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Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Red Hook Convenience Store Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Red Hook Convenience Store
Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Red Hook Convenience Store The quick actions of two Good Samaritans are credited with rescuing a woman who was run over by a vehicle outside a convenience store in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 10 at approximately 2:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the Extra Mart located at 2 West Market St. in the village of Red Hook. An investigation determined that the 76-year-old Red Hook woman was walking through the parking lot when a 2017 Buick being operated by a 90-year-old Red Hook man attempted to back out of a parking space and struck her.  This caused the woman to fal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Residents Escape From A Smoke-Filled Home In Area Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Residents Escape From A Smoke-Filled Home In Area
Mayor, Good Samaritans Help Residents Escape From A Smoke-Filled Home In Area A local mayor and good Samaritans helped evacuate residents from a Hudson Valley home after they failed to react to a fire alarm. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 23 in the city of Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison was on his way to a church service when driving on Delafield Street he hear a loud fire alarm and smoke coming from the second floor of a home. The mayor pulled over and crossed the street at the same time two women were calling 911 for help. "I ran across the road and stopped and called 911 while the really loud fire alarm…

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by Kathy Reakes