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News Briefs: Texas Man Killed in Orange County Crash, Garnerville Gator – “Guidry” – Gets Going

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A Texas man was killed last week in Orange County after he crashed onto a tractor trailer that had slowed for construction in a work zone on the New York State Thruway between Harriman and Newburgh on Wednesday. New York State Police say 61 year-old Theodore Johnson was driving a Nissan van around 12:30 in the afternoon when he crashed into a Freightliner tractor. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. The Freightliner driver, 51 year-old Adam Rice of Brick, New Jersey, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Garnerville Gator, Guidry, Gets Going

That alligator that was rescued by Haverstraw Police rescued Thursday in the Minisceongo Creek in Garnerville has a name and will soon have a new home. The Hudson Valley Humane Society of Pomona has been caring for him since he was brought to them Thursday. They said on their Facebook page that he’ll be sent to live at “Reptile Encounters with Marc Perpetua” who runs a reptile educational program in Saugerties. He was examined by an expert from the Bronx Zoo and determined to be in pretty good shape. He has since been named “Guidry.” No word on where the gator came from.

Orange County Fire 90% Contained, Volunteers Contain Blaze in Rockland Lake State Park

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The Jennings Creek / Sterling Forest fire is now reportedly about 90% contained, but Orange County remains under a state of emergency, and the Greenwood Lake School District remains closed today. The town of Warwick said East Shore Road from Sterling Road at the intersection of Wah-Ta-Wah Drive to the north entrance of Woods Road would be closed due to the fires, and the town was asking residents in the voluntary evacuation area to continue sheltering so that crews can effectively suppress the fire. They said there is no threat to structures. On Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, Kurt Mulligan of the Stony Point Fire Department said some of the sections being threatened by the fires pose major challenges for firefighters…

Though the major brushfires haven’t hit Rockland, Director of Fire and Emergency Services, Chris Kear, said area volunteers have been hard at work…

Rockland volunteers still have other fires to deal with, including a small brushfire that hit Rockland Lake State Park on Sunday near the trail along Hook Mountain which is now 90% contained, the origin of the fire is under investigation. Rain later this week could provide some much-needed relief, with more than 6,000 acres of forest having been consumed so far. Meanwhile, funeral services are set for today, and flags around the state will be flown at half-staff, in honor of 18-year-old Parks and Recreation aide and Ramapo High School graduate, Dariel Vasquez of Pomona. Vasquez was killed last weekend, while helping create a fire line at the Jennings Creek wildfire in Sterling Forest. Governor Kathy Hochul commended him for his bravery in protecting New Yorkers. He worked as an aide at the State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department. He is survived by his mother, Miosotis, and his father, Juan.

Victim of Fatal Accident in Ramapo ID’d

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A 70 year-old Monsey man killed crossing a street in Ramapo late Thursday after being struck by two cars has been identified. Ramapo Police say Chaim Chiment was walking with another man across the intersection of West Maple Avenue and Kings Point Lane just after 6pm when he was hit by a car traveling northbound. Chiment was thrown into the southbound lanes where he was struck by another car heading south on West Maple. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital. Both drivers remained on-scene. The crash is currently under investigation by the Town of Ramapo Police Crash Investigation Unit. No word on the other man’s condition or identity.

MTA Board to Meet Today and Vote on Congestion Pricing Launch in January

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The MTA board is expected to meet today to vote on the revived congestion pricing plan that the governor announced late last week would return on January 5th. After temporarily shelving it in June just before it was about to start, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday it’ll cost $9 instead of the proposed $15 to drive into the city below 60th street. Rockland County Executive Ed Day calls the plan outright theft from west-of-Hudson commuters…

State law requires that congestion pricing raise money for the MTA and decrease traffic and pollution. Many area officials have vowed to fight the plan with the hope of it being scrapped altogether.

STAC Students and Meals on Wheels Team Up to Make Thanksgiving Brighter for Area Seniors

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Students at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill are hosting “STACsGiving” tomorrow and putting together Thanksgiving care packages to be given to some 800 homebound seniors in Rockland County by Meals on Wheels. STAC junior Anna Vuktilaj is a public relations student and she’s been participating in the semester-long service-learning project…

The “STACsGiving” is being held tomorrow afternoon at 1pm in the Romano Student Alumni Center at STAC. Students will be creating cards and gifts of gratitude for seniors that will accompany Meals on Wheels deliveries this Thanksgiving.