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May 20, 2025
HUDSON--The Columbia County Honor a Veteran Committee will be honoring Pvt. George Ernest Kinnicutt from Valatie, on Monday, May 19 at the county office building located at 401 State Street in the Supervisors Chambers starting at 9 a.m. The public is invited.Mr. Kinnicutt was born in Hudson on ...
HUDSON – Pets and maintenance staff shortages highlighted the Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) residents meeting May 6. Latisha Owens, the HHA's asset manager since March 3, ran the meeting.The HHA runs the 135-unit income-restricted Bliss Tower and Columbia Apartments in Hudson. Since these ...
VALATIE – Come help celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday on Saturday, May 24 at the Valatie Community Theatre with the Bob Cats, a Woodstock all star band, in a Dylan tribute concert.Rock drum legend Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney) and his band rock the Dylan songbook with soul and ...
PLEASE HEAR me as I attempt to turn my blind outrage into productive action.In recent weeks, the community has been shaken by the heartbreaking story of a young pit bull found burned inside a crate in Albany. Authorities allege that the dog was left confined without food or water for several days ...
GHENT – During the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in schools across the country soared, and it has not abated. Columbia County has not escaped what researcher Nat Malkus in a 2024 American Enterprise Institute article calls “Long Covid for public schools,” although some of our local schools have ...
COPAKE—The town board agreed to take the first step toward a property revaluation (reval) which won’t happen until sometime in 2028.At the board’s May 8 meeting the board unanimously passed a resolution to authorize Copake Supervisor Richard Wolf to enter into an agreement with the Columbia County ...
Dean’s List: Thiel CollegeGREENVILLE, PA-- Tyler Roddy, Nassau, was among the 360 students named to the dean's list for the fall 2024 semester.A student must attain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale while being enrolled full time to be eligible for the dean's list at the ...
The Mary E. Dardess Elementary School’s 4th and 5th Grade Drama Club presents “Oz! The Musical” Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. in the Chatham High School auditorium, 50 Woodbridge Avenue. Join Dorothy and her favorite friends Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion as they ...
ANCRAM--Ancramdale Neighbors Helping Neighbors Association offers higher education grants for a 12th year. The not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation serving the Town of Ancram, including Ancramdale and Boston Corners, offers higher education grants to help students who will enter an accredited ...
IN THE PAST few weeks, we have had an influx of birds coming up from the south, with new ones arriving daily. One of the most difficult groups of species for birders to separate and identify are the sparrows, those “little brown jobs” or LBJs, and to make matters worse, there are females of other ...
HUDSON--At the May 20th annual election, the Hudson City School District (HCSD) will vote for Board of Education members in addition to voting on the budget and capital construction plans. Three of the board’s seven members will reach the end of their terms June 30, and six candidates are running ...
NEW LEBANON–Given the turn out for last year’s school budget hearing involving an 8.9% tax hike, most were expecting at least as many for this year’s hearing on a budget that would hike taxes by 15%. Surprisingly for most, that turned out not to be the case.About 10 people were at the Wednesday, ...
HUDSON—Drop boxes for the disposal of old or unwanted medications and sharps kiosks for used or unwanted needles and syringes in containers of up to a quart are located throughout Columbia County.Needles and syringes may be dropped off 24/7 at kiosks at:*Hannaford, 32 State Route 82, Livingston, ...
HUDSON--On Wednesday, May 21, at 6 p.m, experience the rich and diverse soundscape of China through this engaging cultural event in the Hudson Area Library’s Community Room, 51 N 5th Street. Echos of China will introduce and demonstrate a variety of traditional Chinese instruments—including the ...
CASTLETON—On Tuesday, April 8, Questar III BOCES hosted its 36th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit at its main office. The event featured 34 pieces of art submitted from 12 districts and three Questar III BOCES schools and programs. Anne Skrebutenas was the juror for the exhibit and awarded ...
HUDSON – A couple of generations have passed since the best advice given to children regarding drug and alcohol use was to “just say no.” Representing the more nuanced and holistic, science-based approach to teaching young people about the risks of drug addiction, Cortney Lovell has been visiting ...
Chatham High School senior Jason Baneni has been recognized as the 2024-2025 outstanding business education student from Chatham Central School District. This honor recognizes Jason's academic achievement, citizenship, and positive attitude. Jason, his father Daniel Baneni, and Chatham's business ...
HUDSON—The Friends of the Hudson Area Library invite you to A Novel Affair, an evening of wine, bites, and good company to celebrate 25 years of friendship, service, and support for the Hudson Area Library.This special evening will take place on Tuesday, May 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Neverstill ...
GHENT – Food has always been political, and current events may have enmeshed our farm and food ecosystem in politics more than ever. Since January 20, numerous federal grants and even existing contracts have been canceled or paused by the federal government, leaving farmers and hunger groups ...
NEW LEBANON – A number of New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) customers in New Lebanon have been receiving bills that appear to be way out of proportion to their typical usage. According to the Town of New Lebanon, they are aware of this and have issued a set of guidelines to appeal the ...
HUDSON – The Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) held its annual meeting on April 29 in a crowded cafeteria at Columbia-Greene Community College, decorated with drawings by the college’s Day Care students and buzzing with networking among government, business and nonprofit leaders.The ...
PITTSFIELD, MA – Greylock Federal Credit Union, in partnership with GreenPath Financial Wellness, will be offering the upcoming webinar, “Navigating Financial Uncertainty,” on Wednesday, May 14.The free webinar will be held from 2-2:45 p.m. and will discuss initial steps to take during financial ...
HUDSON – On May 20, residents of the Hudson City School District (HCSD) will vote on the proposed school budget for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, as well as a capital project, an Energy Performance Contract, and three Board of Education members.The proposed budget calls for spending $58.5 ...
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COPAKE—Copake Grange #935, 628 Empire Road, hosts a Kids' Swap and Sale, June 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.It’s time to exchange gently-used clothing, toys, and baby/child gear. Young families can bring their gently-used items for babies, toddlers and young children to swap. A few items will be for sale.
WEST TAGHKANIC—The Conservation Advisory committees of Taghkanic, Gallatin and Copake, the Climate Smart Communities Committee of Claverack and the Columbia Land Conservancy, announce the third in a series of presentations on forest stewardship for Columbia County landowners: The Forest in Your ...
ALBANY – New York Press Association Board President Terry Tuthill has announced that Bryce Jacobson, formerly a publisher in Colorado and Wyoming, will become the next executive director of NYPA.Mr. Jacobson will replace Michelle Rea who is in her 34th year at the helm of NYPA.President Tuthill ...
HUDSON—Drop boxes for the disposal of old or unwanted medications and sharps kiosks for used or unwanted needles and syringes in containers of up to a quart are located throughout Columbia County.Needles and syringes may be droped off 24/7 at kiosks at:*Hannaford, 32 State Route 82, Livingston, ...
ALBANY — New Yorkers who repeatedly drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol will now permanently lose their driving privileges after four drug- or alcohol-related convictions or incidents, such as failure to submit to a chemical test. This change became effective in January, following the ...