COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 9-21-19
CHANGES MAY BE COMING TO THE RIP VAN WINKLE
BRIDGE, AND THE OTHER FOUR BRIDGES THAT
ARE OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BRIDGE
AUTHORITY. THE TWO ITEMS BEING TALKED
ABOUT ARE A TOLL INCREASE AND THE
ELIMINATION OF TOLL COLLECTORS. NO DETAILS
OR DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, AS TO
WHEN THESE PLANS MAY TAKE EFFECT.
TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO ST. PETER'S
HOSPITAL, FOLLOWING A TWO CAR ACCIDENT
IN GHENT. THE CRASH ON FRIDAY, CLOSED
A SECTION OF COUNTY ROUTE 21 FOR
JUST UNDER 90 MINUTES. STATE POLICE
INVESTIGATED.
A 70 YEAR OLD MAN WAS INJURED
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN TWO CARS
COLLIDED IN CATSKILL. THE ACCIDENT
WAS JUST BEFORE 4 ON MAPLE AVENUE.
A DURHAM MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
SEXUAL ABUSE, FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION,
THAT INVOLVED A CHILD. THE GREENE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTED 20 YEAR OLD
JOSHUA BRONSON. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE
GREENE COUNTY JAIL ON 2500 DOLLARS
BAIL.
A WESTERLO MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE
GREENE COUNTY JAIL, FOLLOWING A
TRAFFIC STOP ON ROUTE 23 IN CAIRO.
49 YEAR OLD PHILLIP WINTERS WAS
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL POSSESSION
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
STATE POLICE SAY, HE WAS IN
POSSESSION OF COCAINE.
A GHENT MAN IS ACCUSED OF PUNCHING
A WOMAN IN THE FACE, AND THEN BREAKING
HER PHONE, TO PREVENT HER FROM CALLING
FOR HELP. 56 YEAR OLD EMIL MELTZ WAS
ARRESTED BY THE COLUMBIA COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HE HAS A COURT
APPEARANCE SCHEDULED NEXT MONTH.
THE 49 CATS THAT HAVE BEEN ON
DISPLAY AROUND CATSKILL ALL SUMMER,
GO ON THE AUCTION BLOCK TODAY.
THE 13TH ANNUAL CAT'S MEOW AUCTION
TAKES PLACE AT HISTORIC CATSKILL
POINT, BEGINNING AT 4.
A LOCAL MOTORCYCLE CLUB RIDES
TOMORROW TO HELP FIGHT CANCER.
THE PROTECTOR'S MOTORCYCLE CLUB
WILL LEAVE THE ATHENS FIREHOUSE AT
11. AFTER GOING THROUGH GREENE
COUNTY, THE RIDE WILL END IN
WINDHAM WITH LIVE MUSIC AND
FOOD.