Expect Frequent Haze, Smoke From Canadian Wildfires This Summer, Forecasters Say
The sun may still shine this summer, but it won’t always look like it.
Across the northern United States, residents can expect hazy skies, milky sunsets, and the occasional whiff of campfire as wildfire smoke from Canada drifts south through the summer months, according to AccuWeather.
Forecasters say that smoke impacts will be frequent and widespread, affecting much of the Northeast, the mid-Atlantic, and parts of the Midwest through late August.
While the hazy conditions might seem like a typical summer heat quirk, meteorologists note that this particular summer haze will largely b…
Body Of Goshen Native, Husband Returned To Family In Israel: Both Killed In Oct. 7 Attacks
The remains of a Hudson Valley native and her husband who were both killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and brought to Gaza have been returned to their family by Israeli forces.
The recovery operation, which the Israel Defense Forces undertook, was announced by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday, June 5.
As a result of the operation, the bodies of both Orange County native Judith Weinstein of Goshen and her husband, Gad Haggai were taken back into Israel from Gaza, Huckabee said in a post on X.
Weinstein, age 70, who held citizenship in Israel, the…
Man Pleads Guilty To Bridgewater Cold Case Homicide Nearly 30 Years Later: Prosecutor
After nearly three decades, a Bridgewater homicide finally has a resolution, authorities said.
Robert Creter, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 19, in the 1997 death of Tamara "Tammy" Tignor, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Creter pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in state prison, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997 at 4:38 p.m., Bridgewater police responded to Gilbride Road near Washington Valley Park where they found Tignor, a 23-year-old Newark resident, dead, authorities said.
The case remained unsolved until 2023…
