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Discovery Of Mortar Shell Prompts Evacuation At Philipstown Construction Site Discovery Of Mortar Shell Prompts Evacuation At Philipstown Construction Site
Discovery Of Mortar Shell Prompts Evacuation At Philipstown Construction Site A hazardous device team was called to a Hudson Valley property after a mortar shell was found during excavation work.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, June 17, when a caller performing excavation work at a Philipstown property on Juniper Hill Road reported the discovery of an unexploded mortar shell under some rocks, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, June 19. A responding sheriff's deputy then removed all workers from the area and called for the Westchester County Police Hazardous Devices Unit to help remove the mortar.  Eventually, the …

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by Ben Crnic