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Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged
Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged Pennsylvania State Police have announced funeral arrangements for Trooper First Class Michael E. Pahira Jr., the veteran trooper who was killed while inspecting a tractor-trailer driven by a New York trucker after investigators say a Massachusetts truck driver crashed onto the shoulder of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. Public visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, at North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School, 15 Academy Lane in Ashland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 6. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial services will be…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Hudson Valley Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Hudson Valley
Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Hudson Valley Firefighters discovered improperly stored motor oil while fighting a blaze in Orange County — some of which ended up in storm drains in the area.  The fire happened in Newburgh at around 8:08 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, when firefighters initially received a report of an outdoor blaze spreading to a garage in the area of 83 Benkard Ave., the City of Newburgh Fire Department said on Monday, July 6. Responding fire crews found a fire actually spreading to a garage at 176 Renwick St. and began efforts to put it out.  At the scene, firefighters said they found several gallons of used m…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Hudson Valley Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Hudson Valley
Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Hudson Valley Authorities are investigating a disturbance involving hundreds of people in Sullivan County on Independence Day that left two people injured.  The incident happened at around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, when officers responded to an incident at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex at 76 Evergreen Dr., according to the Monticello Police Department. Responding officers found a crowd of around 150 to 200 people in the area and eventually discovered a 32-year-old man with a severe cut to his head, police said. The large crowd was eventually dispersed with help from the Sulliv…

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by Ben Crnic
News
'You Will Never Know Peace': NY Man’s Angry ICE Email Brought Feds To His Door, Suit Says 'You Will Never Know Peace': NY Man’s Angry ICE Email Brought Feds To His Door, Suit Says
'You Will Never Know Peace': NY Man’s Angry ICE Email Brought Feds To His Door, Suit Says A New York man who sent an angry email to the director of ICE was met with federal agents at his front door, according to a lawsuit filed Monday, July 6. David Streever was not at his Rochester home when the feds showed up, but another officer confronted him at a hotel in New York City, according to the suit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. The feds did not arrest Streever, but they hit him with a “warning notice” that he might have violated federal law, the suit says. Streever claims the pursuit by the Department of Homeland Security was an intimidation tactic that violates his F…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Police & Fire
Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Hudson Valley, Building Condemned Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Hudson Valley, Building Condemned
Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Hudson Valley, Building Condemned Three families were displaced after part of a residence collapsed in Putnam County, leaving the structure unsafe to occupy.  The collapse happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, when firefighters and police responded to a home on See Avenue in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found that a concrete block basement wall along the front of the building had collapsed into the basement.  The collapse caused the building's front entry porch to sink several inches, creating a dangerous gap at the main entrance. To help a r…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Bacteria Found In Popular Shampoo Prompts Recall: What To Know Bacteria Found In Popular Shampoo Prompts Recall: What To Know
Bacteria Found In Popular Shampoo Prompts Recall: What To Know A popular salon shampoo is being recalled because it may be contaminated with bacteria. Kao USA voluntarily recalled select lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo, according to a company announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, July 1. The recall affects 8.5-ounce and 33.8-ounce bottles sold in the US and Canada. According to the company, the shampoo may contain Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria. The bacteria pose little medical risk to healthy people, but people with weakened immune systems may be more susceptible to infection, the FDA said. The aff…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Hudson Valley 2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Hudson Valley
2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Hudson Valley Firefighters responded to two serious crashes in Putnam County on the same day that left multiple people hospitalized.  Both crashes happened in Kent on Sunday, July 5, according to the Kent Fire Department, The first happened a little after noon, when firefighters responded to a rollover crash on the southbound Taconic State Parkway near the Route 301 exit. Crews found two people trapped inside the car and pulled them out. They were then taken to a hospital.  The second crash happened hours later, just before 9:15 p.m., when a vehicle struck a tree on Farmers Mills Road near Mi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Hudson Valley: NYSP Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Hudson Valley: Nysp A Columbia County man was arrested after police said they found him driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 in Dutchess and Putnam counties and deployed spike strips to stop him.  Germantown resident Edward Navedo, 41, was arrested following an incident on Sunday, June 28, on Interstate 84, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 6.  According to the agency, at around 1:40 a.m. on the day of his arrest, Dutchess County 911 received reports of a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near mile marker 57 in East Fishkill. Troopers, help…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Hudson Valley Man Fatally Struck By Train Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (UPDATE) Hudson Valley Man Fatally Struck By Train Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (UPDATE)
Hudson Valley Man Fatally Struck By Train Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (Update) A man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Dutchess County is being remembered as a devoted father and brilliant scientist who held over two dozen patents and whose passion for learning inspired everyone around him.  Fishkill resident Matthew J. Sendelbach, 56, died on Wednesday, July 1, after he was struck by a Metro-North train north of the Bank Street crossing in Wappingers Falls, between the Beacon and New Hamburg stations.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened a little before 9 p.m., when Metro-North train No. 875 struck Sendelbac…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police
Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police A man is facing drunk driving charges after police said he crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash in Putnam County while allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. The collision happened at around 10:47 a.m. on Friday, July 3, near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Camden Road in the Town of Patterson, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 6. Investigators said Alfredo A. Martinez, 39, of Brewster, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet northbound on Lake Shore Drive when his vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck a …

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by Ben Crnic
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‘Horrific Fake Religion’: Anti-Muslim FB Post Briefly Closes NY Restaurant ‘Horrific Fake Religion’: Anti-Muslim FB Post Briefly Closes NY Restaurant
‘Horrific Fake Religion’: Anti-Muslim FB Post Briefly Closes NY Restaurant A New York restaurant that briefly closed following a hateful, Islamophobic post on Facebook has now reopened. Taste of Italy in Latham was only closed for 24 hours from Wednesday, July 1 into Thursday, July 2 before opening its doors and promoting routine specials online, the Albany Times-Union reported. Protesters had gathered outside the restaurant following the incendiary Facebook comment concerning the drowning of a 7-year-old autistic boy, Harbe Nagi, in Menands. “Let’s not forget if that boy lived in a Muslim country his Muslim family would have killed him a long time ago,” Taste of…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Business
Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why
Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why Microsoft is laying off about 4,800 workers worldwide amid massive cuts at Xbox. The company announced the layoffs in employee messages on Monday, July 6. The cuts represent about 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce, with most of the layoffs affecting the company's Commercial and Xbox organizations. Xbox plans to eliminate about 3,200 jobs through fiscal year 2027, including approximately 1,600 positions on Monday. The cuts will ultimately affect about one-fifth of the gaming division's workforce, CNBC reported. In her letter, CEO Asha Sharma called the layoffs "the most significant restr…

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by Chris Spiker