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New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Hudson Valley Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Hudson Valley Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch
New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Hudson Valley Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch This story has been updated. A 5-year-old boy who was reported missing in the region has died after being found in a creek near a drainage ditch. Related story: Community Support Soars For Poughkeepsie Boy Who Drowned In Creek The unidentified child was reported missing in Dutchess County around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 in the town of Poughkeepsie at the Manchester Gardens Apartments in the Arlington area. According to Lt. Jason Burger of the town of Poughkeepsie Police, officers checked the apartment complex and the surrounding area. Searches of the area by Poughkeepsie police and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley
Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was rescued by firefighters and EMS after he rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:20 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh, the fire department responded to a report of an injured man who had rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment on Cardinal Road. Paramedic Engine 32-15 arrived on the scene and found the man approximately halfway down a steep embankment in the rear of a single-family home. Due to the steep slope of the embankment, it w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley
Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley home was left uninhabitable after a two-alarm kitchen fire broke out at an area condo complex. First responders in Dutchess County responded to the Envoy Plaza Condo Complex on Beechwood Avenue in Poughkeepsie shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a kitchen fire that broke out. Crews from the Arlington and City of Poughkeepsie fire departments responded to the 911 call within minutes, with first responders reporting that there was fire visible in a window on the first floor, prompting a second alarm. The fire was contained in the kitchen a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire
One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One person died when a fire broke out in a second-floor Hudson Valley condo unit, officials announced. Crews from the Arlington Fire Department responded to the Greenbriar Condominiums on South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, where there was a report of smoke coming from underneath the sink of a unit. Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh said that a volunteer member of Arlington who lives in that complex exited his home and observed a large quantity of smoke in the area. He was also able to determine that the fire was not in the original c…

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by Zak Failla
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Wind-Driven Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Hudson Valley Home, Kills Dog Wind-Driven Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Hudson Valley Home, Kills Dog
Wind-Driven Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Hudson Valley Home, Kills Dog Whipping winds and frigid temperatures created tricky conditions for fire crews in the area who worked to battle an overnight two-alarm fire that tore through an area home and garage and claimed the life of a family dog. Crews in Dutchess County from the Arlington Fire District responded to a Vassar Road home near the Red Oaks Mill fire station shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, March 15, where there was a report of a garage fire, Chief William Steenbergh said. Upon arrival minutes later, Steenbergh said that not only was the garage on fire, but the blaze had spread to the main house, which wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Popular Area Restaurant Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Popular Area Restaurant
Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Popular Area Restaurant A two-alarm fire broke tore through the kitchen of a popular Dutchess County fast-food restaurant, fire officials said. Crews from the Arlington Fire Department were dispatched at approximately 9:25 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, to Popeye’s Restaurant on Haight Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie, where there was a report of a fire in the kitchen. Upon arrival, Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh said that flames were seen coming from the roof of the wooden structure, with a heavy smoke condition throughout the building, prompting for them to call a second alarm. Steenbergh said the fire…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Breaks Out In Recently Purchased Area Home Fire Breaks Out In Recently Purchased Area Home
Fire Breaks Out In Recently Purchased Area Home A fire broke out in a recently purchased area home after rags caught fire, causing damage to the kitchen and floor, fire officials said. The Arlington Fire District was dispatched to a Briarwood Drive home in the Town of Poughkeepsie at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, where there was a reported two-alarm house fire and smoke coming from the second-story windows of a two-story residence, Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh said. Steenbergh said that crews forced their way into the structure, where they encountered a heavy smoke condition throughout the vacant home. The fire…

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by Zak Failla