TOP LOCAL News
By NYVT MEDIA
July 30, 2024
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—Hundreds of new, old and never been residents flocked to Copake Memorial Park, 305 Mountain View Road, July 13 for the town’s bicentennial “Come Home to Copake Picnic in the Park.” The sun was blazing early that afternoon while kids romped in a bounce house, ran under ...
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON—On July 10, The Columbia County Board of Supervisors voted down a local law that would have established an online animal abuser registry, sending it back to the Public Safety Committee for further discussion. That committee has already been talking about it at its ...
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT--Did you know that Big Tree Hunters roam the forests and fields of Columbia, Greene and neighboring counties in search of great old trees? Moreover, they have “bagged” trees 200-300 years old, trees that require multiple people holding hands to encircle them and trees ...
By DIANE VALDEN KINDERHOOK—State Police (SP) and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested Corey Hinz, 35, of Stuyvesant following an extended pursuit in the Town of Kinderhook, July 9. At 8 a.m., a Columbia County deputy began pursuing Mr. Hinz, a known burglary suspect, ...
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG CATSKILL--Common Ground Dispute Resolution, Inc. helps people in adversarial situations come to solutions. It serves Columbia and Greene counties and has its main office in Catskill. It mediates civil cases out of court (with and without a judge's referral), runs workshops, ...
By EMILIA TEASDALE VALATIE—The Planning Board received two rounds of applause from residents attending the meeting on July 2 when the board approved a subdivision for St. Luke’s Church parsonage on St. Luke’s Drive and a project proposed for the mill building, formally the home of Energy Onyx, ...
By DEBORAH E. LANS HUDSON--In his memoir “The Flag, The Cross, and The Station Wagon” environmentalist and Third Act founder Bill McKibben says that during his lifetime he has seen the country replace “a sense of community with a sense of hyper-individualism.” The drivers of the Hudson-based ...
By NANCY JANE KERN COYOTES ARE OFTEN HEARD AT NIGHT and the eerie yips, barks, and howls send instantaneous shivers down the spine. There were a few glimpses of them at dusk and then one came in daylight. She was large, thin, yellow and very wary. It was spring and I correctly assumed she ...
PHOTOS BY SCOTT LANGLEY A view of Main Street in the Village of Chatham during Summerfest on July 13. Wagon rides were provided for visitors from Main Street to Crellin Park on Route 66. Three-year-old Wesley Watkins of Hillsdale cools off in a sprinkler set up at Summerfest for some heat ...
By DIANE VALDEN STUYVESANT—The 99th annual Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Association Convention brings firefighters and the public together when festivities kick-off on the home grounds of this year’s host, Stuyvesant Fire Company #1, 194 County Route 26A, Friday evening, July 26 and ...
By DIANE VALDEN NEW LEBANON—State Police responded to the Lebanon Valley Speedway for a fatal crash, July 7 at 12:30 p.m. During a Top Sportsman National Hot Road Association (NHRA) event, a sanctioned drag race, William “Bill” E. Janke, 57, of Newburgh lost control of his vehicle for ...
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON--As the Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) awaits feedback on a proposal to redevelop its property, the opportunities for and challenges facing the people living now in its buildings received attention at the Board of Commissioners meeting June 17 and the residents ...
By DAVID LEE CHURCHTOWN—The Churchtown Fire Company no longer responds to medical or firematic calls, effective July 1. The territory typically covered by the company is now the responsibility of the Claverack's AB Shaw Fire Company on Route 23 in Claverack, and the Taghkanic Fire Company on ...
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT--Within weeks after issuing its “Money Migration” report, non-profit Pattern for Progress released “Moving In, Moving Out 2024,” an analysis of population shifts in the nine Hudson Valley counties, based on just-released 2021 and 2022 IRS filings. The new report shows ...
By NANCY JANE KERN SUMMER AND GOOD WEATHER meant lots of work and hectic times on our 1950s farms. Farmers always have an eye on the weather, which was instilled in us at a young age. When work was done, and we had playtime, we often took a rest and lay on our backs in the grass and looked up ...
By DOUG LAROCQUE, Capital Region Independent Media IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES; it was the best of times. Inverting the famous opening line by Charles Dickens from “A Tale of Two Cities” perhaps is the best way to describe the high school career of the Class of 2024, be it in New Lebanon or any ...
By DR. JULIETTE PENNYMAN WHEN I STARTED learning about the Hudson City School District before arriving in September 2023, I was impressed by our students’ abundant achievements every day. I also recognized the vast potential to advance educational excellence that preps students for careers, ...
By DIANE VALDEN CANAAN—A driver was charged and he and his passenger were hurt in a vehicle crash at 2003 Route 295, June 25 at 4:29 p.m. Vehicle winds up over the guardrail in Canaan crash. Photo by RE Lindmark Craig A. Yandow, 54, of Essex Junction, VT, was driving a 2013 Dodge ...
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—Copake wants to be that place you come home to even if you don’t live here. To endear this “Land of Rural Charm” as that special kind of heartwarming place, the Copake Bicentennial Committee has lined up another “must-go-to” event in the ongoing series of Copake ...
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT –“Money Migration,” a report just issued by the non-profit Pattern for Progress, documents that the migration into the twin counties during the Covid-19 pandemic “accelerated the forces of gentrification” by bringing a wealthier population into the area. The report ...
By DIANE VALDEN Photo courtesy of Stuyvesant Fire Company#1 Facebook page STUYVESANT—A hard-hitting late afternoon storm brought down a tree and wires at 603 State Route 9J, Stuyvesant, June 24 at 5:55 p.m. Stuyvesant firefighters were dispatched by Columbia County 911 along with ...
By NANCY JANE KERN AFTER THIS WEEK, there should be no one complaining about dry gardens. Between the showers and thunderstorms water is running everywhere. There were a few rays of sunshine today and it seemed a good time to tour the “farm” and see what was happening. Fortunately, the ...
By EMILIA TEASDALE CHATHAM—At the June 25 meeting, the Chatham Board of Education appointed Michael Chudy to serve as interim superintendent for the school district, effective July 1. Mr. Chudy has been Chatham’s school business administrator for the past 12 years. According to a press release ...
By PETER FLIERL CANAAN--Sallie LaValle, president of the Queechy Lake Club (QLC), reports the club has celebrated its 41st anniversary and is a founding member of the New York State Federation of Lake Associations. QLC volunteers monitor water health, check for possible contamination and record ...
