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June 24, 2025
Barbara Slate will be holding a comic/novel class at the Chatham Library.
VALATIE--Valatie Community Theatre, 3021 Main Street, welcomes The Storycrafters on June 28 at 2:30 p.m.Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns, PhD, have been working together as The Storycrafters since1991. They are the 2018 recipients of the National Storytelling Network's “Circle of Excellence”Award. The ...
HUDSON—Columbia County District Attorney Chris Liberati-Conant announced that he will be holding two town halls meetings over the upcoming weeks to give the public an opportunity to learn more about his role as district attorney, and ask any questions they might have about the criminal justice ...
HUDSON—Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Mexican national and convicted felon Juan Cruz-Gallegos pursuant to a warrant of arrest June 11 in Hudson, according to a June 13 press release.ICE apprehended the undocumented noncitizen after local authorities failed to return him to ICE ...
HILLSDALE--Ancram Center for the Arts presents “Real People Real Stories,” on Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilltop Barn, Roeliff Jansen Park, 9140 NY Route 22.Join them for another edition of “Real People Real Stories” when community residents share their experiences in an evening of ...
GHENT–Market 32 and Price Chopper has announced that it is partnering with NationsBenefits, a leading healthcare financial technology (fintech) company, to make it easier for eligible customers to use their health plan benefits to purchase groceries, over-the-counter (OTC), and health and wellness ...
Columbia County DA Chris Liberati-Conant was one of the speakers at Kinderhook Pride in the Village of Kinderhook, Saturday, June 14. The DA marched with Grand Marshal Linda Mussmann, co-director of TSL, Junior Grand Marshal Dorje Hall, a senior at Ichabod Crane High School, and many residents of ...
Chatham High School held a National Letter of Intent signing ceremony for its seniors who have committed to play college sports next year. The event took place June 11 in the CHS gym.
HILLSDALE--More than 100 people turned out Friday, June 13 for Hillsdale’s first-ever Shakespeare in the Hamlet Park production, a free performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by the Rooted Voyageurs.The band of actors premiered its reduced, 90-minute version of the Bard’s comedy with minimal ...
LENOX, MA—On Thursday, June 19, Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, opens Season 2025 with the world premiere of “The Victim” by Lawrence Goodman, directed by Daniel Gidron.Through interconnected monologues, three women — a doctor, a home healthcare aide, and a Holocaust ...
CHATHAM – The 184th Columbia County Fair commences August 27-September 1. This year’s entertainment headliner is country music star Neal McCoy.McCoy has had five Number One hits and released fifteen studio albums. In 1993, he broke through with the back-to-back Number One singles “No Doubt About ...
CHATHAM—The Chatham Village Historical Society (CVHS) hosts Farm Day on the grounds of the historic Blinn-Pulver Farmhouse, 195 Hudson Avenue, Saturday, June 21 (rain date June 28) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.The historical society will sell local-themed gifts and decor and offer tours ...
HUDSON—Join staff at the FASNY (The Firefighters Association of the State of New York) Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Avenue, June 21 from 10 a.m. to noon for a free event: Big Truck Day!Learn all about big trucks and even sit in the truck cabs. Fire trucks, all types of utility trucks, a ...
HUDSON--The bus between Chatham and Hudson that started running June 10 owes its existence to State Assemblymember Didi Barrett's (D-106th) support for Columbia County Pathways to Recovery, Chatham Supervisor Donal Collins said at a County Board meeting June 11. Pathways to Recovery, as outlined on ...
COPAKE—One thousand cupcakes of every flavor and description will fill the tables at Copake Grange #935, 628 Empire Road, during the fifth annual Cupcake Celebration, Sunday, June 22, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Admission is free.The sweet stars of this tasty showcase are creative, confectionery ...
PITTSFIELD, MA–Greylock Federal Credit Union has announced the promotion of Shari Beauchemin to branch manager of its Elm Street branch.“Shari possesses a can-do personality that shows up in a consistent willingness to help our members with their questions and concerns. I’m truly excited to see ...
CHATHAM—Chatham High School has announced the 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian. Brianna Reyome, daughter of Amanda Gile-Reyome of Valatie, is the class of 2025 valedictorian.Throughout her time at Chatham, Brianna has taken part in the Hugh O-Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, been president of the ...
CHATHAM—On Saturday, June 21, at 8 p.m., PS21’s Pavilion Theater, 2980 Route 66, presents PORT(AL). Tickets are $35 for general admission, $30 for members and $17.50 for students.PORT(AL) is an epic new work charting the Brooklyn Navy Yard and a history of women’s work in New York, co-created by ...
HUDSON–Questar III BOCES Career and Technical Education students from Donald R. Kline Technical School and Robert H. Gibson Technical School celebrated SkillsUSA National Signing Day on Tuesday, May 6. SkillsUSA National Signing Day is a nationwide celebration of the next generation of skilled ...
CANAAN--Lauree Hickok, president of the Canaan Historical Society, has announced its annual commemoration of the King’s District Declaration of Independence from the world’s most powerful empire, Britain and King George, which occurred on June 24, 1776. The local celebration on Saturday, June 21 ...
On June 14 deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office participated in Hudson’s annual Flag Day Parade. The Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard (pictured) marched in formation and the brand new BEE Unit (Bicycle Education & Enforcement) made its debut on two wheels. The Sheriff’s Office thanks ...
COPAKE—Copake has the future preservation of farmland and green space on its mind and seeks a means to do it in case another Hecate-like situation arises in years to come.Copake Town Board members devoted much time at their June 12 meeting listening to public comments and concerns about Hecate ...
HUDSON--Columbia County Forward has officially submitted approximately 4,000 signatures to place a historic referendum on the November 2025 ballot, giving voters the chance to modernize county government by creating a full-time, elected county executive. More than 10% of voters signed the petition.
CHATHAM--Chatham High School extends an invitation to the Chatham Central School District class of 1975 to join the class of 2025 at their graduation ceremony. Graduation will be held on Friday, June 27 at 6 p.m. Weather permitting, the ceremony will be held on the football field. If however the ...
OK Pride and the Friends of Kinderhook Pride hosted the festivities in the village on June 14 at this year’s village Pride celebration. After a Drag Queen Story Hour at the library, a group marched from the library building to the Village Square to hear speakers and dance to music from DJ Michael ...
KINDERHOOK--The African American Archive of Columbia County (AAACC), Friends of Lindenwald and the National Parks Service at Martin Van Buren Historic Site co-sponsored The Original Kinderhook Black Family Reunion Pinkster Fest at Rothermel Park on Sunday, June 8. From 1620 to the early 1800s ...
HUDSON--After 24 years of leading community colleges and most of a career spent in education, Carlee Rader Drummer is retiring as president of Columbia-Greene Community College (C-GCC) this month. During her tenure, as colleagues and students put it, she “graced the community daily with her ...
CANAAN--The regular monthly meeting of the Canaan Town Board had a full agenda with just two members of the public, newly-appointed member of the Climate Smart Committee Nicolas Adams, and free fireworks being offered for use on July 4th at Stoddard Field.Among resolutions of consequence at the ...
CLERMONT—Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, hosts a free Colonial Crossroads Juneteenth Concert at the Visitor Center, Sunday, June 22 at 1 p.m.On June 19, 1865, enslaved people living in Texas were freed. With Texas being the last place in the traitorous Confederacy that the ...
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