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01/15/2025

The Cairo Public Library is closed indefinitely due to the presence of mold in the building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, town Supervisor Jason Watts said Tuesday.

CAIRO — The Cairo Public Library is closed indefinitely due to the presence of mold in the building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, town Supervisor Jason Watts said Tuesday.

01/15/2025

Among economic-focused proposals, Hochul pitched free lunches for 2.7 million public school students, expanded child tax credits from $500 to $1,000 and free community college in some subjects of study for students 25 to 55 years old.

Affordability. That subject — encompassing a myriad of pocketbook issues spanning from housing to child care — was a major theme in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fourth State of the State address on Tuesday in the Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre at The Egg in Albany.

01/14/2025

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01/14/2025

The incident happened late Saturday afternoon, DEC says.

The incident happened at about 3:53 p.m. Saturday when the state Department of Conservation received a report of a 29-year-old Brooklyn woman at the bottom of the falls being hit by falling ice, according to DEC spokesperson Jeff Wernick.

01/14/2025

"Given the desperate state of New York’s financial position, economy and level of resident satisfaction, and given Hochul’s low approval ratings as she heads into next year’s potential re-election campaign, voters are going to expect her to propose a big agenda that produces big results," our editorial reads Tuesday.

If Gov. Kathy Hochul went into detail about every potential solution she could offer for every problem in New York, she might still be delivering today’s scheduled State of the

01/14/2025

“She’s really evolved into just one of the best basketball players in Catskill history,” Catskill head coach Chris Quinn says. “She’s very athletic, but her skill set just over the last two years has become immense."

Catskill girls’ basketball senior Ava Edmond has been a key part of the school’s varsity squad for the past four years, and in a Friday win against Chatham, she joined her program’s record books as just the fifth female player to hit 1,000 career points.

01/12/2025

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01/11/2025

Hochul announced the proposed initiative Friday to expand universal school meals program to ensure New York’s 2.7 million students have access to free breakfast and lunch.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to provide free school lunches to students in every school district across the state.

01/11/2025

The game paused for multiple minutes once she reached the achievement, a moment she described as “overwhelming.”

Catskill Central School District

With a minute left against Chatham Friday, Catskill girls' basketball senior Ava Edmond made a free throw to become the fifth player in school history to reach 1,000 points in the 51-23 victory.

01/11/2025

“We didn't want to go to a fourth set, but it's OK,” Coxsackie-Athens head coach Lucille Mozzillo says. “We came back in the fourth set, and we showed them that we're able to keep it simple, work hard and win.”

The Coxsackie-Athens boys’ volleyball team won its second game in a row Thursday, beating Loudonville Christian 25-14, 25-14, 19-25, 25-16.

01/10/2025

The head-on crash Friday shut the bridge for about an hour.

One woman was hospitalized following a head-on collision on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on Friday morning that shut down the span for about an hour.

01/10/2025

Greenville falls.

In a non-league match, Ichabod Crane swept Greenville, 25-18, 25-18, 25-8, to remain undefeated at 6-0.

01/10/2025

The plans include disincentivizing institutional investors from buying up one- and two-family homes, providing down payment assistance for first-time buyers, starter home innovation funding, and an affordable homebuyer tax incentive.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announcement Thursday about wanting to have expansive pro-housing measures to make homeownership more accessible and affordable included in her upcoming State of the State address has pro-housing communities in Greene and Columbia counties looking forward to the future.

01/09/2025

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01/09/2025

Nearby rivals will become teammates next year, as Ichabod Crane and Chatham announced the merging of their football teams.

The partnership is expected to last at least two years, Ichabod Crane athletic director says.

Nearby rivals will become teammates next year, as Ichabod Crane and Chatham announced the merging of their football teams this week.

01/09/2025

“This was obviously a game that our team was looking forward to,” Catskill senior Ava Edmond says. “[We’ve] been practicing pretty hard for it, and it showed we worked really hard.”

For the 9-0 Catskill’s girls’ basketball team, arguably no win so far mattered more than Maple Hill on Tuesday.

01/09/2025

The driver died at the scene, police say.

The driver of a tractor trailer was killed Wednesday when his truck went over an embankment on the New York State Thruway just north of exit 21, according to New York State Police.

01/08/2025

Fire departments from Greene and Ulster counties, as well police personnel, EMS units and technical rescue rope teams, responded to the scene by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Greene County 911.

A tractor-trailer went over an embankment on the New York State Thruway just north of exit 21 in Catskill on Wednesday afternoon.