News Updates
Clean Air Coalition seeks answers on clearcutting project
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media COEYMANS — The environmental group Clean Air Coalition is seeking answers on the clearcutting project that removed nearly 30 acres of trees from […]
Pre-K registration is underway
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — Pre-kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open, running through Friday, April 21. The district is planning for four in-district, full-day pre-kindergarten classrooms for the 2023-24 […]
RCS announces top 10 students in Class of 2023
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — They may still be a couple of months away from graduation, but the list of the top 10 students in the Class of 2023 at RCS High School […]
Attorney’s resignation sets off firestorm
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media COEYMANS — The resignation of planning/zoning board of appeals attorney Andrew Brick set off a firestorm of controversy at Thursday’s meeting of the […]
Columns
News from the Past in Memory of Harry A. Sturges
News Herald – March 16, 1923 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher Coeymans: Ravena: Coeymans Herald – March 14, 1888 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors
Whittling Away: Home renovations
By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media I’m going to put a block on The Home and Garden Channel. I think it’s the leading cause of arguments between spouses […]
Whittling Away: Losing
By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media It’s a losing fight. Dieting, I mean. How come it’s so much fun putting it on — a few dozen cartons of […]
Whittling Away: Mr. Patten’s gas station
By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media I stopped by the gas station the other day and I got to remembering when gas stations were called service stations. Not […]
Events
GOOD NEWS!: Indulge that sweet tooth on Maple Weekend
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media RAVENA — Ever wonder how all that maple-y goodness gets onto your pancakes? The answer: From maple producers like Crosstown Maple, where it […]
‘Beverage trail’ kicks off tonight
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media COEYMANS — With St. Patrick’s Day celebrations going on all over the Capital Region this weekend, Coeymans is holding its first-ever ‘beverage trail,’ […]
Clean Air Coalition hosts community meetings
RAVENA — The Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena-Coeymans will host two community meetings to discuss the clearcutting of trees on Bronk Road and the group’s concerns over transparency from […]
Health & Wellness
Positively Speaking: The value of self-validation
By Toby Moore For Capital Region Independent Media After years of taking acting classes, I learned something interesting from one of my teachers: begging for approval from the director is […]
Positively Speaking: Erin Brockovich
By Toby Moore For Capital Region Independent Media Some events are so heinous that finding a positive aspect can be challenging. In these situations, the only ray of hope that […]
Positively Speaking: Jesse Owens
By Toby Moore For Capital Region Independent Media Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama, to a family of sharecroppers, amid the Jim Crow era of segregation and discrimination. […]
Positively Speaking: Frederick Douglas
By Toby Moore For Capital Region Independent Media Born into slavery, Frederick Douglas was driven to seek freedom at an early age and escape the bonds of slavery, and find […]
Lifestyle
Social Security Matters: How do I withdraw my application for Social Security?
By Russell Gloor For Capital Region Independent Media Dear Rusty: I will be 67 next month and reached my full retirement age in July 2022. My wife and I are […]
Social Security Matters: What’s the best way to start receiving survivor’s benefit?
By Russell Gloor For Capital Region Independent Media Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security? Signed: […]
Social Security Matters: Can international college students get Social Security benefits?
By Russell Gloor For Capital Region Independent Media Dear Rusty: We have hosted international college students for years, all of whom needed to apply for a Social Security number upon […]
Social Security Matters: Canadian expat angry about reduced U.S. Social Security
By Russell Gloor For Capital Region Independent Media Dear Rusty: I am a 62-year-old Canadian expat who has lived in the U.S. for the last 30 years. I worked in […]
All Ravena News-Hearald Articles
News from the Past in Memory of Harry A. Sturges
News Herald – March 16, 1923 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher Coeymans: Ravena: Coeymans Herald – March 14, 1888 – S.H. […]
Social Security Matters: How do I withdraw my application for Social Security?
By Russell Gloor For Capital Region Independent Media Dear Rusty: I will be 67 next month and reached my full […]
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