COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 11-9-19
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SPENT
FRIDAY AT THE SCENE OF A SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT
IN TAGHKANIC. FOUR STUDENTS AND THE DRIVER
WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH ON PUMPKIN HOLLOW
ROAD. THE BUS STRUCK A TREE JUST BEFORE 8AM.
ROADS IN THAT AREA WERE REPORTED TO BE ICY
YESTERDAY MORNING.
A FORMER PRATTSVILLE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN WERE IN FEDERAL COURT IN
ALBANY FRIDAY, AFTER BEING INDICTED ON
FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES. 42 YEAR OLD KORY
O'HARA AND 68 YEAR OLD STEPHEN BAKER ARE
ACCUSED OF SUBMITTING FALSE PAPERWORK
IN THE RECOVERY OF HURRICANE IRENE.
FOUR BROOKLYN MEN ARE ACCUSED OF USING
AND POSSESSING COUNTERFEIT 100 DOLLAR BILLS
AT SEVERAL GREENPORT BUSINESSES THURSDAY.
AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS, COLUMBIA
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE
FOUR, AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP IN CLAVERACK.
THREE OF THE FOUR ARE IN THE COLUMBIA
COUNTY JAIL. THEY ARE ALSO SUSPECTED OF
THE SAME ACTIVITY IN CATSKILL.
A GHENT MAN PLEAD GUILTY TO GRAND LARCENY
FRIDAY IN COLUMBIA COUNTY COURT. 33 YEAR
OLD RAYMOND LIPPMAN WAS ARRESTED ON THE
CHARGES IN JUNE, FOR USING A COMPANY
CREDIT CARD AT HUDSON VALLEY CREAMERY,
TO CHARGE OVER 1000 DOLLARS. SENTENCING
IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY.
DEVIL'S PATH IS OPENED AGAIN IN THE
TOWN OF HUNTER. THE TRAIL WAS CLOSED LAST
MONTH DUE TO VANDALISM. STATE D.E.C.
OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY, THAT THEY HAD
SET UP A NEW ROUTE, FOR THE QUARTER MILE
SECTION OF TRAIL.
THERE ARE TWO TOY DRIVES IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY TODAY. THE GHENT VFW IS LOOKING
TO FILL A BUS WITH TOYS AT THEIR POST
ON ROUTE 66 FROM 10 TO 2. AND THE
HUDSON SALVATION ARMY IS DOING THEIR
ANNUAL TOY COLLECTION AT THE HUDSON
WALMART. THEY HOPE TO GET ENOUGH
TOYS FOR 75 AREA CHILDREN.
IT'S LOOKING A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
TODAY IN LEEDS, AT THE 24TH ANNUAL
FESTIVAL OF TREES. THE EVENT BENEFITS
THE FORTNIGHTLY CLUB OF CATSKILL AND
TAKES PLACE AT ANTHONY'S BANQUET HALL
ON ROUTE 23-B FROM 11 TO 5 TODAY AND
11 TO 4 TOMORROW.