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Person Narrowly Escapes Late-Night Apartment Blaze In Newburgh Person Narrowly Escapes Late-Night Apartment Blaze In Newburgh
Person Narrowly Escapes Late-Night Apartment Blaze In Newburgh A late-night fire at an apartment complex in the region saw one individual's narrow escape and left three firefighters needing medical attention as local fire crews battled intense flames. The blaze occurred in Orange County around 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 39 Kenny Court in Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, Chief of Staff of Newburgh, firefighters encountered heavy flames billowing from the building's second story.  A rapid response saw a second alarm issued as teams searched for reported individuals trapped inside. One person managed a harrowing escape by jumping from a seco…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Building To Be Demolished Following Devastating Hudson Valley Fire Building To Be Demolished Following Devastating Hudson Valley Fire
Building To Be Demolished Following Devastating Hudson Valley Fire A Hudson Valley apartment building that was destroyed by a quick-moving fire will be demolished this week. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, at The Highlands  (the former Avalon Gardens) in Nanuet. According to Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann, the fire destroyed eight units, leaving all homeless. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but Rockland County Fire Coordinator Chris Kear said construction workers installing lighting may have hit a gas line, igniting the fire. He added the official cause of the fire is still pendin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless Hudson Valley Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless
Hudson Valley Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless A resident and a firefighter were injured during a fire at a three-story Hudson Valley apartment building. The blaze occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, at the Surrey Carlton Apartments on Ewing Avenue in Spring Valley. According to the Spring Valley Police and Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions, officers found a fire with heavy flames and smoke coming from the living room of a top-floor apartment. Police told Lieb that a woman was trapped unconscious inside, suffering from smoke inhalation. Unidentified neighbors brought her downstairs to safety. She was t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Large Hudson Valley Fire Destroys Several Townhomes, Leaves Residents Homeless Large Hudson Valley Fire Destroys Several Townhomes, Leaves Residents Homeless
Large Hudson Valley Fire Destroys Several Townhomes, Leaves Residents Homeless Several residents were left homeless after a fire ripped through a popular Hudson Valley townhouse complex. The incident occurred in Orange County shortly after 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, in Chester at the Whispering Hills Complex. Chester Fire Chief Tom Marchiano told Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions that when firefighters arrived, they found flames shooting through the roof of one of the buildings in the center of the complex. Marchiano told Lieb the building was completely destroyed when the roof eventually caved in. Firefighters are on the scene.  Rockland Video Produc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley 4-Alarm Fire Displaces 33, Injures 3 Hudson Valley 4-Alarm Fire Displaces 33, Injures 3
Newburgh 4-Alarm Fire Displaces 33, Injures 3 A 4-alarm fire that started at a Hudson Valley home and spread, displaced 33 people, including three infants, and injured three. The fire occurred in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, March 31 on Lutheran Street in the city of Newburgh. According to Newburgh city officials, responding firefighters found a three-story building at 36 Lutheran St. consumed in fire, with occupants of the adjoining buildings exiting their homes.  A scene from the fire.  Rockland Video Productions Undetectable from the front of the structure, it was discovered that the fire had already spread…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical
Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical One person received third-degree burns when a house in the region exploded as new renters were moving in. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 11 p.m., Saturday, March 2 at 2 Shirley St., in Monticello. A family was moving into their new home and unpacking before heading to bed when the residence was rocked by a massive explosion, according to Mark Lieb, of Rockland Video Productions, Monticello Assistant Fire Chief John Wells said there were nine people inside the house when the explosion occurred. Residents said they smelled gas before the event, Lieb said. The home was ripp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Update: Details Released After 5 Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire New Update: Details Released After 5 Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
New Update: Details Released After 5 Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Five people were killed, including 2 children under 18, and five were injured during a roaring Hudson Valley house fire. The blaze broke out in Rockland County around 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, at 118 South Lake St., Spring Valley. Spring Valley police and fire responded to the home within minutes after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting the fire, said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. Fire officials said the fire was so intense firefighters could not reach those trapped on the second floor of the two-family home where the fire originated. One resident, who was injured, jumped from …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Nearly A Dozen Displaced, 2 Pets Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Nearly A Dozen Displaced, 2 Pets Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
