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Police & Fire
Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Cortlandt Home
A firefighter was hospitalized following a blaze at a Northern Westchester home that caused fireworks inside the residence to explode, complicating the response. The fire happened at a residence in southern Cortlandt on Croton Lake Road on Wednesday, July 5 just after 3:30 p.m., according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Once crews arrived at the home, they quickly began putting out the flames, which were centered in the residence's garage underneath the living area. Firefighters were also able to rescue the homeowner's cats that had been trapped in the building.&n…
Police & Fire
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Cold Spring
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…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Home In Hudson Valley
Wayward fireworks may have started a fire that destroyed a 3,000-square-foot home in the Hudson Valley. The fire started in Orange County in the town of Goshen around 10 p.m., Monday, July 4 at a two-story home on Corral Lane in the Harness Estates development. According to Goshen Assistant Fire Chief Peter Easop, firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes and found the home fully engulfed in flames. It took about an hour for firefighters to douse the flames that consumed the structure, causing such extensive damage that the home was later knocked down, said Easop. The resident…
Police & Fire
New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border
As fireworks continue to blast at all hours of the night throughout New York, State Police troopers have been tasked with keeping a closer eye on potentially illegal products crossing into the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he is directing New York State Police to launch a Fireworks Enforcement Detail to prevent illegal fireworks from being brought into the state. Related story - Westchester Man Busted Selling Fireworks Out Of Trunk, Police Seize 28 Cases Worth $10K Cuomo said that specifically, fireworks have been brought into the state largely from Pennsylvania. “Firework…
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Illegal Fireworks After I-84 Stop, State Police Say
A speeding stop on I-84 in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a 51-year-old man in possession of illegal fireworks, State Police said. Troopers stopped Saratoga County resident Matthew Zullo, of Mechanicville, on Monday, June 29 in Greene County the town of Greenville when he was clocked driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to police. Police said that during the traffic stop, troopers spotted “a large amount of fireworks in plain view" on the backseat of Zullo’s 2004 Mercury. The bust came a day after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that State Police would be cracking d…
Lifestyle
Here's When, Where You Can See Fireworks In Putnam
Are you up for some major fireworks displays? In Putnam County, Kent and Southeast will have their annual pyrotechnic extravaganzas this weekend. Kent's fireworks display over Lake Carmel will begin about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. In Southeast, festivities will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 1 with a live band performance. Fireworks will begin about 9:30 p.m. on Independent Way. The rain date for Southeast's fireworks extravaganza is Saturday, July 7.
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