Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen
Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen A 58-year-old construction worker was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 207 in Orange County while cleaning up from a paving job, according to the New York State Police. James Demmer of Monticello was struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near 3317 Route 207 in Goshen by an unidentified person driving a 2016 Journey, said New York State Police Spokesman Steven Nevel. Demmer was cleaning up after performing a paving job in the area and the conditions were dark and rainy, Nevel said. The driver was not impaired and the victim was wearing dark clothing at the time he was struck, he added. De…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Beacon Firefighters Handle Porta Potty Fire Beacon Firefighters Handle Porta Potty Fire
Beacon Firefighters Handle Porta Potty Fire Firefighters face all kinds of emergencies. Sometimes it might be a blaze in a high-rise or a car crash, and then sometimes, it might be a fire in a porta potty.  That's what Beacon firefighters found on a call Thursday morning at a construction site on Hastings Drive for Highland Hospital, said Beacon Fire Chief Gary Van Voorhis.  Firefighters found a porta potty smoking when they arrived at the large construction site: "The employees had already put out most of the fire with snow and water," he said. But, the fire was no laughing matter, he added with a construction trailer sit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site DANBURY, Conn. — Firefighters came to the rescue of a worker who suffered a head injury Thursday morning at a home construction site in Danbury on Candlewood Lake.With the help of a local tree company, firefighters set up a rope system and basket to pull the worker from the basement of the home under construction on Forty Acre Mountain Road, fire department spokesman James Gagliardo said in a statement.   A 911 call came in at 9 a.m. Engine Company 24 was dispatched along with City Of Danbury EMS to the scene, Gagliardo said.  The accident was due to the malfunction of a boom on a concrete …

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by Karen Tensa