Ancram finds it takes a town to revise a law
ANCRAM—During the season of giving thanks, this small rural town is taking stock of its many gifts. On the top of this gift heap is an […]
Month: November 2015
EDITORIAL: Will state learn from its mistakes?
PITY THE STATE Education Department. It insisted that school districts file plans for evaluating teachers using the new, so-called high-stakes tests aligned with the Common Core […]
Court offers path to out of addiction
HUDSON–On November 16, the Columbia County Treatment Court conducted the year’s second graduation. The event celebrates the work of a team of government employees that has […]
How’s the weather in the park? Find out soon
HILLSDALE–Following the Pledge of Allegiance at this week’s Town Board meeting, Town Supervisor Art Baer offered an expression of sympathy and solidarity with the citizens of […]
Valatie adopts wisdom of Climate Smart Communities
VALATIE–The Village Board passed two resolutions on climate change last week, one intended to make the village part of the state Climate Smart Communities program and […]
OBITUARIES: Simone, Johnson
Alice Mary Simone (1922 – 2015) EAST GREENBUSH—Alice Mary Simone, 93, of Stuyvesant Falls passed away peacefully at Evergreen Commons, November 20, 2015 after a long […]
New Leb wrestles with budgets for town, firefighters
NEW LEBANON–“Nobody’s leaving here happy,” town Supervisor Michael Benson concluded at a fire protection budget meeting held before last week’s Town Board meeting. The town fire […]
Copake plan dreams up a better hamlet center
COPAKE—This town now has a plan for developing and improving the hamlet with its heart at the War Memorial Clock at the juncture of Main and […]
Opera House to open again in Ancram
ANCRAM—Theater artists Jeff Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi, formerly of Hudson, are the new proprietors of the Ancram Opera House. They plan a new theater season, beginning […]
