COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 6-29-19
SCARY MOMENTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
WHEN A CONSTRUCTION CREW STRUCK A
NATURAL GAS LINE IN HUDSON.
THE ACCIDENT CLOSED PART OF
PARKWOOD BOULEVARD. SEVERAL HOMES
WERE EVACUATED. NATIONAL GRID
WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE AREA
WAS SHUT DOWN FOR OVER TWO HOURS.
WEST GHENT FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED
TO ROUTE 9H FRIDAY MORNING, AFTER A
TREE BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES JUST
NORTH OF COUNTY ROUTE 20. FIREMEN
REMAINED ON THE SCENE UNTIL NATIONAL
GRID CREWS ARRIVED.
A WOMAN WAS INJURED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,
WHEN A CAR AND PICKUP COLLIDED IN GREENPORT.
THE CRASH WAS JUST AFTER 2 ON FAIRVIEW
AVENUE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO COLUMBIA
MEMORIAL.
ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO COLUMBIA
MEMORIAL WITH CHEST PAINS, AFTER 2
CARS COLLIDED IN CLAVERACK. THE
ACCIDENT WAS ON GAHBAUER ROAD.
AN INCIDENT A SLEEPY HOLLOW LAKE
IN COXSACKIE THURSDAY, LEFT A
RESIDENT UNDER ARREST. 60 YEAR
OLD KATHERINE ROSS WAS CHARGED BY
STATE POLICE WITH CRIMINAL CONTEMPT,
FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING AN ORDER
OF PROTECTION. SHE WAS ALSO
CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
FOR OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.
FOUR MORE AREA SCHOOLS ARE HOLDING
GRADUATION CEREMONIES TODAY. THEY'RE
SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT TACONIC
HILLS, NEW LEBANON, GREENVILLE, AND
HUNTER TANNERSVILLE.
THE NEW YORK LOTTERY IS EXPANDING
THE CASH FOR LIFE GAME, TO SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK. FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
GET A THOUSAND DOLLARS EVERY DAY,
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THE
NEW SCHEDULE STARTS MONDAY.
THE COMMUNITY WILL BE COMING TOGETHER
TODAY, TO HELP A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL, WHO
IS FIGHTING STAGE 3 CANCER. THE BENEFIT
FOR MADISON JONES WILL TAKE PLACE AT
CONE-E-ISLAND IN CATSKILL FROM NOON
TO 3. ALL PROCEEDS WILL HELP WITH
MEDICAL EXPENSES.