Ka-Boom!

Posted on July 24, 2017 | 5 Comments

A tree fell earlier today on Hillspoint Road, by the Conservative Synagogue. It brought down utility lines, cutting power to over 50 customers. The traffic light at the Post Road by McDonald’s was out too.

A tree falls on Hillspoint Road

Darcy Hicks — who lives nearby — took this shot. Apparently her brother Tyler — the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times photographer — is not the only Hicks family member with an eye for dramatic news images.

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5 responses to “Ka-Boom!”

  1. Gerald F. Romano, Jr. | July 24, 2017 at 3:18 pm |

    Thank God no one what injured or killed
    Gerald F. Romano, Jr.

  2. Matt Murray | July 24, 2017 at 3:51 pm |

    Can’t we blame it on texting or a politician? 🙂

  3. Eric William Buchroeder SHS '70 | July 24, 2017 at 4:28 pm |

    The Russians are influencing trees now.

  4. Michael Haydn | July 24, 2017 at 4:31 pm |

    apparently not! ( i once knew Hillspoint Rd., well! ).

  5. Nancy Hunter | July 24, 2017 at 5:59 pm |

    A summer storm? … not such a Kushy landing.