Yeshiva World News

Photo Essay: Bobov-45 Rebbe Visiting The Home of Reb Shia Chaim Grussgott at Garden Terrace in South Fallsburg (Photos By JDN)

Photo Essay: New Shul in Park Garden Estates in Woodbourne (Photos By JDN)

Photo Essay: Bar Mitzvah For Grandson of The Pupa Rebbe in Pupa Camp (Photos By JDN)

Photo Essay: Chanukas Habayis For The New Shul In The Vien Bucherim Camp (Photos By JDN)

WATCH: Camp Simcha Boys 2015: Days 1-3

Each summer, 450 seriously ill children are treated to unforgettable, medically supervised overnight camp experiences at Camp Simcha, for children battling cancer and other hematological illnesses, and Camp Simcha Special, for children with debilitating chronic conditions. At Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, children and teens trade hospital rooms and doctors' offices for fun, friendship, and hope for the future. Campers enjoy traditional camp activities in fully handicapped-accessible ...

PHOTO: Car Into Lake Just Outside Of Monroe - Occupants Manage To Get Out

A vehicle ended up inside a lake on Monday afternoon, but thankfully the occupants were able to get out in time. As can be seen in the attached photo, the convertible vehicle - with its roof down - is seen floating in the center of the "Orange-Rockland Lake" - located between Route 17 and Orange and Rockland Road. This is just outside of Monroe. The incident happened around 2:30PM. Emergency personnel rushed to the scene, but found the occupants standing at the banks of the lake. It ...

BREAKING PHOTOS: Serious Crash Outside Kiryas Joel, Victim Heavily Entrapped, Medevac Requested [1:10PM]

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Emergency personnel are currently on the scene of a serious crash just outside of Kiryas Joel, Monday afternoon. The crash is on Nininger Rd - also known as State Police Road - and happened just before 1:00PM. It appears this was a head-on crash involving a van and the cab of a tractor-trailer. Sources tell YWN that the victim is heavily pinned inside the vehicle, and rescue workers are in the process of cutting the vehicle apart to extricate the victim. ...

PHOTOS: Vehicle Drives Into Ditch And Almost Flips Over In 'Lake Forest' On Brickman Rd In Fallsburg Sun. Afternoon- No Injuries Reported (Photos By JDN)

PHOTOS: Minor MVA In Monticello On Sunday Afternoon At East Broadway And Park Ave

PHOTO: Tree Limb Falls - Missing Father And Child By Inches

Shortly after thunderstorms tore through Sullivan County on Sunday afternoon, a father took his child in a stroller out for a walk in Sunshine Estates in the town of Thomsonville. Suddenly, without warning, a limb of a tree crashed to the pavement below, missing the father and his child by inches. (YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)

BREAKING: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Sullivan County On Sunday Afternoon

Temperatures in the upper 90s have combined with high humidity to boost the heat index to an intolerable 100 degrees, even 105 degrees in some areas. And a cold front approaching from the west will also increase the likelihood of severe thunderstorms across the lower Hudson Valley. Sullivan County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m., and Pike County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m. Sunday. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:45 pm EDT ...

PHOTOS: MVA On Parksville Rd And Cooley Rd on Sunday Afternoon; 3 Minor Injuries Transported to CRMC (Photos By Hillel Engel)

Photo Essay: Catskill Hatzolah Annual Appreciation Breakfast in The Fallsburg Hatzolah Garage (Photos By JDN)

 

PHOTO: Another Sullivan County Ice-Cream truck Disaster - Number 3 In 7 Days

This happened on Friday afternoon at around 1:00 PM in front of Friendship Cottages on La Vista Drive. Fallsburg PD was on the scene. It did not appear anyone was injured.

UPDATE: Condition Of Couple Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Continues To Improve

The conditions of the young couple who were critically injured on the Route 17 crash Boruch Hashem continues to improve. The family of "Esther Mindel bas Gittel Miriam", and "Moshe Hakohen ben Miriam Rus" have given YWN the following statement to release to the public: Dear Friends, We are so happy to report that both Misha and Estee Rapaport are making steady progress. However, they both have a long road ahead. Considering the progress they have made thus far, we are very optimistic ...

Sullivan County: Casino Project In Kiamisha To Be Bigger Than Originally Planned

The following is via MidHudsonNews: Executive Vice President of Empire Resorts Inc., Charles Degliomini announced that they will be investing an additional $100 million to $150 million in the Montreign Casino project. The additional investment will boost the casino resort from a four-diamond status to a five-diamond status, the highest resort rating. Degliomini announced the news at the Sullivan United “United for a Better Future” mixer on Wednesday evening at the site of the ...

Study Show High-Risk Areas For Lyme Disease Growing

The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wednesday U.S. cases remain concentrated in the Northeast and upper Midwest. But now more areas in those regions are considered high risk. "The risk is expanding, in all directions," said the lead author, Kiersten Kugeler of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are now 260 counties where the number of Lyme disease cases is at least twice ...