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Report of unsafe substance closes Chatham street

Jan 27, 2020 3:00 pm
Bill Williams is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media an employee at a business on Park Row in the village of Chatham January 27, opened a package or envelope that contained an unidentified suspicious, and possibly hazardous substance, according to state police. Chatham Fire Department and rescue squads from Chatham and Valatie responded to the scene around 9:30 a.m., as did the Haz-Mat teams from Columbia and Greene counties, units from the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and Columbia County Emergency Services. State police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing, but there is no potential danger to the surrounding community. An area of Park Row will remain closed to traffic and pedestrians for the rest of the day. Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.