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Rockland Business Helping Children With Life-Threatening Illnesses
VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. – The charity began out of tragedy.
Amy, a young girl suffering from leukemia, had a wish to visit Orlando’s theme parks. As arrangements were being made, however, she died, never getting to see the parks.
It was that moment that drove Henri Landwirth to begin Give the Kids the World Village, a 79-acre nonprofit “storybook” resort in central Florida where children with life-threatening illness and their families are treated to weeklong, cost-free fantasy vacations.
Years later, Landwirth accepts help wherever he can get it, even from Valley Cottage’s Santi Express Movi…
Police: Man Posing As Teen Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Dutchess Girl
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- A 41-year-old man accused of posing as a teenager while sending sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old girl has been arrested, according to New York state police.Jason M. Naylor, of Lockport, N.Y., is accused of trying to lure the 14-year-old into a face-to-face meeting. He's been charged with first-degree disseminating indecent material to minors, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, according to police.
Troopers first began investigating the case in July, when the girl's parents reported inappropriate messages found on her "KI…
Poughkeepsie Man Charged In Walmart Shoplifting Incident
ULSTER, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man accused of stealing nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Walmart store in Ulster is facing a felony charge, according to authorities.In a Facebook post Thursday, Ulster police identified the suspect as Sean C. Grant.
Grant, 35, is accused of taking a shopping cart filled with assorted items stolen from the store at 601 Frank E. Sottile Blvd. According to police, Grant was arrested late Tuesday afternoon.
After his arraignment in Ulster Town Court, Grant was taken to the Ulster County jail, where he was held on $500 cash bail, according to police.
He …
Woman In Taconic Crash Drove Drunk, Had Children In Car, Police Say
MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- A Sleepy Hollow woman driving drunk with two children in the car was arrested Friday after crashing on the Taconic State Parkway, according to New York state police.
Adriana M. Pentz had a blood alcohol content greater than four times the legal limit when she crashed into another car in the southbound lanes of the parkway near Cleveland Street shortly after noon, police said. Two of her children, ages 1 and 3, were passengers in the car. No serious injuries were reported, according to authorities.
Pentz, 35, submitted to a Breathalyzer, which revealed her blood alcoh…
