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Without much significant rain lately the chance for brushfires is on the rise here in the Northeast. On Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear said it might be tempting to burn leaves or wood in a backyard firepit, but it can quickly get out of hand, as it almost did in Nanuet last week…

Meanwhile, New York’s governor Friday announced $25 million in grants to help fund the state’s volunteer firefighters. Governor Kathy Hochul says the money will help improve facilities and response capabilities of volunteer firefighting agencies around the state…

The money came from a Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services grant program. Unfortunately, the forecast for this week doesn’t include any rain, so the conditions continue to be favorable for brush fires.

A Pearl River man was arrested and ordered held without bail in the Rockland County Jail after he was reportedly found with two kilos of cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh says a a six-month investigation nabbed 41 year-old Darryl Wright, who faces a charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Walsh says the D-A’s Drug Task Force and the Orangetown Police Department searched Wright’s home Wednesday and found the drugs. Wright was arraigned in Orangetown Justice Court and sent to the Rockland County Jail without bail.

An Orange County man was killed Tuesday night after he was run over in a parking space by a minivan being driven by a 13 year-old. New York State Police say 36 year-old Abraham Moskovits had to be pulled out from under a 2024 Honda Odyssey just before 9pm Tuesday night. Police say an unidentified 13 year-old was backing the van into a parking area by a housing complex on Lemberg Court in the village of Kiryas Joel, town of Monroe, when the teen rapidly accelerated, striking Moskovits and the residence. EMS performed life-saving measures, and Moskovits was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, where he died of his injuries. No word on any charges in the incident, which is under investigation.

A New City man has been arrested upstate and charged with the murder of his uncle. State Police say the incident took place over the weekend in the Town of Warren in Herkimer County, west of Albany. Police say Nikolai Tazin is charged with fatally shooting 50 year-old Andrey Tarasenko of Congers Sunday morning. Police say witness accounts said Tazin is suspected of using a shotgun to fatally shoot Tarasenko as the uncle was fleeing from a house. Tarasenko was pronounced dead at the scene inside his vehicle. While initially interviewing Tazin, Police say he complained of an injury sustained during a physical altercation that occurred before the shooting. He was taken to a local hospital and released. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at 315-366-6000.

A Massachusetts man was killed late Saturday night after crashing his car on the Palisades Parkway Sunday in Ramapo. New York State Police say 36 year-old Angel Mangual of Fitchburg was traveling south on the Parkway when his car left the roadway in Pomona, struck multiple trees and overturned, ejecting him from his 2006 Saab. He was pronounced dead at the scene. So far, it’s not known what led to the crash. The incident remains under investigation. If you witnessed the accident, contact the State Police in Haverstraw at 845-344-5300 and reference RMS number NY2400799642.