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New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation
New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation New information has been released after a suspicious device in a parking garage caused the evacuation of students and faculty from SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus. The device was discovered around 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18,  when the City of Newburgh police department received a phone call about a suspicious device inside of the parking garage of 3 Washington Center, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns.  Arriving units located the device on the second-floor parking garage of the Maple Building which is not operated by the college, and the decision was made to recommend…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe
Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe Update: A three-hour lockdown ended at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury after the campus was declared to be safe following a report of a man with a gun in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. The declaration came after a search by police officers and a SWAT team. Students no longer needed to shelter in place, but police are continuing to investigate the campus, WCSU said just after 5 p.m. Classes were canceled for the rest of the day. Original report: A report of a man with a gun in the Visual & Performing Arts Center has prompted a lockdown at Western C…

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by Joe Lombardi