Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Massachusetts
There have now been 42 confirmed fatalities after Ida battered the Northeast with historic rainfall and flash flooding.
In New York City, more than 3 inches of rainfall fell in one hour in Central Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, smashing the previous record.
Here is a look at some rainfall totals from throughout Massachusetts compiled on the day after, on Thursday, Sept. 2, by the National Weather Service.
Boston, 4.20 inches
Berkshire County
Pittsfield, 2.16 inches
Franklin County
Northfield, 2.43 inches
Sunderland, 3.02 inches
Warwick, 2.35 inches
Hampden County
Agawam, 5.13 inc…
Man, Woman Caught With 6-Plus Pounds Of Heroin In Westchester Stop, State Police Say
A traffic stop on I-87 in the New York's Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a man and woman from Western Massachusetts who were allegedly in possession of more than six pounds of heroin, police announced.
Troopers on patrol in Tarrytown at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 stopped Springfield resident Andre Hickson, age 35, on I-87 when he committed a traffic violation, police said.
During the subsequent stop, police said it was determined that neither Hickson nor his passenger, Westfield resident Marlene Gonzalez, age 39, had a valid driver’s license. Further investigation also found they were…
