COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 10-9-19
A 65 YEAR OLD MAN DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE IN THE TOWN
OF CATSKILL. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND
1 AT A HOME ON GAME FARM ROAD. STATE POLICE
ARE INVESTIGATING.
A WOMAN WAS TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
EXPOSURE LAST NIGHT IN CATSKILL. FIRE
AND RESCUE CREWS WERE CALLED TO HER HOME
ON KOEPPEL AVENUE FOR A GAS LEAK, REPORTED
BY CENTRAL HUDSON. AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS
FIXED, THE HOME WAS VENTILATED.
BURNING WIRES ON MAPLE LANE WERE THE CAUSE
OF A POWER OUTAGE LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
IN THE TOWN OF KINDERHOOK. OVER 600 CUSTOMERS
WERE IN THE DARK. NIVERVILLE FIREFIGHTERS
AND NATIONAL GRID WERE ON THE SCENE.
A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON THE THRUWAY. CATSKILL
FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THE SOUTHBOUND
LANES, FOR THE FULLY INVOLVED BLAZE.
THE FIRE HAD TRAFFIC BACKED UP FOR SEVERAL
MILES.
IT WAS A BRUSH FIRE THAT BROUGHT EARLTON
FIREMEN TO FINCH ROAD IN COXSACKIE
YESTERDAY MORNING. TWO TREES WERE ALSO
REPORTED BURNING, JUST AFTER 6:30.
TOWN OF CAIRO POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE
GETTING NEW BULLETPROOF VESTS, THANKS TO
A GRANT FROM THE BALLISTIC VEST PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE CLOSE
TO 5000 DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS
LOOKING FOR RELIGIOUS LEADERS, WHO CAN WORK
WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN CASES OF A LARGE
EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. LETTERS WILL BE SENT
TO EVERY RELIGIOUS LEADER. IF YOU DO NOT
GET ONE BY NOVEMBER 8TH, CONTACT THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.