The Daily Mail

01/08/2026

The two companies officially merged the fire districts Jan. 1 to expand the tax base and allow for a better allocation of tax dollars and resources, Haines Falls Fire Company Chief Derrick Curran said Thursday.

HUNTER — The Tannersville Fire Company and the Haines Falls Fire Company are merging their fire districts.

01/08/2026

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield blocked subpoenas requested by John Sarcone, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York in Albany.

The judge said the Department of Justice did not follow statutory procedure after judges declined to extend Sarcone’s tenure last year.

ALBANY (AP) — A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully serving as

01/08/2026

A hiker and her dog had to be rescued from Twin Mountain to start off the new year.

HUNTER — A hiker and her dog had to be rescued from Twin Mountain to start off the new year.

01/08/2026

She alleges she was fired from the state police after she failed a drug test in which she tested positive for amphetamines. The union claims in its April complaint Kasper's drug test was gathered using improper drug-testing methods.

ALBANY — After surviving a motion to dismiss, a lawsuit filed by a former New York State Trooper has been transferred to a different court.

01/08/2026

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Catskill resident on drug charges on Wednesday.

CATSKILL — The Greene County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Catskill resident on drug charges on Wednesday.

01/07/2026

“The composition of the town board should not matter, particularly to anyone because the function of the town board is to handle the entire town’s affairs,” Democratic Town Supervisor Michael Pirrone said.

ATHENS — The newly sworn-in Athens Town Board is made up of all Democrats, but the town supervisor does not think it changes how the governing body should function.

01/07/2026

Permit applications for the resort development remain incomplete.

CAIRO — Construction on the planned Blackhead Mountain Resort has not begun as permit applications for the development remain incomplete.

01/06/2026

The proposed resort consists of 102 acres, with a 66,270-square-foot lodge, 127 rooms, 280 parking spaces, a spa, tennis courts, swimming pools, and two restaurants all situated at 67 Crows Nest Road in Round Top.

01/06/2026

The towns are in talks with the Dep. of Environmental Protection regarding possible upgrades to wastewater treatment plants to help the city alleviate some of the burden on its own facilities.

GREENE COUNTY - Two Greene County mountain towns could be getting an some money from New York City to upgrade their wastewater treatment plants.

01/06/2026

The Leeds man arrested faces charges of felony burglary and grand larceny, police say.

ALBANY - Schenectady and Leeds residents were among four people charged in connection with a convenience store burglary in Albany Tuesday morning, police said.

01/06/2026

The sheriff’s office responded to a report Nov. 13 from someone who found a dog on the side of Route 23 in Catskill that was hit by a vehicle.

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01/05/2026

The sheriff’s office responded to a report Nov. 13 from someone who found a dog on the side of Route 23 in Catskill that was hit by a vehicle.

CATSKILL — The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its search for the driver who hit a dog in Catskill in November, resulting in the dog's death.