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Newschannel 13
 Newschannel 13’s Benita Zahn and Robert
Altman, President and CEO, WMHT Public TV/Radio visited Catskill High School students on Wednesday. Zahn and Altman spoke to students in Michael Piedemonte’s Broadcasting class
and provided students with a "real life" view of work in print as well as media journalism.
They also toured the new digitial studios and discussed student
projects.
Pictured left to right are teachers Mike Piedmonte, Patrick Hernandez, Bill Maouris, Jr. Meghan Baxter, Dr. Kate Farrell, Superintendent,
Cheryl Rabinowitz, Director of Technology, Flo Hayle, 98.5 Radio Talk Show
Host, Benita Zahn and Robert Altman
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Greene County Emergency Services has opened an Emergency Operations Center for storm related issues. Red Cross shelters have been opened at the Athens Fire House on Third Street in Athens, the Freehold Firehouse on Rte 32 in Freehold, and the county Emergency Operations Center on Volunteer Drive in Cairo. Anyone needing assistance should call the Emergency Operations Center at 518-635-5119 , 635-5120 and 635-5121.
On 2/23/10 , Amanda's Law, which mandates the installation of carbon
monoxide (CO) detectors in every home in New York went into effect. The
law is named for 16-year-old Amanda Hansen of West Seneca, New York, who
died January 17, 2009 due to a carbon monoxide leak from a defective
boiler while sleeping at a friend's house.
According to the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control
(OFPC), fire departments in New York responded to more than 42,000 calls
involving carbon monoxide in 2007, the most recent year with complete
data. A majority of these calls came in at night time hours and during
the winter months.
In addition to installing carbon monoxide alarms, Governor Paterson and
the OFPC remind homeowners to take the following actions to help reduce
their risk and stay safe:
● Test and/or replace alarms according to the manufacturer's
instructions;
● Have heating systems, vents, chimneys and flues tested, inspected
and cleaned by a qualified technician each year;
● Never leave a car running in an attached garage;
● Regularly examine vents and chimneys for improper connections,
rust, soot or other debris;
● Never run a vehicle, generator or other fuel powered motor indoors,
even if garage doors are open to the outdoors;
● Never use a gas oven to heat a home, and only use barbecue grills
outdoors - never in a house or garage; and
● Remember that carbon monoxide alarms are not substitutes for smoke
alarms. Smoke alarms should also be installed on every level of a home
as well as in or outside all sleeping areas.
For more information on Amanda's Law, click here ( http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/press_02221001.html ). And, as
always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me at allison.epstein@chamber.state.ny.us or call me at 845-334-9378.
Sincerely,
Allison
Allison Epstein
Mid-Hudson Regional Director
Office of Governor David A. Paterson
One Albany Avenue, Suite G5
Kingston, NY 12401
845-334-9378 (phone)
845-334-9373 (fax)
allison.epstein@chamber.state.ny.us
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