COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 3-5-19
IT'S DAY TWO OF JURY SELECTION
IN THE RE-TRIAL OF JEFFREY BARMEN
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY COURT. THE
STOCKPORT MAN IS FACING RAPE
CHARGES IN KINDERHOOK. HIS FIRST
TRIAL, LAST NOVEMBER, ENDED IN
A HUNG JURY.
NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY WAS BACKED UP FOR
MILES MONDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER A
TRACTOR TRAILER AND CAR COLLIDED
BETWEEN CATSKILL AND COXSACKIE.
FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS RESPONDED
JUST AFTER NOON. THE OCCUPANTS OF
THE CAR WERE TRAPPED FOR A PERIOD.
ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO COLUMBIA
MEMORIAL YESTERDAY MORNING, AFTER
A CAR STRUCK A UTILITY POLE IN
GALLATIN. IT HAPPENED ON SILVERNAILS
ROAD, NEAR THE DUTCHESS COUNTY LINE.
QUICK WORK BY AREA FIREFIGHTERS
SAVED A COPAKE HOME EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. FIVE FIRE COMPANIES WERE
CALLED TO 168 ROUTE 7A JUST AFTER
1 FOR A PORCH FIRE. FIREMEN WERE
ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO SOME
FURNITURE.
IT WAS A SHED FIRE THAT BROUGHT
FIREFIGHTERS TO ROUTE 23C IN
EAST JEWETT LAST NIGHT. SEVERAL
COMPANIES RESPONDED AFTER 8:30.
THE BUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
TWO PALENVILLE WOMEN WERE CHARGED
WITH CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY SAUGERTIES
POLICE. 47 YEAR OLD TERRIE CARNEY
AND 48 YEAR OLD JAMIE VANVALKENBURG
WERE ARRESTED, AFTER A COMPLAINT
OF A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.
A FREE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE TONIGHT,
THAT WILL GIVE FAMILIES THE INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO SURVIVE A DISASTER.
IT BEGINS AT 6:30 AT TACONIC HILLS
SCHOOL AND IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.