TIMES
SOUTHERN
ULSTER
Vol. 13, No 13
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MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2016
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In recent weeks, the Marlboro Hose
Company has seen its share of fires and
emergencies. On Tuesday, March 22 they
received a call at 4:11 p.m. on a dumpster
fire at 6 Tanglewood Park Drive that
quickly jumped to a structure directly
next to it.
“It could have been a storage shed
or something for putting stuff in,” said
Fire Chief Andy Polizzi. “It was a vacant
building [and] there was nothing in it.”
Polizzi said the fire was quickly
knocked down and his company was back
in service at 5:28 p.m.
“As soon as the engine got there we
pulled a line and darkened it down right
away,” he said. “It was just unfortunate
that it happened.”
Polizzi said at this point the cause of
the fire is listed as ‘undetermined’ by the
Ulster County Fire Investigation team.
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“It’s hard to determine that because
everything was burnt in the dumpster,”
he said.
Polizzi said the investigation team,
as well as the Marlborough Police
Department, checked with nearby neighbors, asking if anyone had seen anything
related to the fire.
For this event, Polizzi had the Milton
Company as “standby in our quarters
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Marlborough
officers honored
for saving lives
By MARK REYNOLDS
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The Easter Bunny visits Milton
Youngsters retrieve eggs scattered by the Easter Bunny, Thursday at the Sportsdome in Milton. Story, photos on pages 34 and 35.
Heroes
The Marlborough Town Board and
Police Chief Gerald Cocozza honored
three officers on Monday with Pride
of Marlborough awards for saving the
lives of two overdose victims by quickly
administering Narcan, an opiate antidote. Opioids include heroin, morphine
and prescription pain pills like codeine,
oxycodone, methadone and vicodin.
Cocozza acknowledged that in recent
years the use of heroin is at epidemic
levels all across the United States. In
response, New York State has provided
special training in the use of Narcan that
is effectively saving lives. Cocozza said all
of his officers have received training and
the police vehicles are equipped with the
counteracting drug.
“When someone overdoses on heroin
the heart rate decreases [and] the respiratory rate decreases to the point where
they die,” he said. “With the ability to
issue Narcan those effects are immediately reversed and in most cases we’re
able to save those lives.”
Cocozza said on Dec. 22, 2015 Sgt.
Justin Pascale saved the life of a female
adult who had overdosed in her car by
the side of a town road.
The Pride of Marlborough award stated, “Thanks to his quick thinking and
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