Five people needed to be rescued from the Neversink River in the Woodridge area during a nasty Thunderstorm, Sunday night.
The five people had been on rafts in the water, in the area of Avon Lodge Road near River Road.
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Emergency personnel were at the Minnewaska State Park in Kerhonkson on Sunday evening, attempting to rescue a Frum man that fell off a cliff.
Sources tell YWN that the man was on a hike with family, when he fell off the cliff.
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With the summer coming to a close, and the tens of thousands of visitors back in the city, Catskills Hatzolah held an annual appreciation Dinner for local emergency personnel.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Chester, New York, was the birthplace of cream cheese, bringing harmony and pleasure into the world.
Now, Chester, New York, lying sixty miles north of New York City, it is a source of bitter controversy.

At least one camp has decided to cancel “Visiting Day” this Sunday, following YWN reports of a traffic nightmare this weekend heading to the Catskills, as it is the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival at Bethel Woods.

Nearly 600 cyclists kicked off their 180 mile ride across three states in support of children living with illness as part the tenth annual Bike4Chai.
The ride commenced early Wednesday morning from Princeton, NJ, as riders journeyed along a clearly-marked century route through the picturesque hills of New Jersey and the Pocono Mountains.

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This weekend always has lot of extra traffic heading to the Catskills: It is Shabbos Nachamu. It is also Visiting Day which always add tons of extra traffic. But that is not what authorities are concerned about.
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An accident involving a motorcycle and a car left the motorcyclist dead, Thursday afternoon.
It happened at around 4:50PM, in front of 762 Sackett Lake Road, just near Birchwood Estates.
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Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
· July 9, 2019 – Timothy M. Landis, 34, of Montgomery was arrested on an outstanding Family Court warrant for failing to pay child support.
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