Pleasant Valley man dies in house fire
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A 75-year-old man died in a fire at his Pleasant Valley home Friday morning, police said.
The two-alarm blaze was reported about 7:15 a.m. at the two-story house at 28 Travis Road, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department.
The victim, Marvin Mordkoff, and his wife, whom police did not identify, were the only ones home at the time, Watterson said. Mordkoff's...