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  • How Pearl River firefighters helped contain this late-night garage fire

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  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 55, low: 27.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Working Smoke Detectors Alert Family To Late-Night Garage Fire In Park Ridge, Responders Say (dailyvoice.com) — Pearl River firefighters were among several departments that rushed overnight to help Park Ridge crews contain a late-night garage fire on Terrace Street. Thanks to working smoke detectors, the family evacuated safely and the blaze was confined to the garage and part of the basement while the cause remains under investigation.
   


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    Thursday December 18
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