Cory Wirthmann News Today

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Firefighters contained a “basement fire” at the Mohonk Mountain House on Friday afternoon that temporarily shut down access to the road leading to the hotel, Fire Chief Cory Wirthmann said. The two-alarm blaze was reported midday Friday and was “knocked down” by about 2:30 p.m., Wirthmann said. In a statement, Mohonk […]

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Six residents were temporarily displaced after a two-alarm fire early Monday on Jansen Road, New Paltz Fire Chief Cory Wirthmann said Tuesday. Firefighters were dispatched to 84 Jansen Road at 1:06 a.m. Monday “for a report of ‘smoke in the structure,'” Wirthmann said in an email. Upon arrival, firefighters “encountered a […]

We aren't the only ones trying to breathe in the New York during the smoky conditions this week it also affects pets and wildlife.

The new firehouse will be located at the corner of Henry W. Dubois Drive and North Putt Corners Road in the village of New Paltz.

By Mid Hudson News -www.midhudsonnews.com Jan 20, 2021 Front of fire engine in motion NEW PALTZ – Construction on a new firehouse and emergency operations center is underway at 117 Henry W. DuBois Drive in New Paltz. The $6.6 million facility will replace the two-bay firehouse built in 1985 to serve the all-volunteer department. Some $5 million of the cost of the project is coming from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery with the remainder being funded from the Village and Town of New ...