Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Resolution proposes donating foreclosed land to Duanesburg ambulance

  ” Foreclosed land and a house could become part of the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters. The Schenectady County Legislature is considering transferring the tax-foreclosed property at 8374 Duanesburg Road to the agency, which is adjacent to the ambulance corps’ property at 130 Cole Road. The nearly two acres of property, which includes a … [Read more…]

Car crashes into Duanesburg convenience store

  “DUANESBURG – A car that crashed into a convenience store on Duanesburg Road Friday morning struck a patron, while debris trapped an employee, Schenectady County sheriff’s officials said. At about 9:45 a.m. deputies responded to the Valero Gas Station and Convenience Store at 6030 Duanesburg Road after getting a report that a vehicle crashed … [Read more…]

State Police probe Duanesburg ATV crash that killed teen

  “DUANESBURG — A 17-year-old ATV operator was killed in a crash on Saturday that also caused minor injuries to a teenage passenger, according to State Police. State Police from Troop G responded around 3:05 p.m. to the area of Batter Street in Duanesburg, NY, for the report of an all-terrain vehicle crash with injuries. … [Read more…]

Schenectady County Legislature taking monthly meetings on the road

  “The Schenectady County Legislature announced a plan last week to hold a series of its regular monthly meetings at locations in each legislative district. The first will be the legislative body’s Tuesday, July 12 meeting, which will take place at the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 130 Cole Road, in the village of Delanson at … [Read more…]

Woman’s deadly seizure at Camp Bisco remains center of legal battle

  “Nearly a decade after a Schenectady woman experienced a seizure at the Camp Bisco summer music festival that led to her eventual death, attorneys for her family, festival organizers and the Duanesburg venue where it was held are still battling over a wrongful death lawsuit. Heather Bynum was 24 when she attended the festival … [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…]

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…]