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Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after allegedly lighting off fireworks that were mistaken for gunshots near an elementary school, causing a lockdown and emergency response, police said.  Putnam County resident Alexander Welsh of Cold Spring, age 28, was arrested on Monday, May 15 after allegedly lighting off fireworks near Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, causing it to go into lockdown, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Earlier Report - Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Dow…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley A school in the Hudson Valley was put on lockdown after noises that sounded like gunshots were heard near the campus, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 15 at Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, when at around 12:15 p.m., noises that sounded like a firearm discharging were heard near the school by a school resource officer, according to Haldane Central School District Superintendent Phil Benante.   The noise prompted the school to initiate a lockdown of all students and staff in accordance with the district's emergency management protocols, and…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Home In Hudson Valley Fire Destroys Home In Hudson Valley
Fire Destroys Home In Hudson Valley Wayward fireworks may have started a fire that destroyed a 3,000-square-foot home in the Hudson Valley. The fire started in Orange County in the town of Goshen around 10 p.m., Monday, July 4 at a two-story home on Corral Lane in the Harness Estates development. According to Goshen Assistant Fire Chief Peter Easop, firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes and found the home fully engulfed in flames. It took about an hour for firefighters to douse the flames that consumed the structure, causing such extensive damage that the home was later knocked down, said Easop. The resident…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border
New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border As fireworks continue to blast at all hours of the night throughout New York, State Police troopers have been tasked with keeping a closer eye on potentially illegal products crossing into the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he is directing New York State Police to launch a Fireworks Enforcement Detail to prevent illegal fireworks from being brought into the state. Related story - Westchester Man Busted Selling Fireworks Out Of Trunk, Police Seize 28 Cases Worth $10K Cuomo said that specifically, fireworks have been brought into the state largely from Pennsylvania. “Firework…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Illegal Fireworks After I-84 Stop, State Police Say Man Nabbed With Illegal Fireworks After I-84 Stop, State Police Say
Man Nabbed With Illegal Fireworks After I-84 Stop, State Police Say A speeding stop on I-84 in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a 51-year-old man in possession of illegal fireworks, State Police said. Troopers stopped Saratoga County resident Matthew Zullo, of Mechanicville, on Monday, June 29 in Greene County the town of Greenville when he was clocked driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to police. Police said that during the traffic stop, troopers spotted “a large amount of fireworks in plain view" on the backseat of Zullo’s 2004 Mercury. The bust came a day after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that State Police would be cracking d…

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by Zak Failla
News
Drive-In Fireworks Night Scheduled At PCU Park In Rockland Drive-In Fireworks Night Scheduled At PCU Park In Rockland
Drive-In Fireworks Night Scheduled At PCU Park In Rockland Despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) canceling many fun summer activities, some lucky residents will get a chance to enjoy a fireworks show a couple of weeks before July 4. In Rockland County, the New York Boulders will host the show on Saturday, June 20, following a performance by local musical group Nash at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona. The drive-in style event in PCU Park’s parking lot will open with Nash performing from 7:30-9:30 p.m., with the fireworks following – rain or shine, said Ken Kostik, of the New York Boulders. In addition, each car will receive …

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by Kathy Reakes
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County Says It's Ready For Huge July 4th Crowds At Rockland Lake After 'Mayhem' Last Year County Says It's Ready For Huge July 4th Crowds At Rockland Lake After 'Mayhem' Last Year
County Says It's Ready For Huge July 4th Crowds At Rockland Lake After 'Mayhem' Last Year Ready for the ooh's and ahh's when the fireworks hit the sky on Thursday, July 4th. Well so are Rockland County officials who say the "mayhem" of last year's event won't happen again when crowds jammed the area, filling up the state parking lots and leaving vehicles along the side of Route 9W and in local neighborhoods. "We have every expectation that the mayhem that occurred last year on the Fourth of July will not be repeated," said County Executive Ed Day. "Zero tolerance will be the order of the day with tow trucks at the ready to deal with any violators. I thank all of the organiz…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner
Dog That Ran Off During Fireworks Reunited With New City Owner Reunited, and it feels so good. A dog that got spooked by the Fourth of July fireworks in New City and ran off has been reunited with his family after a little help from Clarkstown police officers and some Good Samaritans. Bones is back home with his owner, Nick, in New City, who police said was “ecstatic” to get his dog back after he was found by a nearby resident, Allison, around Omni Park. “Here’s a great story to start the weekend,” members of the Clarkstown Police Department posted on Facebook, with a photo of the reunion. “Here is the evidence that Nick and bones are reunited. Everyo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah police spoiled the 4th of July party for two out-of-towners – one a parolee, the other a probationer – after catching them with an assortment of fireworks during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Christopher Fasulo stopped their New York-registered commercial van for a violation on MacArthur Boulevard, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The driver, 40-year-old Joshua Requena of Equinunk, PA, told the officer they were “working at a job site in Pennsylvania for a cleaning company,” the chief said. Fasulo quickly spotted what turned out to be “an extensive assortment of illeg…

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by Jerry DeMarco