COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 3-28-19
THERE WAS ONE WINNING TICKET SOLD, FOR
LAST NIGHT'S 750 MILLION DOLLAR POWERBALL
DRAWING. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT TICKET WAS
SOLD IN WISCONSIN. THERE WAS A MILLION
DOLLAR SECOND PRIZE TICKET SOLD IN
ALBANY COUNTY.
CAIRO AND LEEDS FIREMEN WERE ON THE SCENE
OF A LARGE BRUSH FIRE IN THE WOODS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. OVER TWO ACRES WERE
BLACKENED ALONG BEERS ROAD.
LIVINGSTON FIREFIGHTERS WERE ALSO ON THE
SCENE OF A LARGE BRUSH FIRE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE CALL CAME IN JUST
AFTER 2:30 IN AN AREA OFF SNYDERVILLE
ROAD IN GALLATIN. STATE D E C OFFICERS
TICKETED THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR ILLEGAL
BURNING.
FIREMEN HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING OUT
A SMALL BRUSH FIRE AT A HOME ON OLD
ROUTE 82, WHEN THIS SECOND CALL CAME IN.
CATSKILL FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO
23 WILLIAM STREET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,
WHEN A GENERATOR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE
BACK OF A BOX TRUCK. FIRE OFFICIALS
SAY THE FIRE GOT SO HOT, IT BEGAN
MELTING THE SIDING ON A NEARBY HOME.
CENTRAL HUDSON AND THE VILLAGE
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WERE ALSO
CALLED TO THE SCENE.
ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO ALBANY MED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER THEIR
CAR CRASHED INTO A POLE, ON ROUTE
20 NEAR LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY.
CREWS WERE ON THE SCENE FOR AN
HOUR. STATE POLICE AND SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES INVESTIGATED.
A GREENE COUNTY MAN IS ACCUSED OF
TRYING TO SELL A BLACK RHINO SKULL
TO AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER. THE STATE
D E C, WHO FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE MAN,
SAYS THE BLACK RHINO IS LISTED AS
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, AND IS
ILLEGAL TO SELL ANY PART OF THEM
IN NEW YORK.
UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUED IT'S DECLINE
IN FEBRUARY. GREENE COUNTY SHOWED
THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT IN THE
AREA, DROPPING TO 4.7 PERCENT.
COLUMBIA COUNTY ALSO WENT DOWN,
TO 3.7 PERCENT.