With Halloween fast approaching, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has issued guidance for those celebrating to do so without the risk of being infected with COVID-19. Read More
HUDSON — A registered sex offender from Hudson is being held in the Columbia County Jail after police found he was not living at his registered address, Hudson Police Chief L. Edward Moore said Thursday. Read More
With Halloween fast approaching, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has issued guidance for those celebrating to do so without the risk of being infected with COVID-19.
HUDSON — The number of active COVID cases in Columbia County has nearly doubled in the past week.
HUDSON — A virtual job fair will be held 6 p.m. Monday with about 80 job openings, Mayor Kamal Johnson said Friday.
GREENVILLE — Scott M. Ellis Elementary School will remain closed until November, after three students and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
PRATTSVILLE — A full slate of candidates is running for the town board in 2020. All three races are for unexpired terms.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted federal officials Thursday after reports the nation’s Health and Human Services secretary plans to fire the U.S. Food & Drug Administration chief as President Donald Trump’s administration clashes over the nation’s approval standards to promptly authori…
COXSACKIE — Protesters gathered across from Greene Correctional Facility on Thursday to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release the prison’s aging inmate population as the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the medium-security prison.
HUDSON — More than 20 new COVID-19 cases stemming from local secure centers have surfaced in Columbia County, according to the Columbia County Department of Health.
COXSACKIE — Protesters gathered across from Greene Correctional Facility on Thursday to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release the prison’s aging inmate population as the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the medium-security prison.
CATSKILL — Shovels in hand, members of the Catskill Central School District administration and board of education marked the start of the district’s $40.8 million capital project.
HUDSON — A Ghent woman was charged Wednesday for allegedly creating phony letterhead supposed to be from the Hudson Police Department and attempting to use it to obtain a controlled substance from a Greenport pharmacy, Hudson Police Chief L. Edward Moore said. Crystal K. Bell, 27, was charge…
HUDSON — Incumbent Republican Assemblyman Jake Ashby is running for re-election in the 107th Assembly District.
Sports
GREENVILLE — The Greenville Spartans took down the Chatham Panthers, 3-1, Wednesday evening, their second win against an unbeaten in three days. After improving to 6-0, the Spartans took sole possession of first place in the Patroon Conference as the 2020 season nears its end. Read More
HUDSON — Grace Mathes scored in the first overtime period to give Coxsackie-athens a 2-1 victory over Hudson in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference girls soccer game. Read More
SCHENECTADY — Ichabod Crane cruised to its seventh win without a loss on Wednesday, defeating Schalmont, 7-0, in Colonial Council girls tennis action. Read More
Arts & Life
DURHAM — The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced eight Sacred Sites Grants totaling $140,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State, including $5,000 to Durham United Methodist Church in Durham to help fund asphalt-shingle roof replacement. Read more
ALBANY — Stroke is the nation’s No. 5 killer, and leading cause of disability. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is hosting CycleNation to raise awareness about that fact — and raise the funds to change the statistic. Read more
WATERFORD — Photographs from the Capital Region are among the winners of this year’s Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Judges selected first, second, and third place winners in four contest categories and 12 honorable mentions from 435 entries. Winning images can be viewed online and will be feat… Read more
Opinion
Telly, my trusty canine companion, and I went out this week to rake leaves out of the flower gardens. The rake wasn’t where I remember putting it. I searched the shed and the garages in vain. I know I have at least three rakes but none were to be found. There’s some kind of a conspiracy goin… Read more
Before I begin this week’s column, I want to mention a couple of insect pests that have been migrating into people’s houses with the onset of cold weather. The most conspicuous pest is the western conifer seed bug. This large, seemingly clumsy, bug is about three-quarters to an inch long, li… Read more
The recipient of the 2020 CGHS/SPCA Bilinski Award is Marcia Sullivan of Claverack. Read more
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