Man jumps from plane with no parachute
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Duanesburg News
Brothers will open region’s only Vespa dealership
“Peter Caschera was 6 years old when he rode on his first Vespa scooter, zooming through the streets of Sora in central Italy. His aunt was driving. That experience in the homeland of Caschera’s father began a love affair with the Italian-made scooters. A decade later, Caschera got his first Vespa: a red Sears … [Read more…]
Town ambulance to get first call
“Personnel from the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps will have three minutes to muster a crew for an emergency call before state police dispatchers signal for mutual aid from other area rescue companies, town officials said Thursday. The brief window will make it nearly impossible for the nonprofit ambulance service to respond to emergencies, effectively … [Read more…]
Board shuts down town’s corps Delays reported in response times
“The Duanesburg Town Board effectively pulled the plug on the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps late Thursday night, deciding that all emergency calls should be answered by the Rotterdam or Mohawk ambulance companies. Town Board members said it was a difficult decision, but that hours of testimony from residents proved the town’s ambulance corps was … [Read more…]
Occupant flees Skyline Drive blaze
“Fire destroyed a 5-year-old Duanesburg home Wednesday morning but a neighbor alerted the occupant, who escaped safely, officials said. No one was hurt in the fire at 4417 Skyline Drive. The resident managed to grab a few personal belongings, including a laptop computer, Duanesburg Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Hoffmann said. But the home was … [Read more…]
An ambulance is ready, but no crew Corps lacks volunteers to respond to emergency calls
“Nick Ragucci was ready to head out to an emergency call late one evening last March, but instead found himself waiting at the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps station. The volunteer emergency medical technician hustled down to headquarters shortly after receiving a dispatch tone for a local man in severe respiratory distress. When he arrived … [Read more…]
Duanesburg trailer park gets more time
“Residents of Hillcrest Mobile Home Park have a two-month extension from an order to get out issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation late last year. Spokeswoman Lori O’Connell said the agency this week approved the 60-day extension — until June 1 — provided for in the October consent order after “finding good … [Read more…]
Strained marriage turns deadly
“Raymond and Debra Lees had been having marital problems for some time. Last month, troopers were called to the house where the couple lived with their five children to investigate a verbal dispute. Neighbors said they were aware of discord in the home off Creek Road; but no one could have foreseen the tragedy … [Read more…]
Man attacks wife, kills himself Victim beaten with baseball bat
“In an attack that was planned carefully, a medical specialist bludgeoned his wife with a baseball bat and then killed himself, police said Wednesday. Raymond Lees, 50, made calls to ensure the couple’s five children would not be home. He even left a note on the door of the couple’s home at 1164 Creek … [Read more…]
Incident reported at county line
“The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigations responded to an incident at a Creek Road residence on the border of Schenectady and Schoharie counties Tuesday. Troopers blocked the driveway of 1164 Creek Rd. between the towns of Esperance and Duanesburg with a lone cruiser and crime tape, but declined to comment on what had … [Read more…]