Storms Knock Out Power In Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan: Here's Latest Breakdown
Thousands in the Hudson Valley lost power overnight as thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines weeks after Tropical Storm Isaias rocked the region.
As of around 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, NYSEG was still reporting 67 customers without power in Dutchess County, 343 in Sullivan County, and 15 in Ulster County.
Central Hudson had 442 Dutchess customers without power, and an additional three in Ulster County, while Orange & Rockland Utilities had 639 of its 9,093 customers in Sullivan County still without power.
In Dutchess, outages were reported in Amenia (806), Washington (210)…
ID Released For Man, 72, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash
State Police have released the identification of an area man who died following a fiery crash on I-84.
The crash took place around 3:03 p.m., Wednesday, June 24 in Orange County in the town of Montgomery near exit 28, said Trooper Stephen Nevel.
According to Nevel, an investigation revealed that a 2020 Mack truck, driven by Orange County resident David Harp, age 72 of Slate Hill, experienced a tire blowout causing the vehicle to exit the roadway on the right shoulder.
The truck traveled into a grassy shoulder and 1,000 feet into a wooded area striking several trees before coming to r…