News Updates
Greene County placed under drought watch
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media Greene County is one of 15 New York counties placed on a drought watch list Monday. The New York State Department of Environmental […]
Greene County honors 103-year-old WWII veteran
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media CATSKILL — Greene County honored 103-year-old World War II veteran and Freehold resident Stanley Maltzman at this year’s Veteran of the Year ceremony […]
Police blotter
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College & Military Corner
Health & Wellness
Aging with Grace: Boomer-proof
By Pat Larsen Capital Region Independent Media OK, we’re getting older and stuff just isn’t so easy to open anymore. Is it? Acknowledging this is a sign of maturity. Or maybe […]
Aging With Grace: Elections in the home stretch
By Pat Larsen For Capital Region Independent Media Here we are folks, in the home stretch, just a couple of weeks away from this year’s all-important election cycle. I’m guessing […]
Aging with Grace: Sharing the generational bridge
By Pat Larsen For Capital Region Independent Media Here we are, the generation called “Baby Boomers,” still walking this earth with our families, friends and kids known as the Gen […]
Aging with Grace: Finding your own way to wellness
By Pat Larsen For Capital Region Independent Media One of the key tools I often use to facilitate opening a dialogue between my clients and myself is determining the way […]
Events
Trunk or Treat coming to Ellis Elementary
GREENVILLE — Trunk or Treat is back for another year at Scott M. Ellis Elementary School, thanks to the Ellis PTA! The event will be on Friday, Oct. 25, from […]
Event: Murder, mystery and a ghost story at the Pratt Museum
PRATTSVILLE—On Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1-3 p.m., Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer will thrill and chill his audience with the second in the Pratt Museum’s second annual Harvest Lecture & […]
History program: Slavery in New York
COXSACKIE — The Greene County Historical Society will hold a presentation and book signing by author Debra Bruno on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., in the reading room of […]
Veterans
Vets honor a sight Greenville won’t soon forget
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media GREENVILLE — When the monument to Greene County residents who died in the Vietnam War was dedicated in September, there was one sight […]
GOOD NEWS!: Greenville has county’s veterans covered
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media GREENVILLE — Greenville has the county’s veterans covered — literally. Volunteers from American Legion Post 291, Girl Scout Troop 5503, the Greenville Central […]
Dedication ceremony is over, but fundraising continues
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media GREENVILLE — The solemn dedication ceremony honoring Greene County’s slain Vietnam troops may be over, but fundraising to pay for the memorial site […]
Lifestyle
Living on Purpose: We pray, we vote, and leave the rest to God
By Dr. William Holland For Capital Region Independent Media To be honest, I do not like politics, but at the same time I believe it’s my duty and opportunity to […]
The Retired Investor: Natural diamonds take a back seat to lab-grown stones
By Bill Schmick For Capital Region Independent Media There was a day when a man’s love for his bride was measured by the clarity and size of a diamond ring. […]
Living on Purpose: Oh, how we ignore our need to change
By Dr. William Holland For Capital Region Independent Media Transformation is a word used to explain what happens when someone is saved. It’s the theme of the Christian faith, but […]