Driver Killed By Tree As Students Arrive At School: Patch PM

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our regional network. The Patch community platform includes communities in the lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. Here are stories worth talking about tonight:

Driver Killed By Tree As Students Arrive at Elementary School. The man was alone in his car when the tree, which was on school property, fell.

Amtrak Weighs Move To Grand Central During Summer. Construction work would be the reason for the switch.

Man Uses Accelerant To Set Woman On Fire. The victim had burns to her lower extremities, hands and face.

Giant Snake Found In Garage. This is the stuff of 6-foot nightmares.

Movies Out This Weekend: 'Alien: Covenant,' 'Everything, Everything' And 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'. The Alien faces down the Wimpy Kid in theaters this weekend. Who's your money on?

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