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October 9, 2025
HUDSON--The Columbia County Board of Supervisors, in partnership with Columbia Economic Development Corporation, will host the 2025 Columbia County Virtual Housing Forum on Tuesday, October 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.The event will feature presentations from: Adam Bosch, president and CEO of Hudson ...
HUDSON--The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the completion of a $7.8 million upgrade to the maintenance center at Olana State Historic Site. The new complex serves as the headquarters for maintenance operations at the historic site, as well as for ...
CANAAN—New Lebanon State Police investigated a fatal car versus motorcycle crash on Route 22, Sunday, October 5 at 2:50 p.m.The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2024 Porsche operated by Harold Haber, 85, of Niskayuna was traveling southbound on State Route 22 when it attempted to make a ...
HUDSON—Nicole L. Cooper, 36, of Canaan, accused of an August hit-and-run, auto theft and multiple counts of driving while intoxicated (DWI), was arraigned and pleaded not guilty October 6 before Columbia County Judge Michael Howard following the unsealing of an indictment. Ms. Cooper was sent back ...
HILLSDALE--The Town of Hillsdale has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the HRBT Foundation toward the renovation and upkeep of Roeliff Jansen Park, a New York State Park that is managed by the town. The funds will go toward repairs and upgrades to the park’s infrastructure, including buildings that ...
NEW LEBANON—Lighting the Fire: The First Homelands PowWow was held at the Darrow School on Mount Lebanon on October 4 and 5.In the early 19th century, European colonization forced the relocation of the The Stockbridge Munsee-Mohican people to the west. The present day location of the Council Fire ...
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ANCRAM—The visibility of the Ancram Solar project was the subject of debate and a slide presentation containing viewshed maps and an assessment of visual impact at a special Planning Board meeting September 25.The meeting was a continuation of a public hearing on Ancram Solar, a proposed 957 kW ...
COPAKE FALLS--In High School, Imelda Muller (today, she goes by “Mel”) set records in swimming, track and, showing an early affinity for space flight, the pole vault. On September 22, NASA announced that she is one of its 10-member Astronaut Candidate Class of 2025 (the first such class since ...
KINDERHOOK—This November, town residents will vote for two town board seats, as well as supervisor, highway superintendent and justice. There is also a Proposition 2 on the town ballot asking whether to approve an increase in the Kinderhook Memorial Library’s operating budget by $21,650 to a total ...
The Stockbridge Munsee-Mohican people held a large two-day powwow on the scenic grounds of the Darrow School on Mount Lebanon on October 4 and 5. Their purpose was to gather and reconnect with their ancestral homelands of western Massachusetts and the Hudson River Valley. This was the first of what ...
To the Editor: Dear fellow Democrats and Neighbors of Austerlitz, First, thank you for nominating me again for the Town Board. It is my deepest honor to serve you. Knowing that I help keep our town wonderful is a joy to me, and I hope to continue that journey with you. As you may know, when we ...
State Police introduce Autism Awareness - Visor Card Program ALBANY—The New York State Police recently announced the introduction of the Autism Awareness - Visor Card Program, designed to assist both members of law enforcement and individuals with autism during public interactions. Over the past ...
HUDSON—The City of Hudson has been awarded a $123,000 Hudson River Estuary Grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to advance planning and engineering for the redevelopment of the historic Furgary Fishing Village site along the city’s waterfront. The grant will ...
BEN “MOODY” HARNEY is a contemporary “Oyster Man.” Harney is CEO and founder of The Real MotherShuckers, the only oyster cart in Brooklyn at Pier 57. Harney spoke about “The Wonderful World of Oysters” to a group of 40 oyster aficionados and led a workshop on shucking, with each participant getting ...
CLAVERACK--On Saturday, September 20, the trustees of the Claverack Free Library rededicated its history room as The Margaret B. Schram and Ted Hilscher History Room. Mrs. Schram, a Claverack resident with a deep love for her town, its history and its library, was the author of “Claverack Township ...
The Duntz-Gazzera League is the Wednesday night men’s league at the Columbia Golf and Country Club. The league has been played continuously at CGCC for over 40 years. Mr. Wyman and Mr. Voltz have been the premier team in the league since 2013, winning the title in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and ...
HILLSDALE--As a proponent of public comment early in Town Board meetings, this reporter was pleased to see Public Comment scheduled by the Hillsdale Town Board immediately after its Call to Order and moment of silence for former board member Thomas Patrick Carty, Jr. (1944 – 2025).Several town ...
ANCRAM—Ten years ago, farmers Don and Marnie MacLean faced a difficult situation. The fifth generation at Thompson-Finch Farm, they had grown organic crops and cared for the property’s soil, water, and wildlife since 1982. But they were in danger of losing the farm when Marnie’s parents passed away ...
STOCKPORT--Sunday brought the Stockport Community Day with requisite bouncy house, hot dogs and burgers, raffle and music to Arthur Masten Sr. Memorial Park, 1130 Route 9. Also, deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office set up their mobile command center and demonstrated a drone.A feature ...
MILAN—The Milan Fire Department/Rescue Squad held a wet down for their new ambulance recently. The fire department/rescue squad covers parts of Gallatin and Clermont in Columbia County along with Milan in Dutchess County. The 2024 AEV Specialty vehicle ambulance on a Ford chassis was received at ...
AUSTERLITZ--The Millay Society at Steepletop, 440 East Hill Road, announces the final Open Days weekend celebrating the centennial of the property’s purchase by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and her husband Eugen Boissevain. Highlights of the October 11-12 weekend ...
SPENCERTOWN–Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 State Route 203, presents “Art as Memoir: Regional Juried Art Show.” The exhibit was juried in a blind process by guest jurors Ian Berry (director of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College) and Sienna Patti ...
COPAKE–On Saturday, October 4, the Southeast Columbia County Repair Café will return for its third annual event at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 Route 22, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Organized by the Roeliff Jansen Community Library, this event celebrates sustainability and community ...
HUDSON--The first-ever career and service fair will take place Saturday, October 4 at Columbia-Greene Community College.Organized by the Sons of the American Legion Hudson Squadron 184, the event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the college.Representatives of more than a dozen healthcare ...
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Recently Questar III BOCES students at the Paul Puccio School at Maple Hill participated in a First Responders Day. Throughout the event, students and staff had the chance to meet and learn from local first responders, including South Schodack Fire Company, New York State Police Rensselaer County ...
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SPENCERTOWN–Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 State Route 203, presents “Art as Memoir: Regional Juried Art Show.” The exhibit was juried in a blind process by guest jurors Ian Berry (director of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College) and Sienna Patti ...
ANCRAM—The town’s new pavilion at Blass Memorial Field was the subject of a half-hour workshop session prior to the September 18 Town Board meeting when council members again tried to hash out rules and regulations surrounding use of the structure.The most recent version of these rules may be found ...