Above: A video report from WNYT on a fire that destroyed a New Baltimore family home.

A raging fire destroyed a historic 19th-century farmhouse on Cole Lane in New Baltimore late Sunday morning, according to several news accounts.

The Powell family was away from home when the fire began, and no one was injured. But WNYT reports that the house and all of its contents were destroyed:

Firefighters responding from at least five different companies really had little chance to save things, responding at 11:30 A.M., according to New Baltimore's First Assistant Fire Chief Scott Van Wormer.

In a recent newsletter sent to Fleischmanns residents, village mayor Todd Pascarella announced the recent resignation of trustee Fred Woller. At the village's November board meeting, Woller's resignation was accepted, and Pascarella has appointed David Yates to fill the position until a special election can be held in March.

Pascarella writes:

I would like to personally wish Fred Woller well and thank him for his years of service on the Village Board. I would also like to thank David Yates for stepping up to graciously offer his public service to the Village at this time. David and his wife Young Song have owned a home in the Village for four years and after having the first floor of their house on Main Street destroyed by the Great Flood of 2011 they rebuilt it and David decided to call Fleischmanns Home. David has worked in the digital design profession and has volunteered his talents in helping to keep Fleischmanns updated on social media.

Above: The Livingston Manor Fire Department responds to a fire after an explosion at the Lazy Beagle, a restaurant at 2 Pearl Street in Livingston Manor. Photo taken at 4:10pm; reproduced with permission from the Liberty Independent. The Indy also has several other photos of the fire on their Facebook wall.

A fire has broken out at 2 Pearl Street in Livingston Manor -- the result of an explosion, according to witnesses at the scene.

The Times Herald-Record reports that multiple fire companies are on the scene, and several buildings are involved in the blaze:

One eyewitness to the explosion said the buildings engulfed by roaring flames include Willow and Brown, The Lazy Beagle, Hot Corner Collectables and artist lofts above the businesses. "I think the whole thing is going to go," said an eyewitness standing near the fire.

A two-car accident on Route 32 in Newburgh at 7:05pm on Monday night claimed the life of 15-year-old Plattekill resident Alana Tadry, left four other people injured, and split an Audi entirely in half.

The Times Herald-Record describes the accident as "horrific":

Newburgh town police say Tadry was ejected and killed instantly around 7 p.m. when the Audi she was riding in split in half after colliding with another car about a half mile north of Mill Street. The two sections of the Audi wound up about 175 feet from each other.

Chief Michael Clancy said Tadry was riding in the backseat and that back section of the car wound up in the woods not far from the accident scene. Her body was thrown about 25 feet in the woods.

Police said the accident occurred when Edward Lier, the driver of the Audi, attempted to pass when there was traffic in the opposite lane. The Daily Freeman reports: