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CATSKILL — Friends and family of Jason Jones gathered at a somber candlelight vigil Thursday night outside of the police station where Jones suffered fatal burns after being hit by a police officer’s stun gun. Jones, 30, entered the lobby of the Catskill police station on Main Street at 10:32 p.m. on Oct. 30 and doused himself in hand sanitizer. When an unidentified officer hit him with a stun gun, Jones caught fire and was engulfed in flames
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while three officers left the room. Jones later died at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center Hospital in Syracuse on Dec. 15 after he was taken off a respirator. At the Thursday vigil, Jones’ mother Mary Jo fought off tears as she recounted her son’s final days. “This is really hard for me,” she told the crowd. “When I first found out what had happened, I flew out here to see Jason in the hospital and I thought things were getting better. The burns were getting better and then he had pneumonia. See VIGIL A2
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A winter storm is expected to deliver moderate to heavy snow to different parts of Greene and Columbia counties Sunday night and Monday. Depending on where you live will depend on how much snow will accumulate, local meteorologist Allan Porreca said Friday. Valley areas along the Hudson River could see as little as 2 to 5 inches, while higher elevations of Greene and Columbia counties may receive between 12 and 18 inches, Porreca said. Current computer models indicate that snow will begin late Sunday, about 11 p.m. Snow will continue for several hours before it mixes with sleet and freezing rain, and then plain rain as warm air works its way up the Hudson Valley. Precipitation will remain as all snow in the higher elevations, Porreca said. The storm will involve two low pressure systems. The stronger system is expected to stay over land. The second low will stay over water and push warmer air into the region, Porreca said. An increasing wind, from the east northeast will cause downsloping in the Hudson Valley, which will limit the snow totals, Porreca said. Downsloping is the process that occurs when a stream of air is forced to descend a mountain. As the air descends, it undergoes a series of changes that result in a warming and drying effect, according to the National Weather Service. Winds during the snowfall are expected to be gusty. Parts of the Catskills and Berkshires may see wind
A candlelight vigil honoring Jason Jones was held on Thursday night outside the Catskill police station where he suffered fatal burns.
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Demonstrators march down Main Street in Catskill in honor of Jason Jones.
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Smoky fire in kitchen wall damages Athens home By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
ATHENS — A fire on Friday afternoon caused damage to an Athens home. One of the home’s occupants was evaluated for possible smoke inhalation as a precaution, said Athens Second Assistant Fire Chief Jim Robinson. At about 12:50 p.m., Greene County 911 sent Athens Fire Department to 66 N. Franklin St., after the homeowner reported there was a fire in a kitchen wall.
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Dozens of firefighters responded, after fire broke out at an Athens home on Friday.
Multiple fire companies were on the scene, after fire broke out at an Athens home on Friday.
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