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Tree Co. Employee Falls 100 Feet Down Cavern, Lives To Tell Tale In Hudson Valley Tree Co. Employee Falls 100 Feet Down Cavern, Lives To Tell Tale In Hudson Valley
Tree Co. Employee Falls 100 Feet Down Cavern, Lives To Tell Tale In Hudson Valley A tree company employee was rescued after falling nearly 100 feet into a cavern in the Hudson Valley. The Ulster County incident happened in the town of Rosendale, off Hickory Bush Road, at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. A man who was working for a tree company clearing the area along the Central Hudson high voltage power lines was struck by a falling limb and swept into the cavern, Rosendale Police said. Two of his co-workers repelled down behind the man and located him roughly 100 feet inside the natural cavern. They provided initial first-aid until multiple agencies, including t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County
Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County A woman from the region held police at bay for more than 90 minutes after she allegedly displayed a weapon at an area apartment complex. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 9, when the Ulster Police Department responded to a 911 call for a woman displaying a weapon at the complex on Neighborhood Road in Ulster. According to Ulster Chief of Police Kyle Berardi, when officers arrived the woman, who was known to have weapons, refused to comply with the officer's demands to exit the apartment. At that time area apartments were evacuated and the Kingston / Ulster Police …

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by Kathy Reakes