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Woman charged with animal abuse By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
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Taconic Hills 8-10s unbeaten The TH 8-10 year-old All-Star baseball team remained unbeaten with a 16-4 win Monday PAGE B1
HUNTER — An Ulster County woman was arrested in Cairo on Saturday and charged with 24 counts of failing to feed animals including several exotic specimens on property she owns in Hunter, state police said Tuesday. Laura A. Duffy, 71, of Willow, was charged with 24 counts of torturing/injuring/ not feeding an animal, all class A misdemeanors. She was released on her own recognizance. Troopers in Cairo recognized her vehicle based on a warrant, state police Public
Information Officer Steven Nevel said. Duffy is accused of failing to provide food and water to Laura Duffy two llamas, five miniature horses, three full-sized horses, one peacock, five chickens, four guinea hens and four pigeons, according to formal complaints. The animals were kept at a location on Silver Hollow Road in Hunter, according to court papers. Duffy owns the property, according to Greene
County property records. Duffy is scheduled to appear in Hunter Town Court at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Duffy had a previous encounter with state police in December 2018. On New Year’s Eve 2018, at around 9:15 p.m., state police saw a vehicle traveling south on the New York State Thruway in the Town of Newburgh that matched the description from an alert stemming from two separate pursuits that occurred earlier in Ulster County. Troopers pulled over a 2017 black Hyundai Accent, but the driver, later identified as Laura
A. Duffy, 71, of Willow, failed to comply and fled. After nearly 34 miles and reaching excessive speeds, state police deployed a stinger, or tire deflation device, and flattened both right tires on Duffy’s vehicle, but Duffy continued south, entered the Ramapo Service Area and struck two state police vehicles before getting back on the Thruway, state police said. She continued south until her vehicle finally became disabled on the Exit 15 acceleration ramp, state police said. Duffy was placed into custody and taken to Tarrytown state police where she was
evaluated by EMS and refused medical treatment. Three state police members were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern with non-life threatening injuries. She was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree criminal mischief, both class D felonies, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle, all class A misdemeanors and disorderly conduct, a violation.
Card game altercation leads to gun charges
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Trump tries to rally GOP President Trump denies his tweets were racist and implores Republicans to reject House resolution PAGE A2
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Hudson Police recovered three guns and more than $3,000 near North 6th Street on Saturday.
n WORLD Suspect admits killing scientist A man has confessed to raping and killing an American scientist on the island of Crete PAGE A2
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By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media
HUDSON — In a scene straight out of an old Western, an alleged confrontation during a card game led
to weapons charges against a Greene County man after police say he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at another man. Sandy K. Samuels, 58, of
Catskill, was charged Saturday with three counts of seconddegree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony; second-degree criminal use of a firearm, a class C felony;
and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a class E felony, according to a statement issued by the Hudson Police Department. Samuels pleaded not guilty
at his arraignment in Hudson City Court on Saturday. City Judge John Connor sent Samuels to Columbia County Jail See GAME A4
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The path leading to Columbia-Greene Community College’s Arts Center.
CATSKILL — ColumbiaGreene Community College’s sponsor counties will see a modest increase in the college’s proposed 2019-2020 operating budget, officials said. Greene County lawmakers discussed the proposed 20192020 operating budget for Columbia-Greene Community College last week. This year’s budget shows a slight increase of 0.77% from $17,118,838 to $17,239,925, College President Carlee Rader Drummer said. Columbia and Greene counties make separate contributions to the budget depending upon student enrollment, Drummer said. “Columbia County’s share is 51.2% and Greene County is 48.8% based on fall 2018 enrollment,” Drummer said. “The bulk of our students come
from Columbia and Greene counties but we also have some from Ulster and Dutchess.” The proposed 2020 budget is based on enrollment statistics from the previous year because students are continuing to register for courses, Assistant Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Casey O’Brien said. The student body in fall 2018 consisted of 39% Greene County residents and 39% Columbia County, 21% from other New York counties and the remaining 1% of students were from out of state, according to enrollment statistics provided by the college. Greene County’s contribution increased $190,000 over last year, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said.
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