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Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Fort Montgomery Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart' Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Fort Montgomery Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart'
Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Fort Montgomery Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart' Support is swelling for the family of a New York woman who died while trying to save her dog during a rare flash flood. Hudson Valley resident Pamela Nugent, age 35, was swept away after water surrounded her Orange County home in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery during the severe storms on Sunday, July 9, according to a GoFundMe. "She came out, seeing her house was taking on too much water," Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a news conference Monday in Highland Falls. "She was with her dog and her fiancé literally saw her swept away. Terror, right here." Emergency responders later found Nugent’s …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker truck driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard when the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for mil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
These Orange County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal These Orange County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
These Orange County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal Orange  County is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2020 Best Places to Live list. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here. Cornwall-on-Hudson, cited for a "very enjoyable living environment," is the No. 1-rated municipality in the county. You can read the Niche entry here. Cornwall is followed by No. 2 Highland Falls, No. 3 Woodbury, No. 4 Fort Montgomery and No. 5 Washingtonville to make up the Top 5 for Orange County. You can view each entry and the entire list here.

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says
These Orange County Locales Among Richest In Upstate NY, Report Says The Hudson Valley is home to some of the wealthiest communities in upstate New York, according to a newly released report. Citing data from the latest U.S. Census, New York Upstate determined the richest places in upstate New York, including many from the Hudson Valley. Noting that residents who bring home the largest paychecks are often from Long Island and New York City, the report only includes locales from upstate - which is considered by the website to be areas north of Westchester and Rockland counties - in the rankings. The new study evaluated median household income, family income,…

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by Zak Failla