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A Rockland teen was killed after the car in which he was a passenger crashed on Route 6 Wednesday night. New York State Police say 19 year-old Xavier Egger was the backseat passenger around 10:53pm when the car, driven at what police say was a high rate of speed down Route 6 eastbound, failed to navigate the Long Mountain traffic circle, striking a tree at the center of the circle. Egger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, 43 year-old Steffany Egger, and an unidentified 21-year-old man, both Stony Point residents, were extricated from the car. They were both treated at the scene by EMS personnel and later taken to Westchester Medical Center with non- life-threatening injuries. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. If you witnessed the collision you are asked to contact the State Police Monroe Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.

NYSP Seeks Public Help in Greenburgh Hit-and-Run
A hit-and-run in the town of Greenburgh has authorities asking for your help. New York State Police say the incident occurred Wednesday night around 8pm on the Exit 5 deceleration ramp of I-287 East in Greenburgh. They say a pedestrian was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. Police say the victim suffered a traumatic brain injury and is in critical condition. State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who has information about the vehicle involved to come forward. Contact Troop T Statewide Communications at 866-833-2980.

Three people were injured late Wednesday night when their car crashed into trees off the Long Mountain traffic circle on the Palisades Parkway in Orange County. That’s according to News 12. One of the victims reportedly suffered serious injuries. No other details were available.

[UPDATE – 2:30pm, via Ramapo PD and NYS PD]: New York State Police has advised that Haverstraw Road (Route 202) will remain closed until approximately 6pm this evening. The road closure has been extended from Washington Avenue in the Village of Suffern to Mayer Drive in the The Village of Montebello. Please plan alternate routes.

[ORIGINAL REPORT]: Route 202 reopened this morning after both directions from Mayer Drive to Lake Road in Montebello was shut down much of the day yesterday just after noon after a truck brought down some power lines. No other details on the crash that caused the closure were available.

An area state lawmaker thinks the state budget, already late, will be wrapped up before the Passover-Easter break in less than two weeks. The legislature passed a budget extender to keep the state government running through Thursday. Rockland State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says it’s important to cut spending, but also to pay the bills the state has…

Two main sticking points in the budget negotiations include reforming the state’s criminal evidence-sharing laws and the expansion of involuntary commitments of mentally ill people. This is the fourth consecutive year lawmakers missed the budget deadline.

Nothing was found to be harmful after a Ramapo resident last night brought a suspicious envelope he said he got in the mail to the Ramapo Police Station. Ramapo Police say the envelope was moved to a secure area outside of Police headquarters where it was later tested by Rockland County HAZMAT. The substance was identified and was not harmful. They didn’t say what the substance was. Ramapo Police warn all residents if you get something suspicious in the mail, don’t touch, smell, or transport it. Instead, call 911, and wait for emergency responders to handle it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water if you do handle something suspicious.

A recent rate hike for a local power company isn’t going over well with some area lawmakers. Orange County State Senator James Skoufis of the 42nd District is particularly disturbed that the Public Service Commission approved the increases, and he says he’s looking to advance legislation that would cap utility profits, reduce utility executives’ salaries, launch audits by an independent third-party, among other reforms. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says he recognizes the company’s costs are changing, however…

The PSC approved new three-year delivery rates for Orange & Rockland Utilities’ electric and natural gas services earlier this month. According to O&R, average monthly electric bills for residential customers using 600 kilowatt hours per month will go up 4.6 percent this year, 3.3 percent next year, and 3.5 percent in 2027. Average monthly total gas bills for the same customers using 100 cubic feet per month would increase by 10.9 percent this year, 3.5 percent next year, and 3.8 percent in 2027.