TOP LOCAL News
By DEBORAH E. LANS
August 25, 2025
GHENT--Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress (Pattern) has just issued “Out of Reach 2025,” its annual report on the state of housing in the Hudson Valley, as well as its “Regional Housing Market Report – Q2 2025 Data.” To summarize: the gap between the county’s wages and housing costs has widened ...
CANAAN—At the Canaan Town Board meeting on Monday, August 11, fireworks were on the mind, including privately sponsored Fourth of July fireworks at Stafford Park, described as spectacular with an appreciative crowd, followed by verbal fireworks from members of the public who waited patiently to air ...
COPAKE—In contrast to the July Town Board meeting when a crowd of people expressed their opposition to Hecate Energy’s proposal to build Shepherd’s Run, an industrial scale 42-megawatt solar facility, at the August 9 meeting Shepherd’s Run supporters had their say about why they think the ...
HUDSON--The Columbia County Board of Supervisors authorized contracts for remodeling 11 Warren Street, stated support for keeping open local Social Security offices, and approved Columbia-Greene Community College’s 2025-26 budget at its full board meeting August 13.The County purchased 11 Warren ...
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HUDSON--The Olana Partnership will hold its monthly free Third Thursdays on August 21 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Olana State Historic Site, 5720 State Rte 9G. The day will conclude with a special outdoor concert and Hudson Valley views. Olana Third Thursdays are free monthly community days. Celebrate ...
HUDSON--The Columbia County Honor a Veteran committee will be honoring US Navy Seaman Salvatore J. Costanzo on Monday, August 25 at 401 State Street in the Supervisor’s Chambers starting at 9 a.m. The public is invited. Salvatore “Sal” Costanzo was born on November 11, 1942, in Schenectady.
KINDERHOOK—A Town Hall meeting featuring District Attorney Chris Liberati-Conant has been rescheduled to August 28, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson Street. The event will give the public an opportunity to come out and visit with DA Liberati-Conant, learn more about his ...
ALBANY—The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) reports law enforcement agencies throughout the state issued 49,843 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,563 tickets for impaired driving and 9,103 tickets for speeding, during a statewide mobilization targeting ...
Questar III BOCES student Isabelle Satalino, seen using a grinder, will be heading into her second year of the welding program at Robert H. Gibson Technical School in Troy next month. Throughout the summer, she has been getting hands-on welding experience by working at SM Gallivan through the ...
CLAVERACK--For Farm at Miller’s Crossing, the public attraction to their field of about a million sunflowers was not in the plan. Farm owner Chris Cashen said, “Yeah, we expected some curiosity, but through the internet it became a thing of its own.” They planted the sunflowers for Breathe Deep ...
CLERMONT—Tea at Clermont Gardens is steeping once again. Twirling parasols, clinking teacups, and laughter on the lawn—this charming fundraiser returns to the Walled Garden at Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Saturday, August 23, 4 to 6 p.m.Tickets are $75 per person for non-members ...
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HUDSON–The Hudson City School District announced that Hudson High School has been awarded a $3,500 Whole Kids Garden Grant. The grant, which Agriculture teacher Ms. McPeek applied for under the supervision of former Superintendent Juliette Pennyman, was awarded to support the school’s efforts to ...
The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating Pro Printers’ renovated lobby and 29 years of chamber membership, on July 24, at 59 Fairview Avenue in Hudson. Pro Printers is a second-generation, family-owned business that’s been helping clients grow sales and ...
GHENT--Price Chopper stores are selling three new plush Highland cows—inspired by the bonnie Scottish Highlands—available for $10 each at all 129 locations, with proceeds supporting Feeding America.The cuddly coos (as they’re referred to in their native Scotland) are more than just charming, they ...
In the morning, the company gathered for a photo in front of the firehouse acknowledging its new Screaming Eagles sign installed above the doors. Photo by David LeeDuring the formal program proclamations were read and special recognition presented. Photo by David LeeThe Copake Fire Company #1 ...
CHATHAM—The Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, is thrilled to bring back the beloved Broadway classic “Annie” for a two-week run August 7–17, in a heartwarming production filled with laughter, song, and the unshakable belief that better days are ahead.Leading the cast as the spirited young orphan ...
COPAKE–The Roeliff Jansen Community Library invites the public to a special evening of poetry on Thursday, August 21 at 6 p.m., featuring acclaimed poets Charles Bernstein and Eve Grubin.Though from different generations and poetic traditions, Mr. Bernstein and Ms. Grubin share deep roots in ...
HUDSON--Columbia County is one of only four upstate counties not managed by a professional county executive. Instead, a part-time legislative body called the Board of Supervisors oversees the various operational departments and appoints their heads (think, the departments of social services or ...
HUDSON--Crime victims often feel left out of the criminal justice process, and the Columbia County District Attorney’s office has a victim liaison for helping victims get support they need, DA Chris Liberati-Conant said in a conversation July 11. The victims include not only those directly attacked ...
Columbia County 911 dispatched the Hillsdale Fire Company for a tractor trailer rollover on Route 22, August 1 at 7:13 a.m. When Car 2 arrived on the scene, he then told 911 that there was a tractor trailer off the road. It had hit some trees and landed in the stream. He requested the state ...
HARLEMVILLE—Columbia County 911 dispatched the Ghent Task Force to a structure fire on Harder Road in the Harlemville area during a hot afternoon July 29. The Task Force brought resources from Ghent, Chatham, Spencertown and the Greenport FAST. Ellenville was requested with a tanker and an engine ...
This year the Farm at Miller’s Crossing planted a field of nearly a million sunflowers on a 25 acre piece of land they manage on Route 217 east of Claverack. On Saturday, August 9, the field had started to lose some of the brilliance it showed when photos of it began showing up on Facebook in late ...
ANCRM--Three-time Obie Award winner and acclaimed monologist David Cale returns to Ancram Center for the Arts, 1330 County Route 7, with a staged reading of his latest solo work “Blue Cowboy,” an evocative tale about a NY screenwriter on assignment in Idaho and his encounters with an enigmatic ...
SPENCERTOWN--When Tom Sternal was young he used to visit relatives in Norway where he saw the sod roofs, a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof – gently sloping wooden roof boards covered with several layers of birch bark for waterproofing and topped with sod. He thought he’d like a roof ...
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LENOX, MA – Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, returns to August Wilson’s American Century Cycle with “The Piano Lesson,” through August 24 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, presented in collaboration with Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP).Set against the backdrop of 1936 Pittsburgh ...
NEW LEBANON--Each year students from the New Lebanon community host a community Thanksgiving meal that is free for everyone. These students, known collectively as the “Food Club” also host other holiday and community-based events.This year’s fundraiser to help purchase food as well as food ...
NORTH CHATHAM – North Chatham Free Library’s August cocktails fundraiser returns at a new venue -- the Historic Trolley Station, located behind the library at 103 Depot Street.Enjoy a curated bar, charming company, live jazz, and a bountiful selection of bespoke hors d’oeuvres at the Cocktails at ...