COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 10-5-19
THE FORMER LIVINGSTON MAN, WHO WAS BROUGHT
BACK FROM TEXAS LAST YEAR AND CHARGED WITH
CHILD SEX CRIMES, WILL NEVER GET OUT OF
PRISON. 56 YEAR OLD JOHN ACKLIN WAS
SENTENCED TO 335 YEARS YESTERDAY IN
COLUMBIA COUNTY COURT. HE WAS CONVICTED
IN AUGUST ON 32 FELONY COUNTS.
ANOTHER LOCAL SEX OFFENDER WAS
SENTENCED FRIDAY. THIS TIME IN
FEDERAL COURT, 60 YEAR OLD JOHN
STROMING OF STUYVESANT WAS GIVEN 35
YEARS IN PRISON. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY
AT TRIAL, OF SEXUALLY ABUSING A 19
MONTH OLD, WHILE VIDEOTAPING IT
THE DRIVER OF A CAR WAS TAKEN
TO NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL
YESTERDAY MORNING, AFTER REAR-
ENDING A DUMP TRUCK IN GERMANTOWN.
THE ACCIDENT WAS JUST AFTER 7:30
ON SUNSET CIRCLE JUST OFF
ROUTE 9G.
A TWO CAR ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
ON THE CATSKILL SIDE OF THE RIP VAN
WINKLE BRIDGE, BACKED UP TRAFFIC
FOR THREE MILES. THE CRASH WAS
MINOR, BUT SLOWED DOWN WESTBOUND
TRAFFIC, CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM
THAT STRETCHED PAST MIDDLE ROAD
IN GREENPORT.
FIVE FIRE COMPANIES WERE CALLED
TO A PROPANE STOVE FIRE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON IN CHATHAM. IT TOOK PLACE
IN THE AREA OF HERRINGTON LUMBER
ON DEPOT SQUARE, AT THE FARMER'S
MARKET. CHATHAM FIREFIGHTERS
PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY. THE
OTHER COMPANIES WERE NOT NEEDED.
PART OF A STATE TRAIL IN HUNTER
HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
STATE D E C OFFICERS SAY, PART OF
THE DEVIL'S PATH TRAIL WAS CLOSED
AFTER VANDALS DAMAGED STEEL RUNGS
THAT WERE INSTALLED IN AUGUST.
THEY WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN IT'S
BACK OPEN.
THERE'S ANOTHER PARADE IN HUDSON
THIS AFTERNOON. THE ANNUAL
CHRISTIAN PARADE STEPS OFF FROM
THE 7TH STREET PARK AT 2:30 AND
HEADS DOWN WARREN STREET TO THE
RIVER, WHERE A FREE FESTIVAL TAKES
PLACE AT RIVERFRONT PARK.
THE 27TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GATHERING
IS GOING ON THIS MORNING AT
COLUMBIA GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR
FOR SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
RUNS FROM 9:30 TO 12:30.