Nearly A Dozen Displaced, 2 Pets Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Nearly a dozen residents were displaced and two pets were killed during a fire at a Hudson Valley home. The fire took place in Dutchess County the city of Poughkeepsie around 1:20 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 22 at 372 Mansion St. First arriving fire units found heavy fire in the rear of the building on the first and second floors, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Joseph Franco. Information from bystanders on the scene reported that all of the residents were of the building, officials said. A second was transmitted around 1:30 a.m. due to the large volume of fire, the chief said.  Crews m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Dies, Son 'Unlikely To Recover' After Apartment Fire In Westchester Woman Dies, Son 'Unlikely To Recover' After Apartment Fire In Westchester
Woman Dies, Son 'Unlikely To Recover' After Apartment Fire In Westchester An elderly woman is dead and her son remains in critical condition following a fire that ravaged an apartment building in Westchester County.  Earlier Report - Update: Man In 'Grave' Condition After Apartment Blaze In Yonkers The fire happened on Thursday, Jan. 19 around 4:20 p.m. in Yonkers at a four-story residential apartment building at 21 Mulberry St., according to Yonkers Police.  An 85-year-old woman and her 68-year-old son were injured as a result of the blaze and were taken to a local hospital, where the woman later died from her injuries. Her son remains in "g…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At College In Hudson Valley New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At College In Hudson Valley
New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At College In Hudson Valley Updated story: ID Released For NY Dad Killed In Hotel Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend A second suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting that killed one person at a Hudson Valley hotel. Police received a report of shots fired at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, authorities said. The incident is reportedly connected to Marist College Family Weekend which was held Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday. Marist College in Poughkeepsie identified the victim as …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
1 Dead After Shots Fired At Courtyard By Marriott In Hudson Valley 1 Dead After Shots Fired At Courtyard By Marriott In Hudson Valley
1 Dead After Shots Fired At Courtyard By Marriott In Hudson Valley Updated story: 2nd Suspect Apprehended, New Info Released After Fatal Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At Marist College One person died at the hospital and a suspect is in custody following a shooting at a Hudson Valley hotel. Police in Dutchess County received a report of shots fired at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2. A victim was found inside the hotel and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Po…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester A large fire that began on the first floor of a Westchester home and quickly raced to the attic caused one resident to jump out of a third-floor window, injuring his ankle. The fire began in White Plains around 8 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, in an old three-story home on Hale Avenue. White Plains Fire Chief Douglas McMath said fire officials arrived within minutes and the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Firefighters at work.White Plains Fire Department "Once we made sure everyone was out we had to fight the large fire from outside because it was not worth endangering f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Westchester Woman Who Sang National Anthem At MLB Games, 9/11 Responder, Dies At 61 Westchester Woman Who Sang National Anthem At MLB Games, 9/11 Responder, Dies At 61
Westchester Woman Who Sang National Anthem At MLB Games, 9/11 Responder, Dies At 61 A Westchester woman who was known for her work at Ground Zero with the Red Cross and for singing the National Anthem at Major League Baseball games has died. Marie Menna-Doescher, age 61, of Eastchester, died on Tuesday, May 17, after earlier surviving a 9/11 linked cancer relating to her volunteer work for the Red Cross at Ground Zero, according to her obituary. In 1965 the family moved to Eastchester. Her schooling began uneventfully enough, but after singing a solo in a musical performance at Eastchester High School, she blossomed as a natural singing talent, pursuing her singing career …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home A fast-moving fire heavily damaged a Hudson Valley home as it consumed the rear and first and second floors of the residence. The blaze was reported in Rockland County in Hillcrest around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 10 on East Willow Tree Road. According to the Hillcrest Fire Department, first arriving firefighters found heavy fire in the rear, and first- and second floors of the older home that was divided into three separate living units. The firefighters at work.Hillcrest Fire Department Due to the age of the home, there were many void spaces, tongue-and-groove construction, and heavy t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Community Rallies Around Westchester Families Displaced By Devastating Fire Community Rallies Around Westchester Families Displaced By Devastating Fire
Community Rallies Around Westchester Families Displaced By Devastating Fire A Westchester community is rallying around the families who were left homeless after a devastating fire destroyed an area home. More than two dozen residents were displaced on Sunday, March 27 in Sleepy Hollow when a fire broke out in a three-story multi-family home on North Washington Street. Original story - Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multi-Family Sleepy Hollow Home Video of the fire can be found here. More than 100 firefighters from 15 departments responded to the fire, which left the home uninhabitable after a complete roof collapse. Officials said that firefighters were forced …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Westchester Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Westchester
