News Updates
He wants a farm, or is it housing?
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—For years Sal Cascino has proclaimed he is a farmer. He even convinced state Department of Agriculture and Markets officials that he is running an agricultural operation […]
Burch sets world record in powerlifting
By DAVID LEE BOSTON CORNERS – Mike Burch of Boston Corners has been testing his strength by lifting weights since he was six years old. That was back in 1956. […]
New Lebanon splash pad put on hold
By DOUG LAROCQUE NEW LEBANON – Earlier this year the New Lebanon Town Board voted to go ahead with an engineering study for the construction of a splash pad at […]
The state of rural life: two new studies
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT – As a local tourism website says: “Columbia County offers unsurpassed rural beauty, a rich cultural scene and active recreational opportunities.” Its residents would add […]
POLICE BLOTTER
No crime committed, just misunderstanding
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—Hudson Police thought they had a possible attempted child kidnapping on their hands, but further investigation determined it was all a misunderstanding. Hudson Police Department (HPD) received […]
One dead as two vehicles crash, erupt in flames
By DIANE VALDEN GREENPORT—State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash which occurred on State Route 23 west of Ponderosa Drive, November 13 at 5:42 p.m. The two vehicles […]
Local agencies present case study at conference
SARATOGA SPRINGS—The Mental Health Association of Columbia Greene’s Child Advocacy Center presented a case study at the 2023 New York State Children’s Alliance Leadership Conference in Saratoga Springs, October 3. […]
Woman charged with making terror threat against school
By DIANE VALDEN KINDERHOOK—Officials at the Ichabod Crane High School alerted School Resource Deputy Brian McSween that a threat was made against the school October 26 at 9:39 a.m., according […]
OPINION
INDIGENOUS VOICES: Academy talk reminds us who was here before we came
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY of Arts sponsored the lecture “Still Here: A Survival Story of Indigenous People,” on Sunday, November 5. The speaker, Heather Bruegl, is an […]
OPINION: Dear readers
By WARREN DEWS, JR. I’ve been in the media business for three decades. I’ve worked in New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Vermont, to name a few. During my […]
OPINION: There is no replacement for quality journalism
By MARK VINCIGUERRA ACROSS THE COUNTRY, quality journalism is critical for sharing important news affecting our society. Through their timely reporting, journalists play a uniquely critical role in informing, engaging, […]
Arts & Entertainment
Art Omi: Sculptures, architecture, contemporary art and … t-shirts
By Z ASSI LOCATED IN GHENT, Art Omi is a local (and free) art experience. Indoor exhibits are held in the Newmark Gallery, located in the Benenson Center. The most […]
Community
THROUGH THE WOODS: We gather together
By NANCY JANE KERN THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS were the two days of the year when we all got together and shared a 1950s special meal. Everything was timed around […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: A Thanksgiving for wildlife
By NANCY JANE KERN MAKING TRIPS AROUND THE COUNTY gives us a rough survey of food sources for birds and animals, and so far, things look pretty good this year. […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: A man looks out at his world
By NANCY JANE KERN SCANNING THE SHELVES for something to read produced the 1942 “The Lives Around Us” by naturalist Alan Devoe. In the prologue to the book, he finds […]
All Columbia Paper Articles
He wants a farm, or is it housing?
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—For years Sal Cascino has proclaimed he is a farmer. He even convinced state Department of Agriculture […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: We gather together
By NANCY JANE KERN THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS were the two days of the year when we all got together […]
No crime committed, just misunderstanding
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—Hudson Police thought they had a possible attempted child kidnapping on their hands, but further investigation determined […]
Burch sets world record in powerlifting
By DAVID LEE BOSTON CORNERS – Mike Burch of Boston Corners has been testing his strength by lifting weights since […]