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Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Putnam, Dutchess
Thousands are without power on Long Island as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 70 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
As of 1 p.m. on Monday, April 13, Central Hudson was reporting that 17,493 of its 120,208 customers were without power, while 2,580 of its 5,151 customers were reporting outages.
NYSEG was reporting 13,619 of its Putnam customers were without power, while 868 in Dutchess were left in the dark.
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Carmel was hit the hardest, …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley ER Doc Who Survived Cancer Twice Dies In Husband's Arms
An emergency room doctor who worked in New York, including the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey and who twice survived cancer died a week after developing symptoms of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, woke up with chest pain and other symptoms on Tuesday, March 24, his husband, Arnold Vargas, said.
On Tuesday, March 31, Gabrin woke up saying he couldn't breathe, and died later that day.
Gabrin, who stayed home from work last Thursday, March 26, was not tested for coronavirus but he and his husband both were certain he contracted the virus since he'd been treating patients …
