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Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 At least two residential buildings were destroyed during a two-alarm fire in the Hudson Valley that left 24 people homeless. The incident occurred in Orange County at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at 59 and 61 Carter St., in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, a spokesman for the Newburgh Fire Department, arriving units found the rear of 59 and 61 Carter Street fully involved with fire, which was spreading to the interior of the buildings.  Neppl said crews stretched handlines into the interior and began bringing the fire down and searching for hidden fire. Mark Lieb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Hudson Valley Girl, 13, Found Safe After Intensive Search, Police Say Missing Hudson Valley Girl, 13, Found Safe After Intensive Search, Police Say
Missing Hudson Valley Girl, 13, Found Safe After Intensive Search, Police Say A missing 13-year-old Hudson Valley girl was found safe near a Walmart after an intensive two-day search that included large groups of people, drones, helicopters, K9s, and 4-wheelers. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh on Saturday,  Sept. 16 around 2:10 p.m. According to Town of Newburgh Police Lt. Peter Talarico, it was uncharacteristic for the teen to walk off from her without letting someone know. Police continued their investigation throughout the day and night including interviews, neighborhood canvassing by patrol officers, and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area A Hudson Valley man was killed during a large house fire overnight. The fire took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8 on Babes Lanes in the town of Newburgh. Police and firefighters responded to a home on Babes Lane after receiving 911 calls reporting smoke and fire, said Lt. Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police. Police arrived to find one of the five occupants had not emerged from the house safely. Unfortunately, the victim, identified as Michael Gida, age 64, succumbed to the fire and smoke, Talarico said. Gida was transported to St Luke's h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two-Alarm Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Home In Area Two-Alarm Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Home In Area
Two-Alarm Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Home In Area A home in the area sustained heavy damage during a fire that had flames shooting out of the roof. The two-alarm fire started around 12:30 a.m., Sunday, April 4, in Orange County at 115 Meadow Hill Road in the City of Newburgh, said the Orange-Lake Fire District. First arriving firefighters were met with flames shooting from the roof, said the Dan Leghorn Engine Company Orange Lake. The quick-moving fire extended to a front porch area but firefighters contained the blaze inside the home. The home with flames jumping from the roof.Dan Leghorn Engine Company Orange Lake The district was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Near Area School Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Near Area School
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Near Area School A woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision near a school in the area. It happened on Wednesday, March 4 at about 4:30 p.m. in Orange County. The victim is identified as Eleanor Bortone, 82, of the Town of Newburgh., police said. She was traveling eastbound on Fostertown Road in the area of the Fostertown Elementary School at the time of the crash, Town of Newburgh Police Lt. James Nenni said. The other involved vehicle was traveling westbound on Fostertown Road.  The investigation is continuing and no other information is being released by police. Town of Newburgh Police we…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area A man was found dead inside a multi-family home during a fire in Newburgh late Friday. The man was found when members of the Newburgh Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 6½ Farrington St.  at 11:43 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, said Terry Ahlers, Newburgh's acting fire chief. Crews arrived in under two minutes and found heavy fire showing from the front of a multi-family, two-story home, Ahlers said. The residents from the second floor reported the resident from the first floor as unaccounted for. Crews immediately stretched hose lines and initiated a search for the mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Bus Driver Airlifted After Rollover Crash In Area School Bus Driver Airlifted After Rollover Crash In Area
School Bus Driver Airlifted After Rollover Crash In Area A school bus driver was rescued by firefighters after the bus she was driving rolled over and she became "heavily trapped" near the border of Orange and Ulster counties.The crash took place around 7:11 a.m. Monday on Quaker Street in the area of the county line and involved a bus servicing the Wallkill School District, said the Plattekill Fire Department. When firefighters, along with the Plattekill Ambulance and the Cronomer Valley Fire Department, arrived on the scene, they found the driver, trapped, but no students aboard, the department said. After a quick evaluation, EMS requested…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Of Man Pulled From Lake In Harriman State Park Body Of Man Pulled From Lake In Harriman State Park
Body Of Man Pulled From Lake In Harriman State Park The body of a possible drowning victim was pulled by dive teams from a lake in Harriman State Park near the border of Rockland and Orange counties on Monday morning. Lake Skannatati in Tuxedo was closed during the search. The man went underwater early Sunday afternoon. Thiells Fire Department divers were called to the scene after the Tuxedo Town Fire Department, Monroe Fire Department, Cronomer Valley Fire Department and  Stony Point Fire Department all responded. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury
Details Emerge In Double Tractor-Trailer I-87 Crash With Serious Injury One person was seriously injured in a double tractor-trailer crash on I-87 that closed the major roadway in Orange County for more than 12 hours. The crash occurred around 3:52 p.m. Monday in the town of Newburgh, said New York State Trooper Michael P. Cassella. The initial investigation suggests vehicle one, a tandem tractor-trailer hauling recycled aluminum cans, was southbound on I-87 near mile marker 63.3 in the right lane slowing for an active construction zone which also contained an unrelated motor vehicle crash.  The tractor-trailer was then rear-ended by a second tractor-trailer, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Killed When SUV Strikes Garbage Truck In Orange County Driver Killed When SUV Strikes Garbage Truck In Orange County
Driver Killed When SUV Strikes Garbage Truck In Orange County The driver of an SUV was killed Saturday morning when the vehicle crashed into a garbage truck in the Town of Newburgh. The accident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on Route 32 (North Plank Road) near the intersection of Paffendorf Drive in the Cronomer Valley section of the town, said Lt. James Nenni of the Town of Newburgh Police Department. An SUV, which was traveling eastbound on Route 32, struck a garbage truck from behind. The garbage truck had turned right, from Paffendorf Drive, onto eastbound Route 32. The driver of the SUV died at St. Luke’s/Cornwall Hospital as a result of injur…

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by Joe Lombardi