Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park plan November sales tax measures to offset multimillion-dollar budget deficits.

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Redkey Town Council is considering a five-year agreement with Redkey Community Development Corporation for clock tower restoration, historic preservation and future use of the old fire station.

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The Type 3 wildland pumper is built on an International HV507 four-door cab and 4×4 chassis, with a Rosenbauer galvanneal body and seating for four firefighters.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters were on scene Wednesday morning after a utility pole and transformers came crashing down in Hackensack.

In a video sent to News 12, an explosion can be heard, and flames are seen engulfing the cars parked along the curve on Prospect Avenue.

Officials say as many as six cars were destroyed. Still no official word on what brought the utility pole down or if last night’s storms played a part. At this time, there are no injuries reported.

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VIDEO: Rhode Island will now keep track of who owns electric cars, for the sake of firefighter safety, following new legislation signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee Tuesday. State leaders said it’s to help firefighters properly prepare before heading to a fire that involves an electric vehicle.

The law (2026-H 7135A, 2026-S 2181A) was introduced by State Rep. Earl Read. “Being a former police officer, public safety is very important to me and this bill actually came to me from my son,” Read explained.

He said his son went through the fire academy and mentioned the dangers of fired involving electric cars, including electric shock risks and environmental contamination. “The bigger the vehicle, the bigger the battery, the bigger the fire, the harder to put out,” said State Fire Marshal, Timothy McLaughlin.

Despite the dangers, it took two years for the bill to cross the Governor’s desk. “Some of the challenges were some privacy information, basically license plate information and of course people want to respect their privacy, and we need to weigh that vs. public safety,” said Read.

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