COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 12-16-19
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK STATE
CAN NOW GET DRIVER'S LICENSES. THE
GREEN LIGHT LAW, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR IN JUNE, WENT INTO
EFFECT SATURDAY. A LAWSUIT, FILED
BY THE RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK,
WAS DISMISSED FRIDAY.
A CAIRO MAN WAS SENT TO THE ALBANY
COUNTY JAIL, AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP
ON THE THRUWAY. 51 YEAR OLD BRIAN
MORRILL FACES SEVERAL FELONY
CHARGES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL POSSESSION
OF NARCOTICS, WITH INTENT TO SELL,
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE, AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.
HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH OPERATOR
IMPAIRED BY DRUGS. A PASSENGER IN HIS
CAR WAS GIVEN APPEARANCE TICKETS
FOR DRUG POSSESSION.
EAST CHATHAM FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED
TO A FIELD OFF ROUTE 295 SUNDAY,
WHEN A PICKUP LEFT THE ROAD AND
CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE TREE
ACTUALLY KEPT THE TRUCK FROM GOING INTO
A STREAM. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED.
GREENPORT FIREFIGHTERS WERE ALSO ON
THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT SATURDAY.
IT HAPPENED ON ROUTE 23-B, IN FRONT
OF THEIR NUMBER ONE FIREHOUSE,
JUST AFTER 3:30.
A PHILMONT MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE
COLUMBIA COUNTY JAIL, AFTER A
DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN THE VILLAGE.
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
SAYS, 28 YEAR OLD RONALDO MARTEL
STRUCK A WOMAN IN THE FACE, IN FRONT
OF A CHILD. HE HAS A COURT APPEARANCE
THIS WEEK.
IT WAS A DUMPSTER FIRE THAT BROUGHT
HUDSON FIREFIGHTERS TO THE REAR OF 347
WARREN STREET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT WAS
PUT OUT QUICKLY. THE CALL CAME IN
JUST BEFORE 1.
THE HUDSON SALVATION ARMY DID WELL
OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT STILL HAS A
LOT TO RAISE TO HIT THEIR 73,000
DOLLAR GOAL. SO FAR, THEY HAVE
COLLECTED 51,000. IF YOU CAN
VOLUNTEER TO RING THE BELL OVER
THE NEXT 8 DAYS, CALL 518-822-1602.