News Updates
Kinderhook opens door to state housing funds
By EMILIA TEASDALE VALATIE—At their regular meeting on November 4, the Kinderhook Town Board passed a Pro-Housing Communities Resolution. Passing the resolution is part of the board’s plan to be […]
City and Spark have plans for Charles Williams Park
By DAVID LEE HUDSON–Working in Collaboration with the City of Hudson, the Spark of Hudson held a fall festival in the Charles Williams Park at 246 Mill Street on Saturday, […]
The state of local child care: An update
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT–The French have an expression that applies with unfortunate accuracy to child care: the more things change, the more they stay the same. While the state […]
BOE releases unofficial election results for the county
By EMILIA TEASDALE GHENT—The Columbia County Board of Elections had unofficial vote totals late Tuesday night, November 5, posted on their website (elections.columbiacountyny.com). In the county race for the 19th […]
POLICE BLOTTER
Do you know how to spot a scam?
WEST TAGHKANIC—Taghkanic Senior Network, a newly-formed committee for the Town of Taghkanic, presents NY FRAUD WATCH with Alexandria Douglas-Bartolone, MPA, sponsored by AARP Speaker’s Bureau, at the Taghkanic Firehouse, 631 […]
Deputies rescue man from burning structure
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—A sleeping man likely owes his life to the actions of two Sheriff’s deputies, who woke him up and got him out of a burning building. According […]
Man, who allegedly fled, charged in domestic dispute
By DIANE VALDEN COPAKE—David A. Grant, Jr., 38, of State Route 23, Craryville was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, two counts of endangering the welfare of […]
Motorcyclist killed in collision with tree
By DIANE VALDEN KINDERHOOK—A Schenectady County man was killed in a motorcycle crash off County Route 28 near Apple Tree Court August 11 at 5:16 p.m. A State Police investigation […]
OPINION
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, […]
ANOTHER VOICE: Local news is good for business
By DEAN RIDINGS CEO, America’s Newspapers IT’S NO SECRET that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business […]
THE CAPITOL CONNECTION: Not yet full of beans?
MANY PEOPLE SEE COFFEE as an elixir, a cure-all that will make life better when one enjoys that first cup in the morning or takes that last sip in the […]
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
LOCAL HISTORY: The Skeleton in the Well: An Austerlitz mystery on Fire Hill Road
By TOM MORELAND BACK IN THE 1830s-1840s the Woolsey gang roamed the Austerlitz hills, engaging in horse thieving, counterfeiting and burglary. Their leading spirit, Ambrose F. Woolsey, lived on what […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Our beautiful fall flowers
By NANCY JANE KERN It is now fall and beautiful wildflowers are a nice addition to the colorful leaves and part of the last flash of color before the snow […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Fall mushrooms
By NANCY JANE KERN ONE OF OUR 1950s neighbors had an Italian father-in-law who collected and ate wild mushrooms. He had done this in his homeland and continued the practice […]
All Columbia Paper Articles
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 […]
ENTERTAINMENT: Barrington Stage Company closes its season with ‘Primary Trust’
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY closed its 30th anniversary season with “Primary Trust,” the 2024 Pulitzer Prize […]
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 […]
Habitat for Humanity is accepting homeownership applications
HUDSON–Columbia-Greene Habitat for Humanity (CGHFH), a non-profit organization committed to providing homeownership opportunities for average and lower income residents, will […]
Prop 1 passed handily, embedding anti-discrimination law in the state constitution
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT–Concerned that future legislatures might tilt to the right, New York State legislators placed Proposition 1 […]
Kinderhook opens door to state housing funds
By EMILIA TEASDALE VALATIE—At their regular meeting on November 4, the Kinderhook Town Board passed a Pro-Housing Communities Resolution. Passing […]
