COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 11-20-19
TOLLS ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY
WILL NOT BE GOING UP NEXT YEAR. AT THE
THRUWAY AUTHORITY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MONDAY, A 1.3 BILLION DOLLAR
BUDGET WAS APPROVED FOR 2020, THAT DID
NOT INCLUDE AN INCREASE. THE LAST TOLL
INCREASE WAS IN 2010.
THREE TEENS WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY
MORNING, AFTER POLICE WERE CALLED TO
A BURGLARY IN PROGRESS AT 54 PARKWOOD
BOULEVARD. 19 YEAR OLD MONIQUE RIVERA
OF HUDSON WAS CAUGHT QUICKLY. COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES AND GREENPORT
POLICE ASSISTED IN THE ARREST OF THE
OTHER TWO, BOTH 16, FROM HUDSON
AND CATSKILL. HUDSON POLICE EXPECT
THE THREE TO BE CHARGED WITH OTHER
RECENT THEFTS.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING ON THE TACONIC PARKWAY
IN GHENT. FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS
RESPONDED TO THE NORTHBOUND LANES
AT EXIT 91 JUST AFTER 2. WE'RE
TOLD THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED TWO
NEW YORK STATE VEHICLES.
ONCE THE SNOW BEGAN FALLING
YESTERDAY MORNING, POLICE WERE
KEPT BUSY WITH A COUPLE DOZEN
ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE AREA. THOSE
THAT HAD INJURIES WERE ON ROUTE 9H
IN CLAVERACK, ROUTE 51 IN NEW
BALTIMORE, AND ON THE TACONIC
PARKWAY IN GALLATIN.
MULTIPLE FIRE COMPANIES WERE
CALLED TO A HOME ON LIME KILN
ROAD IN NEW BALTIMORE TUESDAY
MORNING, AFTER THE BUILDING BEGAN
FILLING WITH SMOKE. THE RESIDENTS
WERE TOLD TO EVACUATE. NO WORD
THIS MORNING ON THE EXTENT OF
DAMAGE.
AN ORLANDO FLORIDA MAN IS IN THE
GREENE COUNTY JAIL, CHARGED WITH
BEING A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
STATE POLICE ARRESTED 53 YEAR
OLD MARK PARKER ON TWIN POND ROAD
IN JEWETT MONDAY. HE'S BEING HELD
WITHOUT BAIL.