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DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (Update) Nearly two weeks after a DoorDash driver was allegedly shot by a New York town's highway superintendent, town officials are publicly responding to increasing calls for his removal and addressing the limits of their authority to act.  John J. Reilly III, 48, who serves as Highway Superintendent for the Hudson Valley town of Chester in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, May 3, after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who had pulled into his driveway asking for directions on Valerie Drive the night before. Police say Reilly told the driver to leave, and as the driver atte…

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by Ben Crnic
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Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: NYSP Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: NYSP
Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: Nysp A New York township's highway superintendent has been identified as the homeowner charged in the shooting of a lost DoorDash driver asking for directions over the weekend, officials confirmed. John J. Reilly III, 48, is facing charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a firearm in the Friday, May 2 shooting around 9:50 p.m. on Valerie Drive in Chester, according to New York State Police and Town of Chester Supervisor Brandon Holdridge. "We are deeply troubled by what has been reported so far," Holdridge said. "We hope the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Middlesex County How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Middlesex County
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Middlesex County A quick-moving Nor'easter brought accumulating snowfall throughout the region Sunday night, Jan. 19 into Monday morning, Jan 20. Here's a rundown of totals from the National Weather Service. New York Nassau County 2 ENE Roosevelt 4.1 inches 1018 PM 01/19 Public Syosset 4.0 inches 1000 PM 01/19 Trained Spotter East Williston 3.9 inches 1015 PM 01/19 Public 1 W Plainview 3.9 inches 1250 AM 01/20 Public 1 ESE East Meadow 3.8 inches 1117 PM 01/19 Trained Spotter 1 ENE Glen Cove 3.8 inches 0817 AM 01/20 Public  Sea Cliff 3.6 inches 1042 PM 01/19 Public Plainview 3.2 inches 081…

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by Joe Lombardi