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The tropical heat and oppressive humidity helped O&R break their all-time record for weekend electric demand with a peak demand at 6 pm Sunday of 1,445 megawatts. The all-time highest demand day in O&R history came on August 2nd 13 years ago when the company recorded 1,617 megawatts of demand on its electric system. Cooler temperatures are expected over the next few days.

Several people were stabbed early yesterday in Spring Valley. News 12 reports the incident took place in a third floor apartment on Ridge Lane. One of those victims was reportedly a child. The injuries were not considered to be life threatening. No word yet on any arrests or a suspect.

Police are looking for a guy they think jumped out of the bushes along the Hader Rail Trail recently in the village of Grandview and exposed his genitals to two female joggers. South Nyack-Grand View Police Chief Daniel Wilson says the first incident happened late last month on a narrow portion of the trail, and the other happened last Wednesday…

The suspect didn’t say anything to either jogger, and he is described as dark-skinned or Hispanic, between 21 and 30 years old; 5’8″ or 5’10” with a thin build. If you have information, contact the South Nyack-Grand View Police Department at 845-358-0206.

A fire that gutted a two-story home on Forshay Road in Ramapo on Wednesday is under investigation. None of the residents of the home was injured, but several firefighters who battled the blaze in the extreme heat were taken to the hospital for heat and smoke-related issues. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says the single-family home was occupied by a family on one floor and a boarder and his aide on the other …

Raphael Ziegler is the president of the Brewer Fire Engine company in Monsey and was a guest on “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” on Friday to discuss the fire. Ziegler said social media criticism of the length of time it took to respond to the fire and the number of volunteers needed for it is overblown…

Around 70 firefighters from a dozen departments assisted in bringing the blaze under control. Firefighters were rotated in every 10 to 15 minutes due to the heat from the weather and the fire conditions.

Congestion pricing is coming, and tolls on the new Tappan Zee bridge are likely to go up in the coming years, and commuters and local officials are concerned about that. Clarkstown legislator Harriet Cornell says tolls need to be reasonable for west-of-Hudson travelers…

The new Toll Advisory Panel, which met last week to gather comments in Tarrytown and Nyack, follows the start of Cashless Tolling at all seven of the Thruway’s fixed-price barriers. Thruway tolls are frozen through at least 2020 due to a $2 billion infusion to the Thruway Stabilization Fund included in the state budget.