Politics & Government
Weck Elected Nyack Fire Department Chief
Second-generation volunteer a member of Empire Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 in Upper Nyack.
The all-volunteer Nyack Fire Department on Thursday elected second-generation volunteer James Weck as its new chief.
In voting at Upper Nyack Elementary School, members of the department also named longtime volunteer Vincent Reid as deputy chief, the No. 2 post in the department, and John Galietta as battalion chief.
The election marked the end of the term of outgoing Nyack Fire Chief James Petriello.
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Weck now oversees the firefighting efforts of the department, which includes eight fire companies located in Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack. A resident of Valley Cottage, he is a longtime member of Nyack's Empire Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 in Upper Nyack, where his son, James Weck Jr., is also a member.
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