The Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan is conducting a regular test of their emergency notification sirens this morning at 10:30. It’s only a test and no response by the public is necessary. The last of Indian Point’s three operating units shut down in April.
Valley Cottage Teen Pleads Guilty in Fatal Shooting in Nyack
A Valley Cottage teen pleaded guilty last week in the shooting death of a Chicago man who was visiting Nyack last August. Rockland’s D-A says 19 year-old Collyer Goodman pleaded guilty to Manslaughter and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the death of 21 year-old Darien Brydie. Sentencing information was not available.
Two Brooklyn Men Indicted Stemming from Garnerville Home Invasion Last Month
Two Brooklyn men have been indicted on attempted murder charges after a home invasion last month in Garnerville. Rockland’s D-A says 38 year-old Dwayne Holmes and 35 year-old Keinone Wilson face Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Burglary and other charges stemming from September’s incident. The pair reportedly entered an apartment on Hasbrouck Drive where there were two young kids, ransacked the apartment, and then pistol-whipped and shot at a man who encountered them. They were eventually caught after a brief car chase into Stony Point.
O&R Preps for Power Outages as Nor’easter Bears Down on Area
Just a handful of outages thus far across the listening area, but we remain under a storm and flash flood watch. O&R says they’re ready with their emergency response teams as thunderstorms and gusty winds today and into tomorrow could take the power down. O&R reminds you to stay away from downed electric wires. If you see any, contact O&R immediately at 1-877-434-4100. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says a pole came down near Rockland Lake Road and Landing Road on the eastern side of Rockland Lake. O&R is on the scene making repairs, so avoid the area.
Accident Takes Down 6 Poles and Transformers on Route 59 in Nanuet
O&R had their hands full just before the storm hit yesterday, as they scrambled to repair the damage from a car accident on Route 59 in Nanuet just after midnight early Monday morning. A car had crashed into a utility pole, knocking it, three sets of transformers and hundreds of feet of overhead wires into the roadway. A second vehicle came through the scene a short time later, causing further damage to more poles and wire, leaving six poles knocked down or badly damaged. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says more wires in town should be put underground, as they did not long ago on the Congers Road causeway over Lake Deforest…
Hoehmann says the causeway project cost about a million dollars. There were no serious injuries reported in the Nanuet accident, which knocked out power to 440 O&R customers. Route 59 by the park-and-ride at the Thruway entrance remained closed until about 7:30 last night.