Hate Crime In Bloomingburg: Windows Of Satmar Developer Shalom Lamm's Commercial Buildings Broken
In what developer Shalom Lamm calls “a hate crime,” the windows on three of his commercial buildings on Main Street have been shattered on four of the past six nights.
The as-yet unopened businesses – a café/pizza shop, a deli and a bakery – are among several buildings on Main Street owned by Lamm, who is building a 396-home Hasidic development and a private girls school to serve it. The project has sparked a cauldron of controversy in this eastern Sullivan County village of some ...
Important Message From Catskills Hatzoloh
As the summer approaches, Catskills Hatzolah is finalizing location updates to their computer dispatch system for this year. If anyone is aware of any inaccuracies or any changes that have occurred since last summer, either new camps and colonies or name changes they should be notified as soon as possible. These updates are critical for responding members to arrive as fast as possible in the event of an emergency Chas V’Shalom.
All sites currently in the system can be verified by ...
Monroe: 3 Arrested For Stealing $5,000.00 In Merchandise From Wal-Mart [Excellent Mugshot!]
The New York State Police in Monroe arrested three individuals who were caught stealing over $5,000.00 worth of merchandise from the Wal-Mart store in the Town of Monroe.
On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Clifton Jones, age 54, of Newburgh, Alicia Brown, age 21, of Newburgh and Beth Williams, age 28, of Walden, were observed by loss prevention leaving the store without paying for 3 shopping carts loaded with electronics, infants clothing and auto accessories. State Police were called to the scene ...
Local Approvals For 2 Casinos Iin Hudson Valley
Two proposed casinos in the Hudson Valley have received approval from local officials less than a week before developers must submit their applications.
Caesars Entertainment is thanking the Town of Woodbury for voting on a resolution Wednesday to support its proposed casino in Orange County, about 60 miles from Manhattan.
Also in Orange County, the Middletown Times Herald Record reports that the town board in Tuxedo voted Wednesday night to adopt a resolution in support of a proposed ...
NYS Troopers Arrest Wrong Way Driver On I-84 In The Town Of Wallkill
New York State Troopers in Middletown arrested a Newburgh, NY woman on Tuesday for driving the wrong way on I-84 in the Town of Wallkill.
Troopers received a 911 call at 10:45pm, describing a 2013 Gray Ford Focus traveling east in the westbound lanes. The caller was able to follow the vehicle as it exited onto St Rt 17 and ultimately St Rt 211, where it continued to operate in an unsafe manner. Officers from the City of Middletown PD were alerted and stopped the driver on Wisner Ave. The ...
Heavy Rains Flood Albany Area
Heavy rain caused local flooding in the Albany area and one small Hudson River city declared a state of emergency.
Mechanicville in Saratoga County declared the emergency Wednesday night after a one-two punch of roughly three inches of rain and a water main break. Drivers are asked to avoid city roads until 10 a.m. Thursday and residents are being advised to boil their water.
A line of thunderstorms caused local flooding and road closures over a wide swath of eastern New York.
No ...
Woodbury Loses Attempt To Block KJ Pipeline Construction
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court denied a motion from the Town of Woodbury to enjoin the Village of Kiryas Joel from continuing construction on its water pipeline.
They wanted the project to stop pending a hearing and determination of an appeal of a court judgment issued by Orange County Supreme Court in April.
Without discussion in the appellate decision dated June 24, the justices denied the motion to stop the work.
(MHN / YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)
Grahamsville: State Police Arrest Man Who Brandished Loaded Shotgun
On June 22, 2014 State Police at Liberty responded to a residence in Grahamsville, NY for a report of a man with a gun. An investigation determined that Scott Hynson, age 40 of Grahmsville had pointed a loaded Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun at others during a dispute at the location. Hynson was arrested without incident and the weapon was recovered.
Hynson was charged with Menacing in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, ...
Sloatsburg Minyan Area Opens This Week - Thousands Expected To Utilize NYS Thruway Rest Area For Mincha-Mariv
As in years past, the Sloatsburg Rest Area on the NY State Thruway will be available this summer as a convenient Mincha/Maariv location on Thursday evenings for those travelling upstate. The area is located on the Northbound side of the New York State Thruway, between exits 15A and 16. Community leaders, Askonim, have been working tirelessly together with NY State Police and the Thruway Authority to ensure that the area will be available for those seeking tefilla b'tzibbur on their way to the ...
Sullivan County: Flash Flood Watch In Effect As Heavy Rain Expected
A Flash Flood Watch in upstate New York has been expanded to include Sullivan County, running till 3 a.m. tomorrow. Three to four inches of rain could fall in a single storm, creating flash flooding conditions. Though forecasters can't predict exactly where this localized heavy rainfall will occur, it's a distinct possibility for the area as the day and evening wear on.
(YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)
Mamakating: Town Board Approves Mikvah That Would Serve New Chasidic Community
The Mamakating Planning Board Tuesday night approved the mikvah on 51 Winterton Road that would serve Shalom Lamm's 396-home Chasidic community and others in Bloomingburg. The work on the mikvah had been halted in January when the Mamakating issued a stop-work order because construction was being done without necessary permits. Also on the agenda was the proposed private girls' school that would serve the development. No action was taken on Tuesday.
(YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)
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