious vehicle led to a foot chase that ended with the discovery of weapons and drugs. At 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, Police in Sullivan County responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex located at Terry Lane in the Village of Monticello. When officers located the vehicle, which was being operated by Luis Cortes-Martinez, he quickly accelerated away in his vehicle and turned into another parking lot, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of Monticello Pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Dead Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Dead
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Dead A missing Hudson Valley man has been found dead following a two-day search by multiple law enforcement agencies. The body of Sullivan County resident Peter Mitro, 67, of Monticello, was located in a wooded area between Scott Lane and Terry Lane in the Village of Monticello on Wednesday, July 1, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. Mitro, who suffered from lung disease and required oxygen, was reported missing on Monday, June 29, to Monticello Police. He was last seen around 4 p.m., Monday, in the area of Atwell Lane and Patricia Place near a wooded area adjacent to the Monticell…

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by Kathy Reakes