COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 7-31-19
STORMS TORE THROUGH CATSKILL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, LEAVING DOZENS OF TREES
DOWN AND 2000 CENTRAL HUDSON CUSTOMERS
IN THE DARK. FIREFIGHTERS, DPW CREWS,
AND CENTRAL HUDSON WORKED TO GET
THE VILLAGE BACK TO NORMAL.
AFTER CATSKILL, THE STORM CROSSED
THE RIVER AND HIT HUDSON. THERE WERE
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES
DOWN, WHICH CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE
AFFECTING AROUND 2500 NATIONAL GRID
CUSTOMERS.
THIS MORNING, ALL COLUMBIA AND
GREENE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR
POWER BACK.
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM,
A KAYAKER, WHO GOT CAUGHT ON THE
HUDSON RIVER, CAPSIZED. CREWS
RACED TO SAVE THE MAN, WHO WAS
IN THE WATER. THE COLUMBIA
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS ABLE
TO GET THE MAN OUT.
A COLUMBIA COUNTY MAN WILL GO
ON TRIAL FOR THE 3RD TIME TODAY,
TO FACE RAPE CHARGES FROM A 2018
ARREST. THE FIRST TWO TRIALS FOR
44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY BARMEN ENDED
IN HUNG JURIES. THE ALLEGED CRIME
TOOK PLACE IN KINDERHOOK.
COXSACKIE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
TO SUNSET BOULEVARD, IN THE AREA
OF COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL,
AFTER A PAVER CAUGHT FIRE. THERE
WAS CONCERNS WITH PROPANE TANKS
NEARBY. THE CALL CAME IN JUST
BEFORE 2.
FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS WERE ON
THE SCENE OF TWO ACCIDENTS
TUESDAY. THE FIRST WAS ON
ROUTE 9 IN NIVERVILLE. THE
SECOND WAS ON COUNTY ROUTE 9
IN CHATHAM.