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Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley
Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley home was left uninhabitable after a two-alarm kitchen fire broke out at an area condo complex. First responders in Dutchess County responded to the Envoy Plaza Condo Complex on Beechwood Avenue in Poughkeepsie shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a kitchen fire that broke out. Crews from the Arlington and City of Poughkeepsie fire departments responded to the 911 call within minutes, with first responders reporting that there was fire visible in a window on the first floor, prompting a second alarm. The fire was contained in the kitchen a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire
One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One person died when a fire broke out in a second-floor Hudson Valley condo unit, officials announced. Crews from the Arlington Fire Department responded to the Greenbriar Condominiums on South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, where there was a report of smoke coming from underneath the sink of a unit. Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh said that a volunteer member of Arlington who lives in that complex exited his home and observed a large quantity of smoke in the area. He was also able to determine that the fire was not in the original c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles
Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles An early morning intense garage fire destroyed two vehicles and killed five chickens in the area. The blaze began around 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, in Arlington in the detached garage of a home at 45 LaGrange Avenue. Arriving firefighters found the three-bay detached garage fully involved in fire with two additional cars parked in the driveway, said Arlington Fire District Chief William Steenbergh. Town police officers were already assisting with evacuating occupants from the nearby houses as a second alarm was issued bringing addition to the scene, as well as Mobile Li…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man High On Drugs Crashes Into Storefront In Area, Police Say Man High On Drugs Crashes Into Storefront In Area, Police Say
Man High On Drugs Crashes Into Storefront In Area, Police Say A 40-year-old man has been charged with DWI/Drugs after crashing his vehicle in a storefront earlier in the week. Orange County resident David A. Bergsma, of Wallkill, was arrested for the crash that took place around 11:40 a.m., Monday, Nov. 11, at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on North Road, in Poughkeepsie, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Michael O'Dowd. When police arrived on the scene, town police found that Bergsma, driving a 2005 Ford F-350 had crashed into a parked box truck and then continued into the West side of the building, O'Dowd said. A man was allegedly high on drugs whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze Firefighters were on scene within two minutes of a fully involved blaze at an abandoned residential-style structure that was close to two other buildings. The blaze took place around 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2611 South Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said Arlington Fire District Chief Tory Gallante. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within two minutes of the initial dispatch and confirmed a fully involved fire located at the rear of the former Poughkeepsie Inn property. Two other structures were within close vicinity to the fire building but were not on fire, Gallante said. …

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by Kathy Reakes