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Heat Advisory: Dangerously Hot Conditions Grip Region - Here's When We'll See Some Relief
Steamy, unhealthy, dangerously hot conditions will linger for the next few days with a Heat Advisory in effect for the region.
The advisory, issued by the National Weather Service, is from noon Sunday, July 19 until 8 p.m. Monday, July 20.
Heat indices will climb to the upper 90s throughout the region on Sunday, with parts of interior Connecticut reaching 100. (See first image above.)
On Monday, heat indices will reach 100 for most of the region. (See second image above.)
Sunday will be sunny and Monday will be partly sunny.
"Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, …
Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental
The death of a 41-year-old worker who was caught in a cheese mixing machine has been ruled accidental, police said.
Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg.
Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread crumbs, among other items, for about 18 months, according to the Orangetown Police. He was a resident of Paterson, New Jersey.
On Friday, the department announced that the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Offic…