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Hagerstown, MD
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Hagerstown Family Shattered As Mom Dies, Teen Son Critically Injured Following Devastating Fire
Support is swelling for a family in Northern Maryland as a teen clings to life after being pulled from a house fire that claimed his mother's life. Emergency crews were dispatched around 12:52 a.m. on March 13 to the 100 block of South Prospect Street in Hagerstown after multiple callers reported flames shooting from the structure and warned that people might still be trapped inside. Monae Williams-Lee, 50, was rescued by firefighters and rushed to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries. Her 17-year-old son was also seriously injured in the fire and re…
Carmel, NY
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Serious Crash Closes Route 52 Stretch In Kent (
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A serious crash shut down a busy intersection in Putnam County during the evening commute on Thursday, Sept. 4, officials said. The incident happened in the Town of Kent around 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 at Route 52 and Towners Road, according to the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services. The area is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time. Lake Carmel Fire Department, Empress EMS, Town of Kent EMS, Kent Police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and EMS Director Cuomo all responded to the scene. Kent Police said northbound drivers on Route 52 from Carmel can u…
Oceanside, NY
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Two Workers Injured After Conveyor Belt Falls At Oceanside Recycling Facility
Two men were hospitalized after being trapped beneath a conveyor belt that collapsed at a Long Island recycling facility. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Earth-Tec Recycling, located on Wood Street in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. Officers from the Fourth Precinct responded to reports of multiple injuries and found both men pinned under the fallen conveyor belt. With help from the Nassau County Police Emergency Service Unit (ESU) and the Oceanside Fire Department, rescuers managed to free the victims. A 68-year-old man suffered serious inj…
Brentwood, NY
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Video: Long Island Girl, Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain
A little girl came to the rescue of a swan that found itself in a precarious position on Long Island. A 5-year-old girl in Merrick was near her Lake End Road home shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 when she heard a strange noise coming from a storm drain, police said. The noise ultimately was coming from a trapped, distressed swan. The girl proceeded to tell her father about the swan, who then contacted the Nassau County Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found the swan in distress in the drain, and the department’s Emergency Service Unit responded to the scene with two…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Isaias Leaves 1.3 Million Without Power In NJ, Restoration Could Take Days
Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc across North Jersey Tuesday, leaving more than 1.3 million homes and businesses without power. The worst part? Restoration could take days, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a tweet. "Some of these outages may last for a few days due to the severity of the storm," Murphy wrote. "We are working closely with the utilities to restore power as quickly and safely as possible." PSE&G's website was down as of 4 p.m., and many customers reported the texting service wasn't working for reporting outages. NJ Transit's rail service was suspended system-wide due to stor…
