COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 8-3-19
A JURY BEGAN DELIBERATING THE CASE OF
JEFFREY BARMEN OF STOCKPORT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE 44 YEAR OLD IS ON TRIAL FOR THE 3RD TIME,
FOR AN ALLEGED RAPE IN THE TOWN OF KINDERHOOK
IN 2017. HIS FIRST TWO TRIALS ENDED WITH
HUNG JURIES. THEY WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY.
A CRARYVILLE MAN, CHARGED IN JULY WITH
KIDNAPPING, WAS ARRAIGNED IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY COURT YESTERDAY ON FELONY CHARGES,
AFTER HIS INDICTMENT BY A GRAND JURY.
A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR NEXT MARCH
FOR 35 YEAR OLD THOMAS GOLDEN. THE
ALLEGED CRIME TOOK PLACE IN THE TOWN
OF HILLSDALE.
A VALATIE BRIDGE WILL BE NAMED AFTER
A VILLAGE SOLDIER WHO WAS KILLED IN
ACTION IN VIETNAM. THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THE THE BRIDGE
OVER THE KINDERHOOK CREEK ON ROUTE 203 WILL
BE NAMED AS THE ROGER J. MAZAL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
HE DIED MARCH 7TH, 1969.
STATE POLICE ARE CREDITING THEIR BLOODHOUND
TILLY, FOR LOCATING AN ENDANGERED ADULT,
WHO WENT MISSING WEDNESDAY IN AN AREA OFF
COUNTY ROUTE 9 IN NEW LEBANON. THE VICTIM,
WHO SUFFERS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE,
HAD BEEN MISSING FOUR HOURS IN TEMPERATURES
OVER 90 DEGREES. THEY WERE LOCATED IN 15
MINUTES AFTER THE SEARCH BEGAN.
A ONE CAR ACCIDENT CLOSED PART OF COUNTY
ROUTE 31 IN LIVINGSTON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE CAR CRASHED INTO A DITCH SOUTH OF
COUNTY ROUTE 10 JUST BEFORE 5, BRINGING
DOWN WIRES. THE DRIVER'S INJURIES WERE
SAID TO BE MINOR.
CREWS WERE ALSO ON THE SCENE OF A MORE
SERIOUS ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
IN NEW LEBANON. THAT ONE HAPPENED ON
ROUTE 20 NEAR CANAAN ROAD, WHEN A CAR
ROLLED OVER, JUST AFTER 4. THREE PEOPLE
IN THE CAR REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BROUGHT ASHLAND
FIREFIGHTERS TO A HOME ON COUNTY ROUTE 4
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE FIRE BEGAN IN A
LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE KITCHEN AROUND
11:45.
BIG FESTIVALS TAKE PLACE TODAY ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. IN COXSACKIE,
THE ANNUAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL BEGINS
AT 11 IN RIVERSIDE PARK, AND RUNS ALL
DAY, UNTIL FIREWORKS AT DUSK.
IN HUDSON, THE ANNUAL BANGLADESH
FESTIVAL BEGINS AT 3 AND RUNS TILL 9
IN RIVERFRONT PARK. AT BOTH FESTIVALS,
ADMISSION IS FREE