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Lopez-Santiago arraigned on aggravated vehicular homicide charge

10 hours ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

NEW CITY – Axel Lopez-Santiago of Spring Valley, who was indicted on Thursday in the death of a four-year-old girl, was arraigned on Friday and remanded to the Rockland County Jail without bail. Lopez-Santiago was driving a vehicle recklessly and at a high rate of speed east on Old Nyack Turnpike in Spring Valley on June 14 when he suddenly veered across the double yellow line and into the pedestrian sidewalk opposite Kennedy Park.
Portion of Rt. 17M in Wallkill named for local WWII soldier

20 hours ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

TOWN OF WALLKILL – A section of State Route 17M in the Town of Wallkill was designated Thursday as the “Private First Class Richard C. Dunn Memorial Highway.”Several family members, veterans and town and City of Middletown officials attended the unveiling of a sign noting the honorary street naming.
Gardiner man charged with allegedly pulling knife on cop

1 day ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

GARDINER – A 31-year-old Gardiner man was committed to the Ulster County Jail following an altercation with sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon. When deputies arrived at the residence on Route 44/55 for a report of a man trying to break down a door, they encountered Cody Valenti, who began a heated verbal interaction with a deputy. Authorities said there came a point when Valenti retreated to a basement door and armed himself with a knife.
Fugitive arrested in Poughkeepsie

1 day ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

POUGHKEEPSIE – Police in Poughkeepsie have arrested a man wanted for a parole violation in connection with a conviction of robbery. Just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the city’s patrol division and Neighborhood Recovery Unit located and arrested Jose Mojica, 31, in the area of Lexington Avenue. He was listed on the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s Most Wanted List. Mojica attempted to evade arrest but was taken into custody without further incident.
Spring Valley man indicted in death of four-year-old

1 day ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

NEW CITY – A 41-year-old Spring Valley man has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury charging him with three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of manslaughter in connection with the death of a for-year-old girl. Axel Lopez-Santiago was also charged with two counts of assault, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. It is alleged that on June 14, he drove recklessly at a high rate of speed as he traveled east on Old Nyack Turnpike in Spring Valley.
Catskill Mountain Railroad is victim of sabotage

1 day ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

KINGSTON – The Catskill Mountain Railroad has been the victim of sabotage and its leader is concerned that it might have to do with the tiff the tourism attraction is having with the Ulster County government. Two of its maintenance vehicles were purposely damaged with electrical wiring and fuel lines being cut, the puncture of fuel and oil filters and severing engine oil lines.
Dutchess comptroller says county needs money and solid planning to build youth community center

1 day ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Comptroller Dan Aymar-Blair says after five years and almost $5 million of COVID money, all county taxpayers have to show for a county youth community center is “some impressive design schematics and an empty lot.” The county had appropriated $8.5 million toward the project.
BREAKING: Route 9 closed in Poughkeepsie due to fatal accident

2 days ago | midhudsonnews.com | Todd Bender

POUGHKEEPSIE – The northbound section of Route 9 between Fox Street and Columbia Street is closed to traffic while City of Poughkeepsie police investigate a fatal car accident that occurred early Wednesday morning. The accident is on Route 9 in the area of Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Early reports indicate the accident was caused by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Route 9, and one occupant of an involved vehicle was mortally wounded in the wreck.
Dutchess County primaries tumble some incumbents

2 days ago | midhudsonnews.com | Todd Bender

DUTCHESS COUNTY – Primary elections were held throughout Dutchess County on Tuesday and saw races for Democratic, Republican, Conservative, and Working Families ballot lines in the upcoming November elections. Three Democratic primary races were held. Democratic County Legislator Kristofer Munn (Dist. 20) was challenged by fellow Democrat Troy Haley. Early voting showed Munn with a slim lead over his newcomer challenger by a tally of 285 to 192.
DeStefano wallops Sierra in Democratic primary for Middletown Mayor

2 days ago | midhudsonnews.com | Hank Gross

MIDDLETOWN – Joseph DeStefano will be mayor of the City of Middletown for another four years as he defeated his Democratic Party challenger Joel Sierra by a three to one margin. With all votes recorded, the Orange County Board of Elections reported DeStefano secured 1,091 votes to Sierra’s 322. There were three write-in votes. DeStefano said the voters rejected “the politics of evil,” referring to Sierra’s smear campaign.