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Fire damages home, kills 2 pets in home near Port Jervis

Fire damages home, kills 2 pets in home near Port Jervis

Flames heavily damaged a home near Port Jervis and killed two family pets on Tuesday.

Fire officials say the flames broke out around 11:30 a.m. in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, just over the river from Port Jervis. On arrival, crews were informed that there may have been a person trapped inside the burning house.

Firefighters entered the burning building, and say heavy fire was located in the kitchen area of the home, extending to the second floor.
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Seven Cities in New York Make 2024’s Worst in U.S. for Bed

Bed bugs are tiny pests that feed on human blood and tend to hide in mattress seams, bed frames, and other cracks and crevices in homes and apartments. They can easily travel between units in multi-unit residential buildings, making it challenging to ... Read more

Fighting a Speeding Ticket Issued by A New York Camera

Have you ever received a ticket in the mail from a speed camera in New York?

We shared numerous stories over the last few months regarding the installation of new speed cameras at various locations across the Hudson Valley so most of us ... Read more

Class of 2024 University Honors Program Graduates

Twenty-Two members of The University of Scranton’s class of 2024 graduated from the University Honors Program, which is one of the Jesuit university’s programs of excellence. Students in the Honors Program pursue a rigorous education that stresse ... Read more

Planet Fitness to Open 16,369 SF Gym in Matamoras, Pennsylvania

Planet Fitness to Open 16,369 SF Gym in Matamoras, Pennsylvania

MATAMORAS, PA. — Planet Fitness will open a 16,369-square-foot gym at Westfall Town Center, a 115,360-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located near the confluence of the New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania border. The opening is slated for this fall. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the center. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. Royal Properties ... Read more

MTA proposes end to Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines

I live in Matamoras, Pennsylvania. My house is walking distance to the Port Jervis Train Station. I love taking the train into New York City. It's a long trip with many stops. If I had to make the trip everyday for work it would be exhausting. By the ... Read more

People shopping for fireworks should expect less bang for th

MIAMI – Inflation is hitting consumer fireworks just as it has many other products.

Phantom Fireworks is one of the largest retailers in the country.

CEO Bruce Zoldan said, "We had to raise our prices."

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Rapper DMX ‘off life support following heart attack’

Rapper DMX has been taken off life support after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer has said.

Murray Richman told US media he remained “concerned” about the 50-year-old whose real name is Earl Simmons.

“DMX is in the ... Read more