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Victim’s mom sues state trooper By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

KINGSTON — The mother of an 11-year girl killed as a result of a high-speed police chase has filed suit against state trooper Christopher Baldner of Greene County. The trooper, who lives in Durham, was charged with

second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and first-degree reckless endangerment in October in Ulster County Court. Eleven-year-old Monica Goods was killed December 2020 when Baldner, while on patrol on the New York State Thruway in the town of Ulster,

used his police vehicle to ram a car that was occupied by four members of the Goods family, causing the car to flip over. Goods’ mother, Michelle Surrency, has filed state and federal lawsuits naming Baldner, state police and Tristin Goods, Monica’s father, as defendants. Tristin Goods was driving the

family’s vehicle and engaged in an argument with Baldner before the high-speed collision. Tristin Goods’ attorney, Joseph O’Connor, had previously filed a case in federal court against Baldner on behalf of his client, as well as an additional case in the New York State Court See SUES A11

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The mother of an 11-year-old girl killed as a result of a high-speed collision with a car driven by New York state trooper Christopher Baldner has filed suit against the Durham man.

Coxsackie trooper remembered 15 years after his death By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

MIDDLETOWN — State police and the public on Monday remembered a fallen trooper from Coxsackie on the 15th anniversary of his death. Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff, 29, died as a result of friendly fire April 25, 2007. The state police Mobile Response Team was searching a house in the town of Arkville, Delaware County, in response to a residential burglar alarm sounding in the same area where police were looking for a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of Trooper Matthew J. Gombosi a day earlier. There was an exchange of gunfire at the scene, with rounds striking Trooper

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Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff, 29, was remembered Monday, on the 15th anniversary of his death.

Richard G. Mattson and fatally wounding Brinkerhoff, police said. The suspect, Travis Trim, 23, was also killed in the incident. Troopers and community members on Monday held remembrance ceremonies at See TROOPER A11

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State Police salute Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff at a monument honoring the fallen trooper on Monday.

Flowers were planted and a wreath was displayed in honor of Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff to mark the 15h anniversary of his death.

Virus cases back in triple digits in Greene By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — COVID-19 cases have spiked back into triple digits in Greene County, with the county recording its first virus-related death since March 30 over the weekend. An unidentified woman in her late 80s who was vaccinated against COVID and had received a booster shot died in hospital. The woman had underlying issues at the time of her death. The woman was the 125th person to die of COVID-related illness in the county since the pandemic began in March 2020. The county has 102 active COVID cases. On Monday the county recorded 134 cases,

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There are currently 102 active COVID cases in Greene County, with the county recording its first death due to COVID since March 30 over the weekend.

the highest level in the county since 141 cases were identified on Feb. 8. On April 18, the county had 50 active cases, with numbers spiking in the

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County Administrator Shaun Groden said. “There were a lot of family gatherings and you had vacations and Easter break. So people perhaps were

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past week. “Speaking to the health department yesterday, I think the notion of the recent holiday weekend is a focus,” Greene

all over the country on vacation. But the hospitalization rate has not really gone up. So is this an issue where it’s not as severe as it was originally? Has the mutation factor lowered the severity to a point where it’s like the flu? It may have a COVID designation but is it still as serious as it was 18 to 24 months ago? I’d have to say no.” There are currently six individuals in the county hospitalized due to COVID-related illnesses. There have been 10,770 COVID cases identified in the county since the inception of the pandemic. On Monday, the Albany County Department of Health