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Horses, historic barns, equipment lost in fast-moving Stuyvesant blaze PDF Print E-mail
Written by DIANE VALDEN   
Friday, 30 July 2010 02:29

STUYVESANT--Two draft horses were killed in a fast moving fire that destroyed three old barns at 4116 County Route 21, Tuesday, July 27.

The horses and the barns, which varied in size, belonged to Mike Scannell, who lives in a house about 100 to 150 feet away from the barns, according to Stuyvesant Fire Chief Steve Montie, who said he has been unable to find out if Mr. Scannell was home when the blaze broke out.

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Haas ordered to state prison for up to seven years in fatal DWI incident in Canaan PDF Print E-mail
Written by DIANE VALDEN   
Friday, 30 July 2010 02:26

HUDSON--Lars Haas, 18, of New Lebanon got the maximum sentence for second degree vehicular manslaughter--2  1/3 to 7 years in state prison--when he was sentenced in Columbia County Court, Tuesday, July 27.

Also on the vehicular manslaughter charge, a class D felony, Columbia County Judge Jonathan Nichols ordered Mr. Haas to pay a $5,000 fine.

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Alleged phony credit card scams don't fool bank or police in Hudson PDF Print E-mail
Written by DIANE VALDEN   
Saturday, 24 July 2010 14:09

HUDSON--Jose L. Rivera, 19, of Lawrence, Mass. was charged with third degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, second degree criminal impersonation, third degree attempted grand larceny (more than $3,000) and second degree identity theft by Officer William Wrigley, July 15 at 3:44 p.m.

Mr. Rivera allegedly attempted to steal more than $3,000 from an account at Bank of America that belonged to another 19-year-old man.

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Two men injured in head-on crash in Claverack PDF Print E-mail
Written by DIANE VALDEN   
Saturday, 24 July 2010 14:05

CLAVERACK--Two Columbia County men were hurt in a two-car head-on collision on Route 66 south of the County Route 18 intersection, July 21 at 9:52 a.m.

Mark Iacoviello, 57, of New Lebanon was driving a 2005 Chrysler 300 sedan northbound on Route 66 when he pulled into the southbound lane to pass a tractor-trailer that was slowing down in traffic in front of him, witnesses told deputies.

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911 dispatchers attend law enforcement class PDF Print E-mail
Written by STAFF   
Saturday, 24 July 2010 14:01

HUDSON--Columbia County 911 dispatchers recently completed Advanced Law Enforcement Dispatcher training at the Berkshire County Communications Center in Pittsfield, Mass.

Dispatchers Lori Bartlett and Dana Petty attended the 2-day, 16-hour course, which taught skills for handling emergency law enforcement calls by following a formula designed to gather and share the most important information quickly and accurately.

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