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March 19, 2026
ELIZAVILLE—The Elizaville United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Columbia County routes 2 and 19, conducts an Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 21 starting at 11 a.m.Hot dogs, chips and fruit drinks will be served. For more information contact Erick at 845-663-8673.
GREENPORT—Olana State Historic Site, 5720 State Route 9G, presents Create and Cook: Family Cooking & Art workshop at the Wagon House Education Center, Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Get creative in the kitchen and art studio at Olana State Historic Site. Join The Sylvia Center chefs and ...
HUDSON--Chatham Middle School announces its Science & Technology Fair logo contest winner, 6th grader Kaylie Williams. As the contest winner, Kaylie’s design, which aims to spark interest in the sciences, became the official logo for the 2026 CMS Science & Technology Fair. It will be made ...
GERMANTOWN—Author Mary Mistler, author of "Ladies of the Valley: Women of the Great Estates of the Hudson Valley,” talks about her book at the Germantown Library’s Hover Meeting Room, 31 Palatine Park Road, Saturday, March 21, 2 to 4 p.m.This free event is part of the Clermont Historic Site’s ...
GERMANTOWN—Germantown Historian Thomas Shannon gives a presentation on the “History of the Palatine Parsonage” at the next meeting of the Germantown Garden Club at the Germantown Library's Hover Meeting Room, 31 Palatine Park Road, Saturday, March 21, 10:30 a.m. His talk will cover the history of ...
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SPENCERTOWN–Spencertown Academy Arts Center Conversations with Neighbors presents “The Gift to be Simple: Our Local Shaker Heritage and Its Future” on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. The panel discussion will feature Shaker Museum’s newly appointed Executive Director Claudia Gould, Director of Library ...
IT’S 2026 AND time to take a fresh look at live theater. So I’ve talked in previous articles about the musicians and music in the musical and the dancers in the musical, but what goes into a non-musical?This year we, The Two Of Us productions, decided to find an interesting twist in theater and ...
HUDSON--St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Hudson welcomed Bishop Paul Chomnycky on Sunday March 8, to install their new pastor Fr. Vasyl Vorokh at the 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Fr. Vorokh receives an icon of the Good Shepherd, presented by St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Trustee David ...
CASTLETON–Questar III BOCES has announced the appointment of Meghan Lekkas as its new assistant superintendent of District Services.“Meghan Lekkas brings expertise in school finance, operational leadership, and regional service development,” Questar III BOCES District Superintendent Gladys I. Cruz ...
Elvis was definitely in the building for the Saturday night screening of the new Elvis Presley documentary film “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham on March 14. Columbia County native Elvis Rock posed for photos and regaled the audience with dancing and renditions of ...
HUDSON -- The Columbia County Board of Supervisors announced March 11 that its Chairman Matt Murell (Stockport) has selected a committee to explore the “advisability” of getting a county administrator or manager. “I am keenly interested in seeing how such a position could work for us,” he ...
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WEST GHENT—The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, cooks up a free community dinner Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m. The meal will include chicken, baked potatoes and vegetables.Worship service begins 9 a.m. every Sunday and Sunday school follows at 10:15 a.m. All are welcome. Any questions, ...
Oakdale Plunge March 7, 2026 / Photos by David LeeSupporters get wet (and very cold) for some good causes. The annual Oakdale Plunge took place March 7, starting at noon, in Oakdale Lake in Hudson. This year there were nine teams plus an individuals round. The event raises funds for the Hudson ...
HUDSON—The Columbia County Civil Service Department in cooperation with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office hosts an upcoming informational webinar for individuals interested in a rewarding career as a deputy sheriff.The virtual event will take place Wednesday, March 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. and ...
CATSKILL–The Thomas Cole National Historic Site has announced the gift of a major 19th-century landscape painting to the Thomas Cole Site. The painting – “Approaching Storm (Land Storm)” by Thomas Doughty – is a gift from Laura Grey, a prominent art collector and philanthropist. Mrs. Grey and her ...
NEW LEBANON—The New Lebanon High School's Just Food Club and the New Lebanon Community Center invites the community to join them for a free chicken and waffles dinner at the Community Center, 523 Route 20, Thursday, March 19 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.Also on the menu is homemade macaroni and cheese, cole ...
On February 17, Forest Ranger Steven Jackson attended the annual Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Museum Scouting America merit badge day in Hudson. Ranger Jackson assisted 81 scouts receiving their fire merit badge. The scouts worked through six stations. Ranger Jackson ...
LIVINGSTON—The highway was closed and the driver of a tractor trailer ticketed following a crash on State Route 9, March 5 at 6:23 a.m.Livingston Fire and Greenport Rescue were dispatched for a tractor trailer into a pole, in the vicinity of 2249 State Route 9 with the truck reportedly on its ...
COLUMBIA COUNTY—Beware of a new statewide scam aimed at applicants to local planning and zoning boards.An applicant in New Lebanon has already fallen victim.The Department of State’s Division of Local Government Services Training Program warns local governments to be aware of fraudulent invoices ...
LONG BEFORE SHE helped transform a sprawling industrial building on the Hudson waterfront into the arts center now known as Basilica Hudson, Melissa Auf der Maur was crisscrossing the globe as bassist for two of the most influential bands of the 1990s, Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.Now a Hudson ...
KINDERHOOK--On March 8, Hannah Van Buren’s birthday, the Friends of Lindenwald placed a wreath on her grave at the Kinderhook Reformed Cemetery in the Village of Kinderhook.The wife of America’s 8th president, Martin Van Buren, Hannah died 18 years before her husband entered the White House.
COPAKE--The Two Of Us Productions presents “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B,” a thoroughly modern take on the classic Holmes and Watson sleuthing partnership. The show runs for two weekends, March 20, 21 and 22, and the following weekend of March 27, 28 and 29 at the Copake Grange Hall, 628 ...
GHENT—The Columbia Land Conservancy sponsors a Timberdoodle Trek at the Siegel-Kline Kill Public Conservation Area, 1452 Church Street, March 19, 7 to 8 p.m.“Timberdoodle” is a common nickname for the American Woodcock. During this guided walk, led by experienced birder Spencer Crawford, ...
HUDSON—Join Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley to hear from PCA’s Ecological Restoration Program Manager Avalon Bunge, March 17 at 8:30 a.m. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/Ms. Bunge presents, “Plant a Pollinator Paradise: New Garden Design Resources and Real-World ...
HUDSON–Columbia-Greene Community College (C-GCC) has established a new Prison Education Program (PEP) site with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). C-GCC will now provide a high-quality post-secondary educational program to eligible individuals in Hudson ...
CASTLETON–Over the weekend, Questar III BOCES culinary students from the Donald R. Kline Technical School in Hudson and the Robert H. Gibson Technical School in Troy visited The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park to showcase their skills in the annual ProStart competition. At the event, ...
To the Editor:I feared that Donald Trump’s re-election would bring darkness to our “shining city upon a hill.” I never imagined how dark things would become. It’s now clear that Trump and his MAGA movement are guided by one principle – cruelty. Extra-judicial killings of “suspected” drug runners in ...
To the Editor:Our local governments cannot keep doing more with less. The Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, known as CHIPS, is not a luxury. It is a lifeline for towns, villages and counties trying to maintain the roads and bridges our residents depend on every single ...