TOP LOCAL News
By DAVID LEE
April 14, 2025
ALBANY—Physician couple, Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini, their adult children, Jared and Karenna and the children’s partners, James Santoro and Alexia Duarte died in the plane crash on Two Town Road in Craryville that killed six people around noon April 12, according to a Times Union newspaper ...
Capital Region Independent MediaGHENT–NYVT Media continues this week to look at the impact the new tariffs and federal funding cuts are having locally. In the spotlight for this story is the elimination of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program funding for 2025.These federal ...
DaffodilsI WANDER'D lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.--William Wordsworth, 1804WHAT BEAUTIFUL imagery for a beautiful flower. Narcissus was the ...
An airplane crashed in Copake at about noon on Saturday, April 2. Very little information is available, but this is what Undersheriff Jackie Salvatore told the news media at just before 3pm:“We are actively investigating a fatal plane crash on Two Town Road in the town of Copake, NY. We do not know ...
Capital Region Independent MediaNEW LEBANON–Before considering any tax increase, spending reductions or the use of the fund balance or reserves, the members of the New Lebanon School Board of Education were looking at a budget shortfall of $2,014,597 million. How to best approach that was the topic ...
Dog food myths debunked JUST A QUICK note to kick off this week’s column - the CGHS/SPCA food bank, which provides nearly 50,000 pounds of free food to the public each year, is running very low on dry cat and dog food. The pet food bank is an essential tool in helping families who are experiencing ...
CHATHAM—PS21, 2980 Route 66, announces Vallejo Gantner as its new artistic and executive director in tandem with a preview of its upcoming programming for the spring and summer seasons of 2025.Over the past 25 years Gantner has led innovative arts organizations in the United States, Australia and ...
CLAVERACK– Get ready to belt out your favorite tunes from a popular musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. The Claverack Free Library, 9 Route 9H, presents a special sing-along screening of this beloved film, inviting audiences to fully immerse themselves in the music by singing along to ...
RDCC welcomes Reverend Vanessa Funk as ministerCLAVERACK – The Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack is happy to welcome the Reverend Vanessa Funk as their minister of the Word and Sacrament. She was installed as minister by the Reformed Church in America’s Columbia-Greene Classis on Sunday, March 9 ...
CHATHAM – The Shaker Museum broke ground on a new facility in the village on Saturday, April 5. There to celebrate with museum staff and board members were local and state government officials. Ceremonially displacing dirt, they wore scarves and wielded shovels of the same blue color that fills ...
HUDSON – The Columbia County Department of Human Services (DHS) has updated its comprehensive Behavioral Health Services Resources Guide for Columbia and Greene Counties, this time expanding the scope of resources and adding an Artificial (AI) navigation tool to help users find what they need, DHS ...
Photos from the The Behavior of Sunlight Contributed photoLightforms Art Center hosts Garland exhibit HUDSON—Lightforms Art Center, 743 Columbia Street, presents The Behavior of Sunlight, a solo exhibition by photographer and musician David Garland. Opening on April 11 with an artist talk at 7 ...
New wellness center opens in Old Chatham Twin Wolves Healing Arts, 607 State Route 295, Old Chatham, is an alternative health community space that recently opened. Featuring an interior space as well as an outdoor garden and fire pit, Twin Wolves offers both a communal and private sauna with red ...
Rensselaer County, NY — Capital Region Independent Media is proud to announce the launch of Renss Lens, a new weekly email newsletter delivering hyperlocal news, stories, and updates from across Rensselaer County, New York, to debut in May.Created to keep residents informed and connected, Renss ...
Victim attacked, robbed by five male suspectsHUDSON—The Hudson City Police Department charged five individuals in connection with a felony gang assault that occurred in the City of Hudson March 7. The suspects were taken into custody March 26, 27, and April 2 following a thorough investigation.The ...
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GHENT--The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, concludes its 50th season with “Working, A Musical” based on Studs Terkel’s 1974 best-selling book. Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott, with musical direction by Joanne Mensching, the show will run for three consecutive weekends, ...
CATSKILL–CREATE Council on The Arts, Catskill Public Library and Catskill School District have announced the debut of “Dance For All,” a series of free dance and movement workshops for youth designed for ages 5-12 to be held every day in Catskill over Spring Break on April 14 through April 17.
HUDSON--Fifth Ward resident Joseph Ferris officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Hudson last week. Mr. Ferris is running in the Democratic primary.Having collected more than 100 of the 125 signatures needed to get on the ballot before even announcing, the campaign has seen an early ...
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY Libraries Association marked Women’s History Month with a webinar about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, Monday, March 9. The online session called “A Tireless Advocate For Change” was led by Jeff Urbin, educator at the FDR Presidential Library ...
HUDSON-The Zonta Club of Upper Hudson Valley welcomes three talented new members -- Ann Sublett, Eileen Rice and Suzanne Trevellyan.Ms. Sublett is the writer, editor, and publisher of Almanac of the Chathams & the Dutch Towns, a hyper-local monthly magazine devoted to the events and natural ...
ALBANY--Assemblyman Scott Bendett (R-107th) joined fellow lawmakers, veterans and community members recently to honor and recognize the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans. As part of this important day of remembrance and gratitude, Assemblyman Bendett was honored to welcome William Rohrer of ...
Clarion Concerts presents The New York Philharmonic String Quartet on Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m. at The Stissing Center, 2950 Church Street, Pine Plains. The quartet is comprised of four musicians from the orchestra: Concertmaster Frank Huang (The Charles E. Culpeper Chair); Principal Second Violin ...
SCHENECTADY--Market 32/Price Chopper is extending its core commitment to help people feed and care for themselves and their families through a new partnership with Field & Fork Network, a nonprofit organization that works to alleviate food insecurity across New York State. Together, the ...
University of AlaskaFAIRBANKS, AK- Jason Borrelli, Chatham, has been named to the fall 2024 deans’ list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor’s list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and ...
AUSTERLITZ—Spring is on its way when salamanders, frogs, and toads emerge. Join with the Columbia Land Conservancy to spot amphibians as they migrate from their winter homes and journey to temporary woodland pools to find mates at the Harris Public Conservation Area, 105 Bloody Hollow Road, April ...
CLAVERACKState Police are investigating a multiple stabbing incident on State Route 217, March 26.At 3:30 a.m. that date, State Police responded to reports of a stabbing near 354 Route 217. Upon arrival, troopers, along with Columbia County Sheriff's deputies, discovered four men with stab ...
COPAKE—The next feature film in the Copake Grange Classic Film Series / Movie and Soup Night, is “Mississippi Burning,” on the big screen in the Grange theater at 628 Empire Road, Sunday, April 6, 3:30 to 7 p.m.The film was initially scheduled to be shown in January but the event was canceled due ...
A New England Nanny is the Capital Region’s premier household employment agency, providing in-home child care, senior care, housekeeping, pet sitting, and more since 1991. We also offer corporate backup care and hotel and event child care services. With a rigorous candidate screening process and ...
CHATHAM-Chatham High School’s robotics team, Artemis 6621, has earned a spot at the 2025 FIRST Championship happening April 16-19 in Houston, TX. The team is fundraising post-haste to cover the cost of the trip and is accepting donations now through April 8. This is a world-level competition that ...