Fishkill Emergency Preparedness

Supervisor Albra's assistant resigns claiming office was a hostile work environment - Mid Hudson News The secretary to Fishkill Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra has resigned with claims that Albra created a hostile work environment.

https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/03/01/taxpayers-fund-electric-sports-car-for-supervisor/

Taxpayers fund electric sports car for supervisor - Mid Hudson News Fishkill Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra has purchased an electric Ford Mustang, using taxpayer dollars to replace the SUV used in the past.

https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/02/22/threat-closes-schools-in-two-dutchess-districts/?fbclid=IwAR3A-0RbNFOFfxmEVe12T9z3EGbRpQB6jrp3MqYoQI4XC-WKXokmoevFSLc

Threat closes schools in two Dutchess districts - Mid Hudson News DUTCHESS COUNTY – The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) and the Wappingers Central School District have closed certain schools for Tuesday, due to a social media threat. Poughkeepsie High and Middle Schools are closed and in Wappinger, the Roy C. Ketcham High School is closed while police i...

Flashes of light is arching power lines and blown transformers and not lightning, as mentioned in the previous post ice accretion across northern parts of the region, especially Ulster and Dutchess has reached the limit for trees and utilities.

Temps will only crash further throughout the day and temps tonight will drop into the teens. Crank the thermostat, bottle some water, take steps to protect water lines from freezing. Outages in these areas are growing exponentially by the hour, outages this extensive may lead to extended restoration times.

Please stay away from down power lines, be aware of failing limbs and trees. Central Hudson is now reporting 19k outages, the map shows the line in which the heaviest icing is occurring. As mentioned yesterday, colder air has drained down the valley and led to colder surface temps.

Stay off the road is your travel is not essential.

https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/01/24/fishkill-town-board-hires-new-cops/

Fishkill town board hires new cops - Mid Hudson News The Fishkill Town Board approved the hiring of five part-time police officers at a meeting last week. The department still has vacancies.

https://midhudsonnews.com/2021/11/11/officers-use-crisis-intervention-skills-to-disarm-man-with-butcher-knife/

Officers use crisis intervention skills to disarm man with butcher knife - Mid Hudson News TOWN OF FISHKILL – Town Police in Fishkill responded to an adult home early Wednesday morning for a report of an emotionally disturbed man who was threatening himself and others with a knife. Police responded to the 126 Old Castle Point Road facility at 12:15 a.m. and began efforts to prevent harm...

https://www.wired.com/story/cars-going-electric-what-happens-used-batteries/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries? Used electric vehicle batteries could be the Achilles' heel of the transportation revolution—or the gold mine that makes it real.

https://midhudsonnews.com/2021/10/25/supervisor-and-police-union-still-at-odds-over-staffing/

Supervisor and police union still at odds over staffing - Mid Hudson News TOWN OF FISHKILL – Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra sent an email to Fishkill town residents this weekend disavowing the claim that he is defunding the police. The PBA, the union representing the police, says that Albra is certainly defunding the department. In September of this year, PBA President Carl...

https://midhudsonnews.com/2021/10/19/town-spent-almost-29000-on-an-off-road-vehicle-they-never-use/

Town spent almost $29,000 on an off-road vehicle they never use - Mid Hudson News FISHKILL – Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra authorized the purchase of a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) for the police department in 2020. The town spent $28,922.59 on the vehicle that has not been used since it arrived in the town in March of 2021. Albra said that the purchase was justified because Scenic ...

https://www.vox.com/22675358/us-car-deaths-year-traffic-covid-pandemic?utm_source=pocket-newtab

America’s car crash epidemic Driving kills as many Americans each year as guns do. Experts say that’s preventable.

https://highlandscurrent.org/2021/09/20/looking-back-in-beacon-21/

Looking Back in Beacon What happened this month 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 years ago