Rosendale Fire Dept. was called in on Mutual Aid to assist the Bloomington Fire Dept. with a Tractor Trailer tanker truck rollover with injuries on Creek Locks Road. Request was to assist with occupant extrication from the truck as well as to set up a landing zone for MEDIVAC at Bloomington Station number one. There is an ongoing police investigation as to the cause of the accident.

Rosendale - Raymond H. Ritter, 80, of Rosendale died Saturday August 18, 2018 at his home following a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Ray was born in Kingston November 29, 1937 a son of the late Henry E. Sr. and Gertrude G. Kopp. Ray worked construction most of his life. He was employed as truck driver and Shop Stewdard for Teamsters Local 445 in Newburgh until his retirement 15 years ago. He also owned Ray's Village Inn in Rosendale for many. Ray had been involved and very helpf...

Rosendale - Robert E. La Fera, 79, a former longtime resident of Rosendale died Monday May 21, 2018 at ArchCare at Fernclliff in Rhinebeck.He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 12, 1939 a son of the late Joseph and  Assunta La Fera of Rosendale, N.Y.Robert was a volunteer fireman in Rosendale and a life member of Active Hose #1 for over 50 years. He loved helping his community, friends and family.He spent the majority of his life at the family homestead in the Lawrenceville area Rosen...

Tillson - Justin Joseph Scharschu, 28, of Tillson died tragically on Monday September 11, 2017 of injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident. He was born in Albany September 7, 1989 a son of John J. and Monda Y. Kouhout Scharschu. He was a lifelong Tillson resident.Justin was employed as a foreman for Precision Concrete Structures in West Hurley. He was passionate about serving his community in the fire service. Justin was a 7 year member and currently serving his second year as captain in the...

Rosendale woman stole car, drove it under the influence of drugs and was involved in a 3-car crash, police sayBy Freeman staffPosted: 08/09/17, 5:02 PM EDT | Updated: 44 secs agoROSENDALE, N.Y. >> A town woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a car, driving it under the influence of drugs and becoming involved in a three-car crash, all within about one hour, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.Herma Allen, 53, of Rosendale, was arrested by Sheriff’s deputies ...

The RFD will be taking possession of our new pumper soon. It is a  KME pumper/rescue featuring 6 man cab with EMS cabinet, Cummins motor, 750 gallons of water, Hale QMAX pump, deck gun, Onan 10k onboard generator, hydraulic lines for Hurst "Jaws of life" tools, Whelan LED scene lighting, Willburt LED vertical light tower, speedy dry fender hopper, 9,000lb portable winch with receivers on all 4 sides of the truck and a federal triple camera back up system. We are very proud to...

Arthur F. Mulligan, 100, of Delray Beach, Fl. formerly of Rosendale and Kingston, passed peacefully Thursday morning, March 24 at the Trustbridge Hospice of Delray Beach, Florida, with his wife & family by his side. He was born in Kingston, NY, and was the son of the late John A. and Estella Mulligan and a graduate from Ravena-Coeymans High School, class of 1932. A veteran of WW II, Pacific Theater of Operations, U.S. Army Air Corps, he served from 1942-1947, attaining the rank of Lieutenant...

Erik J. "Whitey" Reich(March 31, 1935 - March 1, 2016) Rosendale - Erik J. "Whitey" Reich, 80, of Rosendale, died Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, in Kingston. He was born in Hamburg, Germany March 31, 1935 a son of the late Edwin and Elizabeth Beinish Reich. He was a Rosendale resident since 1957. Erik was employed in lumber sales most of his life and was last employed by New Paltz Lumber until retiring in 1990. He was a US Navy veteran of ...

From TFD Website: This afternoon at about 3pm Tillson Fire was dispatched to a Possible structure fire. On arrival of Car 60 A a second alarm was sounded. Fire was found to be in the house extending into the roof. Crews extinguished the fire without injury or incident. Tillson Car 60, Car 60-A, E-60-14 And T-60-12 responded Tillson was assisted at the scene by the Rosendale, Bloomington, Rifton, New Paltz, High Falls, Stone Ridge FAST fire departments. Mobile Life support services. Arson task fo...

Firefighter George Lent was honored as FIREMAN OF THE YEAR and Congressman Chris Gibson was the guest speaker at the Rosendale Fire Department 2015 Annual Installation Dinner held at the Postage Inn. Gibson thanked the volunteer firefighters for their service and presented awards to members achieving department mile stones.

