Crime & Safety

Week in Review: Wrong-way Crash, Power Outage and a Mountain Climber

Catch up on the top stories of the week.

Miss anything this week? We've got you covered with our week in review, complete with stories on a commercial fire, a large power outage, stories just for moms and a wrong-way crash that resulted in a DWI arrest.

:A small fire broke out in the loading dock of military battery producer Bren-Tronics, Inc. early Sunday.

: A wrong-way crash on Vets Highway left five injured Monday evening. The driver, Susan Torns, was arrested and subsequently charged with DWI.

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: A power outage left nearly 1,000 residents in the dark Tuesday morning. Power was restored within a few hours.

: Wednesday marked the kickoff of our Momsday coverage, a weekly initiative to provide moms with stories tailored specifically to them.

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: Nesconset resident Bob Pospischil spends his days working as a CFO for two companies. When he's not doing that, he's traveling the world dominating the highest peaks. Bob came to the library Thursday evening to talk about his adventures.


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