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Westchester More than two dozen residents were displaced in Westchester after a fast-moving three-alarm fire tore through a multi-family home, authorities announced. Upwards of 100 firefighters from 14 departments responded in Sleepy Hollow to a North Washington Street home at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, in Sleepy Hollow when a fire broke out and flames tore through the three-story residence. Video of the fire can be found here. Crews worked through the night to knock down the flames, as the fire was declared under control at around midnight. Officials said that no residents suffered a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Area A mother and a son managed to escape an intense Hudson Valley house fire that was gas-fed. The fire took place around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at a two-family home located in Putnam County at 2592 Carmel Ave., in Brewster. According to the Brewster Fire Department, first arriving firefighters were given reports of a mother and son still trapped in the fully engulfed home.  Smoke from the gas-fed fire.Brewster Fire Department Firefighters made several attempts to enter the home to search for the trapped residents but were driven back by the intense fire, the department said.  A sho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Area Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Area
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Area A mother and a newborn were able to escape a roaring three-alarm apartment fire in the area due to a warning from a smoke detector.  The blaze broke out in Ulster County around 12:50 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31, at 109 Rondout Drive in Kingston. When Kingston firefighters arrived on the scene located at the Roundout Gardens Apartments, they found heavy fire coming from a second-floor apartment, extending to the attic, said the Kingston Fire Department. When the fire started, the mother and her newborn were able to escape without injuries due to a smoke detector, the department said. "She was a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Massive Four-Alarm Westchester Fire Displaces 11 Families, Injures Firefighters Massive Four-Alarm Westchester Fire Displaces 11 Families, Injures Firefighters
Massive Four-Alarm Westchester Fire Displaces 11 Families, Injures Firefighters More than 40 people were displaced and numerous firefighters were injured during a four-alarm multi-family housing unit fire that broke out in Westchester late in the evening on Christmas Day. The fire started around 11 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 25 at 81 Elliott Ave., in Yonkers. Arriving firefighters found a full fire from the bottom of the building to the roof of the four-story unit, said Yonkers Fire Commissioner Anthony Pagano. All Yonkers firefighters responded to the fire that could have easily destroyed the entire block, the commissioner said. Three other nearby units were damaged …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Home 'Uninhabitable' Following Kitchen Fire Area Home 'Uninhabitable' Following Kitchen Fire
Area Home 'Uninhabitable' Following Kitchen Fire A kitchen fire at an area home left one family homeless due to fire and water damage. The fire took place around 12:08 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, in Dutchess County. The Red Hook Fire Company and Tivoli Fire Department were dispatched to a stove fire at 32 Garden St., in the Village of Red Hook, said John Lauffer, public information officer for the Red Hook Fire Department.  When the first Red Hook fire engine arrived less than three minutes after the initial alarm they found smoke coming from the building in several locations and immediately initiated an interior attack.  Shortly after the…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Village Devastated By Severe Storm With 60 MPH Winds Causing Many Power Outages Hudson Valley Village Devastated By Severe Storm With 60 MPH Winds Causing Many Power Outages
Hudson Valley Village Devastated By Severe Storm With 60 MPH Winds Causing Many Power Outages A severe thunderstorm caused heavy damage to a Hudson Valley village as whipping winds sent trees flying, downed utility lines, and left thousands without power. On Wednesday, June 30, at approximately 7 p.m., the powerful storm tore through Dutchess County, with Wappingers Falls among the hardest-hit areas, with thousands reporting outages as utility poles and lines were toppled. According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts approached 60 mph, with more than 4,000 losing power at the peak of the storm. Hundreds were still awaiting the restoration of power in the area on Thursday m…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Raging Fire Displaces Two Area Families One Day After Christmas Raging Fire Displaces Two Area Families One Day After Christmas
Raging Fire Displaces Two Area Families One Day After Christmas Two families were left homeless one day after Christmas due to a raging house fire. The fire took place around 2:32 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 26 in Orange County at 118 Plains Road in Walden. The first responding Walden units, along with the Coldenham and Wallkill Fire departments, found heavy fire showing from the front of a two-story two-family home, said the Walden Fire Department. A second alarm was transmitted bringing Orange Lake, Montgomery, City of Newburgh Fire departments, and the Town of Montgomery Ambulance Corps, Orange County Fire investigators, and Central Hudson crews to the sc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire
Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire A three-alarm fire destroyed four buildings and left at least 10 people homeless. The fire started in Dutchess County around 9:26 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, in the City of Poughkeepsie on Dwayne Street, said Fire Chief Mark Johnson. After receiving the 911 calls, Johnson said the department headed to No. 13 Dwayne Street where they found a "very" heavy fire in the rear of the building that was quickly encroaching on two other buildings including No. 11 and No. 15, Johnson said. The three-story units were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s and covered with gasoline shingles that are highly…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12 Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12 At least a dozen residents were left homeless following a fire an at an apartment complex. Firefighters in Orange County were dispatched to report of a fire around 7 p.m., Monday, May 4 at the Park Hill Apartments in Middletown. When firefighters arrived on the scene, smoke and flames were visible from one of the apartments, said the Middletown Fire Department. Department officials said at the time of the fire it was very windy which caused the fire to spread quickly.  Winds helped spread fire at an area apartment complex.Middletown Fire Department Because of the type of construction …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area
New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area Ten families and four businesses lost everything they owned during a four-alarm fire that swept through a three-story building that included both businesses and apartments. The fire started around 1:09 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Dutchess County at 10 Market Street, said Village of Wappingers Falls Police Lt. P. Capparelli.  The first officers on the scene, Sgt. Ludwig and Officer Farrell found an active fire at the scene when the responded to call reporting smoke, Capparelli said. Both immediately began to evacuate all persons inside the buildings to a safe location.  The building includ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire One person was severely injured and remains in the hospital and another five received treatment including a firefighter during an intense fire that destroyed a dozen apartments and damaged several others in Rockland. The fire began around 2:35 p.m.,  Sunday, April 14, at the Sierra Vista Apartments, Building 12, at 80 Sierra Vista Lane, in Valley Cottage, said Clarkstown Police Chief Raymond McCullagh. Central Nyack firefighters headed up the team of more than a dozen fire departments that attacked the "extraordinarily large" fire that was located a football field away f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie A two-alarm fire at a two-story, four-apartment City of Poughkeepsie building left 10 residents homeless. The fire, that started around 7:56 a.m. Tuesday at 123 Winnikee Ave., in Poughkeepsie, began on the second floor of the building and by the time the fire was out, the entire building had been devasted. All four apartments were rented to tenants who managed to escape safely without injuries, according to City of Poughkeepsie Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Franco. Officials said at times the fire was so heavy that flames towered over the building. At one point firefighters had t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Search Resumes For Dad, Son Who Went Missing While Rafting In Hudson Valley Search Resumes For Dad, Son Who Went Missing While Rafting In Hudson Valley
Search Resumes For Dad, Son Who Went Missing While Rafting In Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story: IDs Released As Bodies Of Father, Son Who Went Missing While Rafting Located The search for a father and son who went missing while rafting in a river in the Hudson Valley has now entered its third day. The raft of the 9-year-old boy and 46-year-old father overturned in the Neversink River near the Oakland Valley Campground in Orange County on Saturday morning, Aug. 18, state police said. The Neversink River is located north of I-84 and west of Route 17. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. with state police and numerous area fire rescue squads immediat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Wappingers Falls Fire Heavily Damages Home Two-Alarm Wappingers Falls Fire Heavily Damages Home
Two-Alarm Wappingers Falls Fire Heavily Damages Home A home in the Village of Wappingers Falls was devastated by a two-alarm fire, according to fire officials. The fire, which started around 9:27 a.m. at 21 N. Gilmore Blvd., moved quickly but was extinguished by 10 a.m. by members of the Wappingers Falls, Hughsonville, New Hackensack fire departments.  Red Cross officials have been called to the home to assist displaced residents. No one was injured.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire 18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire
18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire Eighteen people were displaced following a fire Sunday in the City of Poughkeepsie on Eastman Terrace. The fire broke out in the back of one of 10 townhouse/apartments at 6 Eastman Terrace, officials with the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the scene around 11:30 a.m. and remained until 2:30 p.m., with firefighters working the fire, which started in the back of units five and six, from both sides of the building as the fire spread. All of the tenants, including 12 adults and six children were safely evacuated, and are being assisted by the Red Cross, du…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation
Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation After a fire at the 16-story Rip Van Winkle affordable housing complex in Poughkeepsie left more than 300 residents without housing, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney announced legislation to ensure low income tenants are re-housed if they’re unable to return home.  The Affordable Housing Protection Act would direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require the establishment of "pass-through leases" in the event that tenants are displaced from their federally-subsidized housing. “We’re lucky that the community rallied around the Rip Van Winkle residents after t…

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by Jon Craig