COXSACKIE — Assemblyman Chris Tague has introduced legislation that endeavors to bring whole and 2% milk back into public schools and the Greene County Legislature passed a resolution at its May 18 meeting supporting the bill. Read More
GREENVILLE — The Yondr Company launched in 2014 with a concept of providing phone-free environments at concerts and comedy shows and now Greenville is set to host the group’s first weekend-long festival. Read More
CATSKILL — More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Catskill has paced Greene County with 3,552 confirmed virus cases since March 2020.
KINDERHOOK — Columbia Friends of the Electric Trail has been awarded a $8,600 grant to install park benches along the Columbia County section of the Albany Hudson Electric Trail.
HUDSON — When the Common Council began a vote May 14 designating June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Hudson, 4th Ward Councilmember Malachi Walker prefaced his affirmative vote with a statement concerning previous Pride parades.
CATSKILL — The Greene County Veterans Service Agency hosted its annual Honor a Vet Memorial Ceremony on Saturday, bestowing recognition this year on the late Staff Sgt. Rudolph Phillips of East Durham.
HUDSON — Hudson Home was just that Sunday when its owners hosted award-winning actor Julianna Margulies as she was on hand to greet fans and sign copies of her 2021 memoir “The Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life.”
LIVINGSTON — A Columbia County man was airlifted to Albany Medical Center on Friday after he fell from a ladder at his home, Aaron Hicks, public information officer for state police Troop K said on Monday.
An extensive $11.5 million paving project will affect motorists across three Columbia County towns that travel the Taconic State Parkway, said Heather Pillsworth, public information officer for New York State Department of Transportation, Zone 8.
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that lieutenant governor-designate Antonio Delgado will be sworn in Wednesday.
Sports
MOREAU — Chatham took another step toward repeating as Section II Class C softball champions with a 10-0 victory over Lake George in Tuesday’s semifinal round game at Moreau Rec. Read More
GUILDERLAND — The Ichabod Crane Riders defeated the Fonda-Fultonville Braves, 8-2, in the Section II Class B semifinals for baseball at Dutchemen Pak. Read More
GUILDERLAND — The top-seeded Catskill Cats were upset 9-7 by the fourth-seeded Schuylerville Black Horses in Monday’s Section II Class B baseball semifinal at Dutchmen Park. Read More
Arts & Life
SPENCERTOWN — Spencertown Academy Arts Center will host two benefit concerts for Kids Need Music, at 3 p.m. June 25 and the other at 2 p.m. June 26 at the Academy, 790 Route 203, Spencertown. “A Kaleidoscope of Hope” will feature pianist Gili Melamed-Lev and violinist Emmanuel Vukovich perfo… Read more
Opinion
Condolences to the family and friends of Angie DelNero who passed away on May 17. Read more
THE HOTEL KAATERSKILL SITE Is To BE USED FOR A COUNTRY CLUB – (Two years after Hotel Kaaterskill burned). Catskill Recorder paper, 1926. Read more
I need to begin with a disclosure: I am a long-time admirer of Larry Weaner’s style of ecologically based design. In fact, I co-wrote a book, Garden Revolution, with him that was published in 2016. I think his design has only gotten richer and more adventurous since then. Read more
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