HEADLINES: Cuomo aide released, Blind Brook OKs $6M bond, FEMA center closing in Orange County
Here are some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
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Dec 23, 2021, 10:37 AM
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2 people charged in Middletown narcotics; firearms bust
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NYC officials: Westchester caseworker’s death ruled a homicide
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Headlines: Drug ring prison sentence, Newburgh felony charge, uptick in car thefts in Briarcliff Manor
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Man sentence to 10 years in prison for running Orange County drug ring
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Finger in salad lawsuit against Chop’t discontinued
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Fugitive accused of defrauding Yonkers' immigrant community extradited from Washington state
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2 people charged in Middletown narcotics; firearms bust
8h ago0:32
NYC officials: Westchester caseworker’s death ruled a homicide
13h ago0:54
Headlines: Drug ring prison sentence, Newburgh felony charge, uptick in car thefts in Briarcliff Manor
20h ago0:20
Man sentence to 10 years in prison for running Orange County drug ring
yesterday0:34
Finger in salad lawsuit against Chop’t discontinued
yesterday1:45
Fugitive accused of defrauding Yonkers' immigrant community extradited from Washington state
yesterdayHere are some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
A former top aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is out of federal prison and now in a halfway house. Joseph Percoco, 53, of South Salem was sentenced to six years in prison for taking more than $300,000 in bribes. He began his sentence in 2019 at the federal facility in Otisville. It’s not known where the halfway house is or why Percoco was released from prison.
Voters in the Blind Brook School District approved a $6 million bond referendum to finish a construction project at the Ridge Street School. Back in September, there was a construction controversy surrounding the school that led to its closure due to safety concerns. Those issues have now been resolved. The approved measure will allow the district to complete ongoing improvements.
Today is the last day for Orange County residents affected by Hurricane Ida to get assistance from FEMA. The agency’s Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will be at the Wallkill Justice Court from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Residents affected by Ida can get answers to disaster-related questions, help uploading documents, and referrals to federal and state agencies.
