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Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Home In Region: Police Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Home In Region: Police
Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Home In Region: Police A woman driving without a license was hospitalized after police say she caused a chain-reaction crash into a home in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6 in Ramapo. An investigation by police determined that a vehicle traveling on the roadway had lost control, causing it to strike a parked vehicle. That parked vehicle then struck the garage of the home causing damage to the structure, according to Ramapo Police. Around 11:30 AM, the Town of Ramapo Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story Area Home Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story Area Home
Photos: Fire Rips Through Two-Story Area Home A fire ripped through a two-story home during the early morning hours that took several hours to extinguish.  The fire started around 5:40 a.m., Friday, June 19, at the Rockland County home on Jennifer Court in the Village of New Hempstead, said Ramapo Police. When police officers and firefighters arrived on the scene, officers found the residents had safely evacuated from the household and no injuries were reported.  Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1, Columbian Engine Co. #1, New City Fire Engine Co. No. 1, and the Monsey Fire Departments responded to the scene to assist with fire op…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters rescued three people from the top floor of a senior housing apartment complex during a fire. The incident took place around 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 21, in Rockland County at the Sycamore Crest Apartment complex at 15 Summit Ave., in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police and firefighters initially responded to the complex for a fire alarm but were met with heavy smoke on the fourth floor of the complex, Gallie said. "Firefighters on the scene heroically removed two bed-ridden occupants from the fourth floor," Galli said.  A third occ…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say
Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say This story has been updated. A high school in the area has been evacuated after multiple students and staff reported feeling ill. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, at Ramapo High School at 400 Viola Road, said the Ramapo Police. Three people were exposed to an unknown type of chemical agent, the department said.  Information was not available if those people were transported to the hospital. About 20 patients were treated on the scene by the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.  Brewer Fire Company and the Monsey Fire Department …

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by Kathy Reakes