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July 9, 2025
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AUSTERLITZ--The Millay Society at Steepletop, 440 East Hill Road, announces the second of five open day weekends celebrating the centennial of the property’s purchase by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and her husband Eugen Boissevain. Highlighting the weekend will be an ...
CHATHAM--One of the most popular events each year during the Columbia County Fair is the Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby. This year’s crowd favorite will be held over two nights - Thursday, August 28 for 4 cylinders, mini vans, mini pickups, and mini SUVs and again the following night featuring 6 ...
GHENT--The Art School of Columbia County, 1198 Rt 21 C, has announced the next gallery exhibit, titled “Life Drawing.” Four local artists will be exhibiting recent drawings of the human figure from life in a variety of mediums. Featured artists are Lizbeth Shelley, Ann Rader, Erika Klein and Luis ...
Bob Jones UniversityGREENVILLE, SC--Autumn Warner, Nassau, a sophomore Communication Disorders major, was among approximately 660 Bob Jones University students named to the spring 2025 dean’s list.The dean’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the ...
LIVINGSTON—The New York State Police announced that troopers issued 27,208 total traffic tickets during the special “Speed Week” traffic enforcement campaign. “Speed Week,” which was conducted from Monday, June 9 through Sunday, June 15, and targeted speeding and other unsafe driving behaviors, ...
On Tuesday, July 8, 5 to 7 p.m., the Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th Street, will be hosting a party to kick off the Summer Reading Program. Celebrate the start of your summer fun with face painting, art-making activities, pizza and treats, a tote bag and book giveaway, an opening of the Hudson City ...
COPAKE—Copake town officials have not heard much from Salvatore Cascino in the past year, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been up to his old tricks.New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced in a June 25 press release that her office has secured $100,000 from Mr. Cascino, 85, of ...
NEW LEBANON--July 19 is the date when many alumni of the New Lebanon High School will gather for a celebration at WoodLife Farm, 36 Old Route 20. As these folks join together they will also celebrate 93 years of the existence of the high school. The present school building was dedicated by then ...
HUDSON--Come join Upstage Productions in a world under the sea by auditioning for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” a musical adventure enjoyed by young and old alike.“The Little Mermaid” is a musical based on Disney’s classic animated film and the classic Hans Christian Andersen’s story. The tale ...
GHENT—As Fourth of July festivities quickly approach, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is advising New Yorkers about the dangers and hazards of fireworks and sparklers and discouraging their use by individuals. Instead, FASNY encourages New York residents and visitors ...
COPAKE FALLS—This summer, the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society (RJHS), 8 Miles Road, presents an exhibition, "Sites to Celebrate: Local History Revisited." Join historians for the exhibit’s grand opening Saturday, July 12, 2 to 4 p.m., to embark on a journey through time that will run until ...
GREENPORT—The Columbia County Sheriff's Office informs the public that, in cooperation with the National Child Safety Council, it is currently collecting donations on behalf of the council to support the distribution of child safety education materials.These materials—including books and other ...
COPAKE--A ceremony was conducted in the Copake Memorial Park on Sunday, June 22, to honor the emergency medical technicians who had died in the line of duty and particularly to honor the memory of EMT Stephen J. Walsh who died shortly after returning from a call with the Copake Community Rescue ...
Three Chatham seniors receive Moore Memorial ScholarshipChatham High School seniors Addison Andrews, Grace Brennan and Nick Reutenauer are the 2025 recipients of the Jim and Doris Moore Memorial Scholarship Award given by the Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. The scholarship, ...
TROY--More than 60 of the college's top students were honored with a variety of academic achievement awards at the close of the 2024-25 academic year. The awards celebrate the depth of student excellence across the college's more than 80 academic programs.Local students honored include:Breonica ...
Chatham Middle School welcomed 12 students into National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) during an induction ceremony held the evening of June 12 in the Chatham High School auditorium. NJHS membership is reserved for students in grades six through eight who demonstrate a high degree of scholarship and ...
KINDERHOOK—The Ichabod Crane Board of Education held a special meeting on June 17 to discuss a new policy for “students and personal electronic devices.” The board reviewed a proposed policy that would require students in the middle and high schools to store devices in their lockers and to ...
KINDERHOOK--The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) is proud to announce that Columbia County resident Emma Holmberg is a recipient of an inaugural 2025 MEGA Scholarship.MEGA is a non profit local development corporation that provides stable, competitively-priced energy supply to local ...
COPAKE—Pint-sized confections were lined up wall-to-wall at Copake Grange #935 for the fifth annual Cupcake Celebration, Sunday, June 22.Thirty-eight bakers from across the area delivered 1,000 cupcakes of every description for the celebration, where the eager public scooped up the little treats ...
COLUMBIA COUNTY--Several county high schools held their graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 27. Below are photos from Chatham, Hudson, Ichbod Crane, and Taconic Hills. CHATHAM After getting rained on during their ceremony, the graduates paraded through town in cars and on the backs of trucks down ...
HUDSON--The Columbia County Board of Supervisors called for including a specific route through the county in the proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad New York Scenic Byway, at its meeting June 11. The board’s statement also supported the byway's Corridor Management Plan, and committed the ...
COPAKE–Representatives from local non-profit organizations were presented with donations to fund a wide-variety of community projects from the Bank of Greene County’s Charitable Foundation at the bank’s Copake branch. These non-profit groups provide a wide range of assistance and services to their ...
KINDERHOOK—The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the 2025 DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) graduation ceremonies in June, recognizing fifth-grade students from Ichabod Crane Central, Taconic Hills Central, and New Lebanon Central school districts for their dedication to making safe ...
The New York State Police in Troop K seek the public’s assistance following the theft of a motorcycle in Columbia County. On June 27 at 4:39 a.m., a 2023 blue Yamaha YZ250F motorcycle was reported stolen from a residence in Livingston. The motorcycle was later observed traveling southbound on ...
GERMANTOWN—The Town of Germantown presents Independence Day fireworks and fun at Palatine Park, 50 Palatine Park Road, Saturday, July 5, 4 to 11 p.m. Gates open 4 p.m. with live music, food and vendors, beer and wine, fireworks at 9:30 p.m.Admission is $15/car, limited parking onsite, $5/person for ...
HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Town Board on Tuesday, June 17, approved a gift to cover the town’s cost of maintaining a loose-gravel town road instead of having the road upgraded with the chip-sealing technique, as the town had planned.The gift, of $20,000 per year, comes from Honey Dog Farm LLC and ...
Saturday, June 21, brought 15th annual Pride Parade to Hudson. It is the biggest event of Pride Weekend, a celebration of LGBTQIA2S+ lives and culture, the acronym representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersexual, and two-spirit identities. The weekend is presented by the ...
COPAKE—Put on your dancing shoes and head to Copake Grange #935, 628 Empire Road, for a Summer Dance Party, Saturday, June 28, 7 to 9:15 p.m. Admission is a $5 suggested donation.Get ready to dance the night away at the Grange Summer Dance Party. Join friends and neighbors for an evening filled ...