Lake Carmel Home Fire Caused By Failed Chimney, Fire Chief Says
CARMEL, N.Y. -- A fire that destroyed a Kent home in the Lake Carmel section of town was caused by a failing chimney hooked to a pellet stove, said Lake Carmel Fire Chief Jack Keher.
The fire, which started around 11:20 p.m., at 16 Westleigh Road, took firefighters several hours to completely knock down, said Keher.
The couple who own the home were able to escape unharmed after smoke alarms went off, he added.
Because of the home's long driveway, and a lack of hydrants in the area, water had to be trucked into from the nearby Shop-Rite shopping center, Keher said.
"The roof of the ho…
Mahopac Pair Caught With Heroin, Cocaine After Stop For Loud Muffler
MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- A pair of Mahopac men were nabbed on drug charges on Thursday, Feb. 16, after being stopped for having a loud muffler, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith.
The two men, Ryan Olsen, 29 and Jesse Hitchcock, 29, were stopped about 9:45 p.m., by members of the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit while they were patrolling Secor Road in Mahopac, Capt. William McNamara said.
During the stop, deputies found that both men were in possession of cocaine, heroin, and hypodermic needles, McNamara said.
Both were charged with criminal possession of a contro…
Hudson Valley Man Busted For Drug Possession Following Beacon Crash
BEACON, N.Y. -- A Newburgh man involved in a traffic crash was busted for possession of marijuana Tuesday in Beacon after New York State Police discovered the drugs while investigating the accident.
The crash occurred around noon on Route 9D and Barrett Place when Carleigh Finch, of Estero, Fla., ran into the back of a Hyundai operated by Gregory Johnson, 51, of Newburgh, said Melissa McMorris, spokeswoman for the New York State Police.
Finch, who was traveling too closely, could not reduce her speed in time to prevent crashing into Johnson's car when traffic slowed, McMorris said.
An inve…
Fire That Destroyed Lake Carmel Home Caused By Failed Chimney
This story has been updated.
CARMEL, N.Y. -- A fire that destroyed a Kent home in the Lake Carmel section of town was caused by a failing chimney hooked to a pellet stove, said Lake Carmel Fire Chief Jack Keher.
The fire, which started around 11:20 p.m., at 16 Westleigh Road, took firefighters several hours to completely knock down, said Keher.
The couple who own the home were able to escape unharmed after smoke alarms went off, he added.
Because of the home's long driveway, and a lack of hydrants in the area, water had to be trucked into from the nearby Shop-Rite shopping center, Keher s…
Happy Birthday To Suffern's Tim Daly
SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Suffern's Tim Daly.
Daly, an actor, who plays the husband of the secretary of state, in the CBS drama "Madam Secretary," turns 61 on Wednesday.
He was born in Suffern on March 1, 1956.
Daly was raised in a performing household by his father, James Daly, an actor who was a regular on "Medical Center" and his mother, Hope Daly, also an actress. Adding to his later desire to follow in his parent's footsteps was his sister, Tyne Daly, of "Cagney & Lacey" fame, who was 10 years his senior.
Upon graduation from college in Ver…
