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Deadly Fire Prompts Officials To Issue New Hoverboard Warning Deadly Fire Prompts Officials To Issue New Hoverboard Warning
Deadly Fire Prompts Officials To Issue New Hoverboard Warning Federal officials are again warning consumers to use caution when buying or using self-propelled “hoverboards” after one of the devices is blamed for causing a deadly Pennsylvania fire that claimed the life of a toddler. More than a year after federal authorities issued a recall for the popular skate-like board amid fire-safety worries, Pennsylvania authorities say a charging hoverboard sparked a fire on Friday, March 10, that engulfed the toddler's Harrisburg home in flames.  If the hoverboard is confirmed as the cause, it would be the first-ever fatality due to the board, said Scott Wolfso…

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Police & Fire
Valley Cottage Man Subdued After Brandishing 9MM Handgun At Nyack Hospital Valley Cottage Man Subdued After Brandishing 9MM Handgun At Nyack Hospital
Valley Cottage Man Subdued After Brandishing 9MM Handgun At Nyack Hospital A Valley Cottage man had to be subdued at Nyack Hospital by security guards on Friday, March 10, after he pulled out a handgun following an argument with hospital staff, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Kenneth Snipes, 57, was charged with reckless endangerment after pulling the loaded 9mm handgun out of its holster when he became upset with hospital staff, endangering patients and visitors in the area, police said. Security guards tackled Snipes and held him until Orangetown police arrived on scene and were able to arrest him, police said. Snipes, who has a valid permit to t…

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News
Poughkeepsie FD Chief: Nearly 1,000 Fire Hydrants Need To Have Snow Cleared Poughkeepsie FD Chief: Nearly 1,000 Fire Hydrants Need To Have Snow Cleared
Poughkeepsie FD Chief: Nearly 1,000 Fire Hydrants Need To Have Snow Cleared POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. --  When they aren't out fighting fires, City of Poughkeepsie firefighters are busy this week trying to clear almost 1,000 fire hydrants that were buried in snow and ice from Tuesday's Nor'easter. Fire Chief Mark Johnson said it was important for the hydrants to be cleared before the snow turns to ice and they will have to be chipped to be cleared. That's why he's asking residents who have fire hydrants on their property to help out and clear the hydrants of any snow or ice. "Legally, property owners are supposed to clear them," he said.  But the chief is more…

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Police & Fire
Police Seized Loaded Handgun, Shotgun, Heroin In Poughkeepsie Drug Bust Police Seized Loaded Handgun, Shotgun, Heroin In Poughkeepsie Drug Bust
Police Seized Loaded Handgun, Shotgun, Heroin In Poughkeepsie Drug Bust POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Two Poughkeepsie residents were busted on drugs and weapons charges Thursday after the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit received a tip of illegal drug sales. Lavon Chambers, 25, and Ruby Willis, 27, were nabbed after the Recovery Unit, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Unit, executed a search warrant at 150 Winnikee Ave., as a result of an investigation into illegal drug sales at that location, said Sgt.Terrence Beam. During the search, officers located and seized a loaded 9mm handgun with a defaced serial number, a loaded 2…

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by K Reakes
Weather
Poughkeepsie Firefighters Douse Blaze On Train In Matter Of Minutes Poughkeepsie Firefighters Douse Blaze On Train In Matter Of Minutes
Poughkeepsie Firefighters Douse Blaze On Train In Matter Of Minutes DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- City of Poughkeepsie firefighters were able to douse a fire in the engine area of a Metro-North train Wednesday that began on its way into the Poughkeepsie train station, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The fire, which began around 7 p.m., was contained to the engine area which is full of batteries, Johnson said. Passengers were evacuated and no one was injured during the event, he said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within about 15 minutes, but remained for about an hour until MTA officials arrived on the scene, he added. "…

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by Skip Pearlman
Police & Fire
Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Charged In Two Citizen's Bank Robberies Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Charged In Two Citizen's Bank Robberies
Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Charged In Two Citizen's Bank Robberies DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Town of Poughkeepsie man was nabbed on Wednesday for two armed Citizen's Bank robberies after responding police were able to track him down, police said. Adam S. Malavase, 32, was arrested following the robbery that took place around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday at 32 Vassar Road, said Lt. Gary Hulbert.  The hunt for Malavase began after police received a call from bank personnel reporting they had been robbed by a man using a firearm, Hulbert said. Responding officers were provided with a vehicle description, obtained by a bank security officer.  While officers were con…

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Obituaries
Joseph Pandolfini, 44, Of Harrison Joseph Pandolfini, 44, Of Harrison
Joseph Pandolfini, 44, Of Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. -- Joseph John Pandolfini, 44, of Harrison, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 11 in Massachusetts. Born on April 30, 1972, in Fargo, N.D.,  to Diane Anda and Alan Pandolfini, Pandolfini grew up with his sister Tanya in Harrison where he graduated from high school. Pandolfini attended Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. where he studied culinary arts and later worked as the director of dining services at the Glenmeadow Retirement Community in Massachusetts.  He married Adria Parkinson in 2005 and they moved to Chicopee, Mass., and had two children, Dakota Ca…

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News
Video Goes Viral: Westchester-Bound Train Blasts Commuters With Snow Video Goes Viral: Westchester-Bound Train Blasts Commuters With Snow
Video Goes Viral: Westchester-Bound Train Blasts Commuters With Snow New Round Of Accumulating Snow Headed To Hudson Valley How Much Did You Get? Hudson Valley Snowfall Accumulation Totals From Nor'easter A video that's gone viral of an Amtrak train en route from Westchester roaring into Rhinebeck Station on Wednesday morning covering commuters with an avalanche of snow and ice is hard not to laugh at, but for the woman busy texting who didn't see it coming,  it's probably something she will never forget. The sequence was shown Thursday on NBC's "Today" show and other morning TV news programs. The video shows it was pretty obvious that anyone wait…

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Bootsie The Cat Missing In Carmel Bootsie The Cat Missing In Carmel
Bootsie The Cat Missing In Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. -- Oh no, Bootsie the cat is missing and her owner wants her back. An adult Siamese cat, Bootsie is missing from Vernon Drive in Lake Carmel.  Anyone who sees Bootsie is asked to call Leslie at 914-424-2645.

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Lifestyle
Governor Sends Extra Personnel, National Guard To Poughkeepsie Governor Sends Extra Personnel, National Guard To Poughkeepsie
Governor Sends Extra Personnel, National Guard To Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Thanks to a request from City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison, reinforcements from the state and the New York National Guard were ordered to help clear arterial highways and roadways of the massive amounts of snow dumped by Tuesday's Nor'easter.  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the city on Wednesday to announced state Department of Transportation employees and equipment, along with personnel and assets from the National Guard have been directed to help the city with snow removal. The extra personnel will initially concentrate on the arterial highways for the remov…

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