News Updates
Ordman heads Climate Smart in Austerlitz
By PETER FLIERL AUSTERLITZ–Austerlitz Town Board member Cara Humphrey introduced Nancy Ordman to the board and those in attendance at the Town Board meeting on November 21 as the nominee […]
New Lebanon approves budget, closes on community center
By DOUG LA ROCQUE Capital Region Independent Media NEW LEBANON–Following a public hearing at which there was no comment, the New Lebanon Town Board gave its unanimous approval to the […]
Stuyvesant bridge plan moves forward
By EMILIA TEASDALE STUYVESANT—A motion to move forward with the replacement of the single lane bridge to a two lane bridge in Stuyvesant Falls was carried unanimously at the county […]
Coming to Greenport: A Wellness Hub and more mental health services
By DEBORAH E. LANS GREENPORT–It started with the murder of George Floyd. Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson wanted something good to come of the tragedy. In June 2020 he issued an […]
POLICE BLOTTER
Passenger thrown from vehicle, dies at hospital
By DIANE VALDEN CANAAN—A Massachusetts woman, who was thrown from a vehicle during a Thanksgiving Day crash at 2240 State Route 295, later died at a hospital. Columbia County 911 […]
Columbia County man charged in gun store burglary
COLONIE—A New Lebanon man was among four people arrested in connection with a burglary at a Colonie gun store last week. Colonie Police received a burglar alarm from New York […]
Rain expected to dampen regional wildfires
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—With rain, and in higher elevations snow predicted to start early Thursday, November 21 and continue through Friday, some relief from the current drought is finally expected. […]
Fire risk remains elevated, drought drags on
By DIANE VALDEN GHENT—The continued lack of precipitation has prompted the National Weather Service in Albany to issue a Special Weather Statement this week. The statement applies to all of […]
OPINION
EDITORIAL: Why local newspapers hold trust while national media slips
By DEAN RIDINGS, CEO, America’s Newspapers THE RECENT DECISION by The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to skip endorsing a presidential candidate has put the issue of media trust in the spotlight — […]
EDITORIAL: Capital Region Independent Media advocates for local journalism in Washington
By MARLENE MCTIGUE Capital Region Independent Media WASHINGTON DC–At a crucial moment for local journalism, Warren Dews Jr., publisher and vice president of Capital Region Independent Media, visited the nation’s […]
EDITORIAL: What Google’s monopoly ruling means for local newspapers
By DEAN RIDINGS, CEO | AMERICA’S NEWSPAPERS NOT THAT MANY years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your […]
Arts & Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT: Misty Blues returns to Spencertown Academy
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY MISTY BLUES, led by vocalist Gina Coleman, rocked out the capacity audience at Spencertown Academy Arts Center (SAAC), Saturday night, October 12. The program was produced […]
Community
THROUGH THE WOODS: The Big Oyster
By NANCY JANE KERN A FEW YEARS ago, I read “The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York” by Mark Kurlansky and found it a wonderful, easy-to-read book with […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: The clothesline
By NANCY JANE KERN IF YOU RIDE around the countryside nowadays something is missing, the clothesline. We didn’t think much about it; everyone used one. Old photographs of tenements in […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Smoky skies again
By NANCY JANE KERN OVER THE WEEKEND the morning fog was a strange, ash gray, and came across the field in waves and wisps. It was reminiscent of the bluish […]
All Columbia Paper Articles
Passenger thrown from vehicle, dies at hospital
By DIANE VALDEN CANAAN—A Massachusetts woman, who was thrown from a vehicle during a Thanksgiving Day crash at 2240 State […]
Ordman heads Climate Smart in Austerlitz
By PETER FLIERL AUSTERLITZ–Austerlitz Town Board member Cara Humphrey introduced Nancy Ordman to the board and those in attendance at […]
New Lebanon approves budget, closes on community center
By DOUG LA ROCQUE Capital Region Independent Media NEW LEBANON–Following a public hearing at which there was no comment, the […]
Stuyvesant bridge plan moves forward
By EMILIA TEASDALE STUYVESANT—A motion to move forward with the replacement of the single lane bridge to a two lane […]
Coming to Greenport: A Wellness Hub and more mental health services
By DEBORAH E. LANS GREENPORT–It started with the murder of George Floyd. Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson wanted something good to […]
