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Crossing Guard Struck, Killed While Helping Children Cross Street In NY (Update)
Officials have identified the 72-year-old crossing guard killed Monday morning, Sept. 29, while helping children get to school in Dutchess County, police said.
James Montanino, 72, was on duty at 372 Church St. in Poughkeepsie at around 7:30 a.m. on Monday when he was struck by a vehicle while assisting children on their way to the Smith Elementary School, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Monday afternoon.
Montanino was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
The driver, a 38-year-old Poughkeepsie resident, stayed at the scene and i…
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In NY Crash (Developing)
A New York State Police trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on a highway in upstate New York.
The Schenectady County wreck happened on the westbound Thruway (I-90) in Pattersonville, near Exit 26, at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to New York State Police.
A trooper was conducting a traffic stop on a Honda when a tractor, not pulling a trailer, slammed into the rear of their patrol car, which then struck the Honda. The impact knocked the trooper, who was standing on the passenger side a Honda, over the guardrail and down an embankment, police sai…
NJ Wildfire Explodes To 12,500 Acres: Latest From Forest Fire Service
An otherwise idyllic spring day along the New Jersey coast was darkened by thick plumes of smoke as a massive wildfire scorched through 12,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power Wednesday, April 23.
🚨 A massive wildfire, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, is tearing through 1,200 acres in Barnegat Township’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County, NJ, as of April 22, 2025, with 0% containment. Mandatory evacuations are underway for Wells Mills Road from Bryant… pic.twitter.com/61nPv8YRcH — Laszlo Varga (@LaszloRealtor) April 2…
