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Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres
Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed the New York Army and Air National Guards to help extinguish a Hudson Valley wildfire at a state park that has grown from 30 acres to between 130 and 150 acres. Located in Ulster County, the fire, known as the Napanoch Point Fire in the Minnewaska State Park in Ellenville, was believed to have started on Saturday, Aug. 27 by a lightning strike. More than 200 state and local firefighters from across the region have been battling the blaze that continues to grown. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said the fire continues to increase in size due to vegetation, te…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Four On Plane That Crashed Off Long Island Coast IDs Released For Four On Plane That Crashed Off Long Island Coast
IDs Released For Four On Plane That Crashed Off Long Island Coast The identities have been released of the four people on board a small plane that crashed during a thunderstorm late Saturday afternoon off of a beach on Long Island. Two bodies have been recovered. Coast Guard rescue crews, local agencies, fishing vessels, and shore units continue to search the area for the two missing passengers. The four are Bernard Krupinski, 70, a prominent East End builder, and his wife, Bonnie Krupinski, 70; as well as their grandson, William Maerov, 22 — all of East Hampton — and the pilot, Jon Dollard, 47, of Hampton Bays, East Hampton Police said. Three of the vict…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Small Plane With Four Aboard Crashes Off Long Island Coast Small Plane With Four Aboard Crashes Off Long Island Coast
Small Plane With Four Aboard Crashes Off Long Island Coast Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Four Aboard Plane That Crashed Off Long Island Coast Two bodies have been recovered after a small plane with four people on board crashed during a thunderstorm late Saturday afternoon off of a beach on Long Island. The aircraft went down one mile off the shore of Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett just before 4 p.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Cutter Bonito, homeported in Montauk, recovered a second person from the water. Earlier, the East Hampton Life Guards located and recovered the first person from the aircraft. Coast G…

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by Joe Lombardi