LEEDS — One person is homeless, after fire tore through their mobile home on Thursday night in Leeds. Read More One homeless after Leeds fire
HUDSON — The city’s Bangladeshi Gen Z community will take center stage in “Hudson, America,” a new documentary that will premier Saturday at 4 p.m. at Hudson Hall. Read More Bangladeshi Gen Z doc to premier
BALLSTON SPA — A former inmate at Greene Correctional Facility, who was recently sentenced to 17 years to life in state prison for his role in the death of his cellmate in 2018, has been sentenced for his role in a 2017 arson case in Saratoga County.
HUDSON — Several agencies are investigating the death of an incarcerated individual at the Hudson Correctional Facility, according to Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Residents of Columbia and Greene counties are bracing for the coldest air to hit the area in several years.
CATSKILL — A student at Catskill Middle School is facing charges stemming from two separate incidents in which he allegedly made threats against the school and was in possession of a weapon, Lt. Daniel Waer of the Catskill Village Police Department said Thursday.
COXSACKIE — Red-faced Coxsackie-Athens district officials were all apologies Thursday over its now-infamous picture of a dirt-covered snowman posted on social media.
VALATIE — Taxpayers in the Ichabod Crane Central School District will pay less than they expected for the recently completed $27 million capital project, the district announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plans to reintroduce a bill to support New York State dairy farmers, demand that Canada lift its embargo on New York-produced milk and push for legislation to reverse the shutdown of the Fort Drum biomass facility.
SAUGERTIES — A Greene County man was arrested on felony charges following an investigation into a theft at a Saugerties auto parts store, Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.
CATSKILL — A large amount of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine was seized by police, following a traffic stop in the village of Catskill on Tuesday afternoon, Steven Nevel, public information officer for state police Troop F said.
DURHAM — A state Supreme Court judge has ruled that the Durham Town Board and Blackthorne Resort acted improperly when the board allowed the resort to build two bathhouses and a dump station on the site of a recreational vehicle park.
Sports
HUDSON — Freshman Keith Robinson scored a career-high 34 points as Hudson earned a 73-53 victory over Cairo-Durham in Friday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game. Read More H.S. BASKETBALL: Robinson drops career-high 34 in Bluehawks’ victory
HUDSON — The Hudson boys basketball program honored one of its all-time greats prior to Friday’s game against Cairo-Durham. Read More Hudson basketball honors Heard
CATSKILL — Catskill girls basketball standout Janay Brantley made it official on Friday, signing a national letter of intent to continue her education and playing career at Stony Brook University in front of family and friends during a ceremony in the Catskill High School Library. Read More Brantley signs national letter of intent to play at Stony Brook
Arts & Life
COXSACKIE — The National Bank of Coxsackie has donated $2,000 towards the Greene County YMCA’s Annual Campaign. Read moreNational Bank of Coxsackie supports Capital District YMCA annual campaign with donation
HUDSON — At the Jan. 24 Hudson City School District Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Dr. Lisamarie Spindler publicly announced the next three recipients of the “Hudson Has Heart” awards, representing January 2023. Read moreJanuary Hudson Has Heart Award recipients announced
ALBANY — The Capital Region will soon be glowing red, as nearly 40 buildings prepare to “glow red” to raise awareness about heart health in the Capital Region. Read moreWomen of Impact, Men Go Red for Women lead CPR demos during kickoff to American Heart Month
Opinion
Some days I find myself feeling a little overwhelmed and I long for a simpler time, like my childhood days in the 1950s. The only worries then were that the Russians were going to drop an atomic bomb on us at any moment and that Grandma was possibly a Communist spy. Other than diving onto my… Read moreWhittling Away: Feeling overwhelmed at the supermarket
The task of government is to control its population. If this sounds a little raw, call it leadership, but control is what leadership amounts to. Control is the fundamental. Leadership is how it’s implemented. Read moreHow are our opinions formed?
As I outlined last time, the role of the Columbia County Office for the Aging in the lives of local seniors has expanded since its inception. With that, so have the agency’s space and infrastructure needs, as the county’s aging population — one of the highest in New York State — draws on the… Read moreChairman’s Corner: Office for the Aging, part 2
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