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Police, Firefighters To Conduct Exercise At School In Hudson Valley Police, Firefighters To Conduct Exercise At School In Hudson Valley
Police, Firefighters To Conduct Exercise At School In Hudson Valley Authorities are asking parents to avoid a Hudson Valley school during an upcoming scheduled exercise involving police and firefighters.  The exercise will be held in Putnam County on Tuesday, April 9 at Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, April 1.  Several agencies will be involved in the exercise, including area police departments, the Cold Spring Fire Company and its Fire Police, and the Philipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  All non-participants, including parents, are asked to avoid the school campus while th…

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Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after allegedly lighting off fireworks that were mistaken for gunshots near an elementary school, causing a lockdown and emergency response, police said.  Putnam County resident Alexander Welsh of Cold Spring, age 28, was arrested on Monday, May 15 after allegedly lighting off fireworks near Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, causing it to go into lockdown, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Earlier Report - Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Dow…

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Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Down Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Down
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Down A school in the Hudson Valley was put on lockdown after noises that sounded like gunshots were heard near the campus, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 15 at Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, when at around 12:15 p.m., noises that sounded like a firearm discharging were heard near the school by a school resource officer, according to Haldane Central School District Superintendent Phil Benante.   The noise prompted the school to initiate a lockdown of all students and staff in accordance with the district's emergency management protocols, and…

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Former School Principal From Northern Westchester Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle Former School Principal From Northern Westchester Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle
Former School Principal From Northern Westchester Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle A former elementary school principal from Northern Westchester has died after a hard-fought battle with ALS.  Katonah resident David Wallick died on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the age of 60, according to his obituary.  Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1962 before moving to New York and growing up in Eastchester, Wallick spent his life in education and became an elementary school teacher for more than two decades.  He then eventually became the principal of Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring.  Wallick was drawn to his career because he loved knowing he could help p…

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