Chatham Courier NY

08/21/2024

“Something Rotten!” is anything but. No matter how much you may or may not know about the works of Shakespeare or how much of a theater nerd you may be, the play is so well constructed that you will love your time in the Renaissance, Nippertown's Bill Kellert writes.

“Something Rotten!” at Chatham's Mac-Haydn Theatre runs through Sept. 1.

As the Mac-Haydn summer season begins to wind down, the old girl has proven she still has what it takes to captivate an audience.

08/21/2024

The residents made their feelings known about Columbia County’s plans to replace the bridge. Attendees held signs that said “save our bridge” featuring artwork of the bridge.

Dozens of residents gathered Saturday morning to rally for the preservation of the Stuyvesant Falls Bridge.

08/20/2024

“We’re looking towards the future, and that’s the message that we’ve been sending towards our players and our community,” Hudson head coach Ryan Turnbull says. “We’re just excited to be back on the football field.”

Hudson appeared on the turf together for the first time Monday. Practicing without pads, 25 players showed up on the field, with another six inside the high school taking Regents exams. Turnbull said the Bluehawks’ final addition to the roster signed up Sunday night.

08/20/2024

“We had so many people in the middle of the hamlet of Copake, it was wild,” Kellie Nardin, chair of the Copake Bicentennial Celebration, says. “There was a man playing bongos, and people were dancing and waving flags and yelling ‘thank you.’ It was so overwhelming that a few times we got emotional, it was so lovely.”

Residents came out in droves Saturday afternoon for the final celebration of the town’s bicentennial.

08/19/2024

Chloe Pierce, a Democratic candidate for the 107th Assembly District, had an unexpected meet-and-greet with a teeny croaker in Rensselaer County, according to a video she posted over the weekend.

08/19/2024

Wait times on items like buses have led to worries over grant funding, Taconic Hills Superintendent Lynnette Brunger says.

With only two years until the state's 2027 deadline for schools to begin purchasing only electrified buses, school administrators and industry leaders have told state officials there are still significant challenges to the rollout of bus-fleet electrification.

08/19/2024

National Grid customers in upstate New York could potentially see an increase to their electricity and gas bills if a rate increase is approved by the state Public Service Commission.

08/16/2024

The three-time Class C champions were honored. On the field. Includes announcement video.

The Chatham varsity baseball team was honored on the field prior to a game last week by the New York Yankees, following the Panthers third straight NYSPHSAA Class C championship.

08/16/2024

The budget represents a $172,201 increase over the previous year.

The Columbia County Board of Supervisors approved a $20 million operating budget for Columbia-Greene Community College Wednesday following a brief public hearing with no one speaking for or against the college’s budget.

08/15/2024

“Knock on wood because it's not in the bin yet and it's not sold, but we are optimistic. And that is rare for a grower.”

This year, orchards faced a close call during a late April frost after blooming early again and persisted again through a wave of excess heat, noted Executive Director Scott Ramsay, president of the New York Cider Association.

08/15/2024

State Police received information from Child Protective Services on Tuesday on potential abuse and mistreatment occurring at the facility, police say.

State Police in Livingston are seeking assistance with an investigation into an unlicensed day care facility.

08/14/2024

The motorcyclist died at the scene, police said.

A motorcyclist from Glenville was killed in a crash Sunday in Kinderhook, New York State Police said Wednesday.

08/13/2024

It was closed to all water-related activities Tuesday because of signs of harmful algae in the water, Mayor Kamal Johnson says.

Oakdale Lake was closed to all water-related activities Tuesday because of signs of harmful algae in the water, according to Mayor Kamal Johnson.

08/13/2024

She was attending the sentencing of a man who murdered her brother. She alleges her phone was improperly released to another person, a relative of the man being sentenced, the lawsuit reads.

The phone was then used to gain access to her social media and send intimate photos and videos of her to her contacts, the suit reads.

A lawsuit was filed by a city woman against the Columbia County Sheriff Donald J. Krapf, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and five unnamed deputies, alleging the woman’s phone was improperly released by deputies at the Columbia County Courthouse.

08/12/2024

Community members voiced concerns about the direction of the joint village of Stuyvesant and Columbia County project to replace the Route 25A bridge over Kinderhook Creek.

Community members voiced concerns at a public informational meeting Aug. 8 at Stuyvesant’s Town Hall about the direction of the joint village of Stuyvesant and Columbia County project to replace

08/12/2024

The meeting, hosted by the health care union 1199SEIU, attracted over 100 people who sought information on the ongoing negotiations between health care workers and Columbia Memorial Health administration, and learn about the conditions inside of the hospital from individuals who work there.

Health care workers and residents gathered at the Hudson Firehouse on Thursday to discuss staffing and retention issues at Columbia Memorial Health, as well as ongoing contract negotiations.

08/09/2024

The 7,500-square-foot home is situated on more than 120 acres of land in Gallatin.

This week, join us in taking a look 461 Silvernails Road in Gallatin in Columbia County.

08/07/2024

Questar III BOCES has a new principal for its HVCC STEM High School and Robin Sobol Transition Academy.

RENSSELAER – Questar III BOCES has a new principal for its HVCC STEM High School and Robin Sobol Transition Academy.

08/07/2024

The parents killed in the crash were taking their daughter for ice cream when the crash happened, relative tells the court at Kenttory Brown's sentencing.

“Unfortunately, they never made it. Our families' lives have been changed forever by that day, but one life has changed the most, and that is their 9-year-old daughter.”

Kenttory Brown, the man accused of killing two people while driving drunk in a car crash July 4, 2023, was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison in Columbia County Court on Wednesday.

08/07/2024

On the same day a Central Hudson rate increase went into effect, the power company filed an application for a new rate increase with the state Public Service Commission.

08/06/2024

The 15-year-old was arrested June 7

The suspect, a 15-year-old from Hudson whose name is not being published because of their age, pleaded not guilty last month in Columbia County Court

08/05/2024

“You’ve got these pretty much level expanses that connect communities and connect parks, and it’s a perfect opportunity to pave and make it accessible,” Abigail Leo, park manager of Taconic State Park, said Friday.

COPAKE FALLS — A newly paved section of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail was officially opened in Taconic State Park on Friday.

08/05/2024

“This is really an opportunity to be with one another on a different level, and just be there for the community,” Hudson Police Chief Mishanda Franklin says.

Hudson’s National Night Out, taking place Aug. 6, is the first time the city will hold the event on the same day it is held nationally.

08/02/2024

New legislation aimed to expand mental health services to first responders will benefit the profession, the Columbia County EMS Coordinator said Thursday.

08/02/2024

The case has now been reduced to a misdemeanor count of disrupting a religious service.

The felony terrorism charge against a Hillsdale man accused of interrupting Mass at St. Mary’s/Holy Trinity Church in April were dropped in Hudson City Court on Thursday.

08/01/2024

He's accused of multiple break-ins.

HUDSON — A Stuyvesant man arrested in connection with burglaries in the town of Kinderhook was arraigned in Columbia County Court on Wednesday, where the number of charges against him

07/31/2024

U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-19, has been named in a complaint alleging that he used taxpayer money to pay for a radio advertisement.

07/31/2024

She's accused of attempted murder of a police officer during a standoff at a home in Gallatin.

HUDSON — Jury selection is scheduled to begin next month in the trial of a Hudson woman charged with attempted murder of a police officer, the Columbia County District Attorney’s

07/30/2024

Bridges provide a vital link between and within our communities. Our representatives in Congress and the Legislature need to make increased funding for bridges a top priority, our editorial reads today.

You don’t want to be the 12th worst state in the nation for anything, especially when it comes to public safety.