KINGSTON - The city cannot afford to continue subsidizing the nonprofit Volunteer Firemen’s Hall and Museum, lawmakers say.During a Tuesday meeting of the Common Council’s Laws and Rules Committee, members said the board of directors of the museum at 265 Fair St. in Uptown Kingston must come up with a plan to pay its bills and make repairs and improvements to the historic firehouse that houses the operation. Committee members said they support the museum and want it to remain in...

Bloomington and Rosendale Firefighters responded to a serious auto accident on the NYS Thruway at mile marker 82.1 south bound at 2:30PM today. A black SUV left the south bound lanes and rolled over. The driver was trapped and needed to be extricated. The Rosendale Fire Department was called in to assist with their Jaws of Life Rescue tool. A Medivac helicopter also responded, landed on the Thruway at the accident site, and air lifted the victim.Serious car crash slowing traffic on Thruway ...

Bloomington Fire Dept. Firefighter and Secretary Joe Hafner Sr., father of Asst. Chief Joe Hafner Jr. and Grandfather of Probationary Firefighter Joey Hafner was honored at the Bloomington Fire Department Annual Installation dinner last night at the Best Western Hotel in Kingston for 60 years of Firematic service to the Bloomington Fire Dept. and community. Presentations were made by Heidi Haynes who is the representative of 46th district NYS Senator George Amedore and Ulster County Executive Mi...

By Diane Pineiro-Zucker, Daily FreemanPosted: 10/16/14, 11:13 AM EDT |KINGSTON >> A fire Thursday morning on Henry Street in Midtown left one unit of a five-section row house uninhabitable, a city fire official said.The unit at 19 Henry St., just off Broadway, is owned by Gloria Amann and occupied by her husband, Helmut, according to Deputy Fire Chief Wayne Platte. He said the unit was uninhabitable because the fire spread to walls and ceilings throughout.Helmut Amann, who teaches at a pri...

Freeman staffHURLEY >> A Rosendale woman was injured when the car she was driving overturned near the Little Red School House on Lucas Avenue, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Melissa Defelicis, age unavailable, was southbound about 3:45 p.m. Sunday when she was forced to swerve after a northbound vehicle crossed the center line, deputies said. Defelicis’ car flipped and landed in a ditch, they said. The second vehicle left the scene and had not been lo...

ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER INJURIES RISE AS FDNY LOWERS STANDARDSBy Kenneth Garger and Danika Fears NEW YORK POSTSeptember 26, 2014 | 3:59amSomebody call 911 — the FDNY’s recruitment practices need some emergency help!An unprecedented number of fire recruits have been injured during probie training this year — after the department dropped its normally rigorous standards and hired a host of “physically unprepared” wannabes, department ­insiders claim.“These kids ar...

Ulster County Sheriff’s Office to hold snowmobile certification coursePosted: 08/24/14, 12:45 PM EDT |KINGSTON >> The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office will sponsor a New York State Young Operators and Adult Certification Course for snowmobiles, Sheriff Paul J. VanBlarcum said Friday.The course is required by state law for riders between the ages of 10 and 17. It is offered free of charge and is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Nov. 8 at the West Hurley Firehouse, 24 Wall St., Wes...

Hurley paramedic, Woodstock Rescue Squad among top Ulster County EMS honoreesPosted: 05/22/14, 4:51 PM EDT | Kingston Daily FreemanKINGSTON >> A Hurley paramedic severely injured in a line-of-duty accident last year and a Woodstock rescue squad were among honorees this month at an awards and recognition dinner hosted by the Ulster County Emergency Medical Services Council.William Spadafora of Mobile Life Support Services, who was honored as Advanced Life Support Provider of the Year at the...

Martin "Marty" Koehler(October 21, 1941 - May 1, 2014)High Falls - Martin "Marty" Koehler , 72, of Canal Road died Thursday May 1, 2014 at Health Alliance Hospital Mary's Ave. Campus in Kingston. He was born in NYC December 21, 1941 a son of the late Frank and Anna Koehler. An High Falls resident for many years Marty had been a self employed painting contractor. He later became the Director of Grounds at the Boscobel Museum in Cold Spring until retiring in 2005. Marty was...