News Updates
Crandell unveils major upgrades, closes for year
By DAVID LEECHATHAM–FilmColumbia has just concluded its 24th annual film festival on Sunday, October 27 and now its home screen at the Crandell Theatre on Main Street in the village […]
Hudson gives HHA extension on holding land
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON–Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) received an extension from the Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA) to December 31 for paying to hold specific city-owned properties for […]
Morningstar looks forward to continue serving Copake
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—Federal and state political races have seized voter attention this election year—big time. And while there are no local contests on the ballot in 2024, there is […]
DAY ONE—a childcare trifecta
By DEBORAH E. LANS POUGHKEEPSIE–Can you imagine a workplace that has had zero turnover in its existence? Where every “worker” glows when describing the job? That has a profoundly important […]
POLICE BLOTTER
Passenger dead, driver charged with manslaughter
By DIANE VALDEN NEW BALTIMORE—A Hudson man was killed in a one-vehicle crash and the driver, also from Hudson, faces charges. A Greene County Sheriff’s Office press release reports that […]
Taghkanic men charged with possessing child pornography
By DIANE VALDEN TAGHKANIC—State Police from the Livingston barracks in conjunction with the State Police Computer Crimes Unit arrested two Taghkanic men for possession of child pornography, October 9. Following […]
Three hurt in two-vehicle crash in Copake
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—Three people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash at 159 Yonderview Road, September 27 at 4:52 p.m. Hillsdale firefighters, the Community Rescue Squad and the Columbia County […]
Human trafficking—a bigger problem than you think
By DOUG LAROCQUE Capital Region Independent Media EAST GREENBUSH—If you were to ask many residents of the rural portions of the Capital Region, they might well tell you human trafficking […]
OPINION
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 […]
INSIGHTS ON AGRICULTURE: Agriculture should be praised and supported not put down in schools
By DALE-ILA RIGGS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT where I live (New Lebanon) it is estimated 59% of the graduating seniors plan to go on to college, but fully 41% do […]
Arts & Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT: Discovering the Norman Rockwell Museum: A cultural gem in Stockbridge, MA
By MARLENE McTIGUE AT THE VERY western edge of the Berkshires, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, stands as a testament to the power of art in shaping American […]
Community
THROUGH THE WOODS: The woodpile
By NANCY JANE KERN IT SEEMED LIKE A HUGE part of our lives revolved around the woodpile. As a neighbor once remarked, he never knew anyone who worked harder than […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Witch Hazel
By NANCY JANE KERN ROAMING THE WOODS in October is glorious and anticipatory. Several migrating yellow-rumped warblers were snacking on still available insects and the numerous poison ivy berries. Toward the […]
SPORTS: Strikers head to Iceland for soccer tournament
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE STATELINE STRIKERS, a women’s soccer team, are Iceland bound for a one-day championship tournament November 9. Five women’s teams – four from the USA — […]
All Columbia Paper Articles
Crandell unveils major upgrades, closes for year
By DAVID LEECHATHAM–FilmColumbia has just concluded its 24th annual film festival on Sunday, October 27 and now its home screen […]
Hudson gives HHA extension on holding land
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON–Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) received an extension from the Hudson Community Development and Planning Agency (HCDPA) to […]
Morningstar looks forward to continue serving Copake
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—Federal and state political races have seized voter attention this election year—big time. And while there are […]
DAY ONE—a childcare trifecta
By DEBORAH E. LANS POUGHKEEPSIE–Can you imagine a workplace that has had zero turnover in its existence? Where every “worker” […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: The woodpile
By NANCY JANE KERN IT SEEMED LIKE A HUGE part of our lives revolved around the woodpile. As a neighbor […]