Thirty-one New York hospitals are at risk of state Health Department officials forcing them to pause non-essential surgeries and procedures next week, state Health Department officials announced Friday. Read More
ALBANY — A Clinton town official is preparing to campaign hard next year in a rematch for Assemblywoman Didi Barrett’s seat after losing to the longtime incumbent in 2020. Read More
CATSKILL — A Greene County grand jury Thursday indicted the woman suspected of stabbing 68-year-old Scott Myers to death in his Catskill home just after midnight Saturday, District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said.
A deer that contracted Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease this summer was killed in November by a hunter in the town of Catskill, New York Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Jomo Miller said.
CATSKILL — The shortage of emergency medical technicians to work on first responder crews has been a lingering issue in Greene County, and the Greene County Legislature was told Wednesday the problem is not going away.
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul will not implement new statewide COVID-19 mandates after health officials Thursday confirmed five New Yorkers have contracted the omicron variant.
ALBANY — Hundreds of letters were hand-delivered Wednesday to the Executive Chamber to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office from anxious farmers and farm laborers pleading against the state Wage Board’s pending decision to lower the agricultural overtime threshold to 40 hours.
HUDSON — State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, R-Saugerties, visited Columbia County on Wednesday accompanied by an influential colleague from New York City to discuss the ongoing issues the county has with providing affordable, reliable child care.
NEW YORK — Newly minted state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett committed to transparent collaboration with Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Yorkers in her first state public address Thursday, hitting the ground running in fighting the newly identified omicron COVID-19 variant.
HILLSDALE — Hecate Energy officials intend to file an application with the state to begin the company’s solar project in Copake but gave a soft date for the filing and said they have been transparent with the community about their plans.
CATSKILL — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Greene County confirmed its 5,000th positive case this week, a figure that represents 10.5% of the county’s total population.
Christopher Dick was at home enjoying a weekend evening cocktail with his wife when 35 years of buildup of emotion from responding to emergency incidents unraveled.
Sports
VALATIE — The Ichabod Crane Riders began their 2021-22 Girls Basketball season in the Colonial Council with a 58-31 home win over the Cohoes Tigers in Dave Ames’ first game as Riders’ coach. Read More
HUDSON — The Catskill Cats opened the 2021-22 Patroon Girls Basketball season with a 70-31 road win over the Hudson Bluehawks. Janay Brantley was dominant on the court with 35 points to lead all players, including a 17-point third quarter that helped the Cats pull away. Read More
CATSKILL — The Hudson Bluehawks were victorious in their 2021-22 boys basketball opener Tuesday night, defeating the Catskill Cats 56-53 in the Seventh Annual Battle of the Bridge game at Catskill High School. Read More
Arts & Life
HUDSON HALL ANNOUNCES WINTER WALK 25th ANNIVERSARY Read more
ALBANY — Shimmering lights, festive trees and bright garlands inside and out set the scene at the Ten Broeck Mansion, a historic house museum which welcomes the community as a place to make family memories today. Tours with timed tickets are noon-2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Dec. 4 throug… Read more
Opinion
With fossil fuel prices much higher this winter than the previous seven years, some people are considering installing a woodstove or fireplace to try to save some money. When I moved to Greene County, full time, in the winter of 1973, with no job and less than no money, there was an oil emba… Read more
When I was growing up in the 1940s and ‘50s, it was popular to think of America at large, and New York City in particular, as a melting pot. In fact, that is what I was taught in school. Read more
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