Porcupine Soup

26/06/2024

25/06/2024

A Western New York man was cleaning out his father’s attic and made a discovery that traced back to Greenville: a letter opener commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Pioneer Cooperative Insurance Company. Town Historian Don Teator explains in the latest Greenville Local History Group Feature at https://porcupinesoup.com/greenville-a-letter-opener-returns-home

25/06/2024

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival returns to the idyllic grounds of Walsh Farm in Oak Hill next month for another unforgettable retreat of music, magic, and memories. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/grey-fox-bluegrass-festival-returning-to-oak-hill

25/06/2024

It is no mystery to Jim MacDonald that the landscape is changing in the town of Windham, and he is part of that difference. MacDonald, teaming with his son Jack, is laying the infrastructure for what will be Windham Farms, a four-lot residential development along Old Road.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/father-and-son-team-planning-residential-development-in-windham

25/06/2024

A special senior project assigned to three Cairo-Durham High School students attending Questar III BOCES’ welding program has been completed. Lance Curless, Cameron Falco and Jose Mejia-Deyo created the letters for the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame showcase wall.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/students-create-letters-for-mustang-pride-hall-of-fame

24/06/2024

The police blotter is updated at https://porcupinesoup.com/police-blotter

24/06/2024

Gary W. Nicholsen passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 surrounded by his family. A complete obituary is at https://porcupinesoup.com/obit-gary-w-nicholsen

24/06/2024

A bill has just passed both the houses of the New York State Legislature that would allow hunters to go afield anywhere in New York State without being required to wear a backtag. If signed into law by Governor Hochul, the requirement to display your DEC-issued hunting license backtag on your outer most garment in the middle of your back while hunting is permanently repealed wherever you hunt in the state.

Larry DiDonato explains in the latest Outdoors at https://porcupinesoup.com/outdoors-backtags-no-longer-required-for-hunters-in-new-york

24/06/2024

Two candidates, one from Cairo and the other from Delhi, are facing off in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary in the 102nd Assembly District. The winner will take on three-term incumbent Republican Chris Tague in the November election.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/two-facing-off-in-democratic-primary-for-102nd-assembly-district

21/06/2024

Pam Geskie has been the welcoming face of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce for the last six years, first as membership director and then executive director and president. Now, she is preparing for her newest assignment: retirement. Stepping up to take the helm is current Membership Director Beth Stewart. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/geskie-to-retire-from-greene-county-chamber

21/06/2024

A mini-Mount Rushmore right here in Greene County, historic Pratt Rock today faces the threat of erosion and requires restorative measures. Stepping in to save it is Lexington native and world-famous landscape architect Micheal Van Valkenburgh.

Our Jesse Angelino recently chatted with Michael about his plans for the project and learned of a connection between the Pratt and Van Valkenburgh families that dates back to the Civil War.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/the-link-between-pratt-rock-and-the-man-saving-it

21/06/2024

Greene County lawmakers have taken a major step toward building a new Mental Health office. At their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, legislators voted to enter into a contract for the purchase of a 16.85-acre parcel of vacant land between Main Street and Route 84 in Cairo. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/county-okays-land-purchase-with-plans-for-new-mental-health-office

21/06/2024

The New York State Public Service Commission approved on Thursday a $64.59 million settlement that concludes the investigation into Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation’s flawed 2021 billing system implementation. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/psc-reaches-64m-settlement-with-central-hudson-over-billing-issues

21/06/2024

Check out this perfectly timed storm shot from Glenn Wheeler of Chatham. He took it today with a drone overlooking the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse.

20/06/2024

Anne R. Cunningham, 75, of Mainville, OH and formerly of Catskill passed away on June 15, 2024. A complete obituary is at https://porcupinesoup.com/obit-anne-r-cunningham

20/06/2024

Last month, 273 students earned degrees or certificates from Columbia-Greene Community College. Among the recent graduates, 37 are in state prison. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/37-incarcerated-students-earn-degrees-from-columbia-greene

20/06/2024

Services for David M. Clark will be held at Richards Funeral Home of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Inc in Cairo on Tuesday, June 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A complete obituary is at https://porcupinesoup.com/obit-david-m-clark

20/06/2024

Summer means free concerts in Greene County and music lovers can find live bands four nights a week. The schedule is at https://porcupinesoup.com/free-concerts-all-summer-across-greene-county

19/06/2024

Lenore Warren died on June 14, 2024 in her home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. A complete obituary is at https://porcupinesoup.com/obit-lenore-warren

19/06/2024

It is now looking like a late summer opening for the new Stewart’s Shop on Route 23B, the first of several anchors in the new Gateway Greene Commercial Park at Exit 21 of the New York State Thruway. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/new-leeds-stewart-s-shop-likely-won-t-open-until-labor-day

18/06/2024

18/06/2024

A trail of a different sort may become available to visitors of the Windham Path following talks and walks involving local government officials and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/more-nature-trails-likely-in-windham

18/06/2024

Thirteen horses found last month at a Purling farm were on the brink of death, according to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA (CGHS/SPCA) who said they arrived with deputies just in the nick of time to save them from starvation.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/13-horses-rescued-in-purling-were-on-the-brink-of-death

16/06/2024

Wreckage, sirens, hysterical parents, bloodied teens, and body bags were part of the scene Wednesday night for Cairo-Durham’s annual Prom Promise event. Staged at the high school, the mock accident is something Saturday’s prom-going students and their parents were required to attend.

But organizer Gerry Buckley, a Cairo firefighter and Greene County coroner, said he fears a change in state policy could put an end to live crash scenarios.

The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/organizer-fears-an-end-to-cairo-durham-s-annual-prom-promise

16/06/2024

The open season to catch and keep legal sized largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, began on June 15 and ends November 30. Larry DiDonato talks all about bass in the latest Outdoors at https://porcupinesoup.com/outdoors-bass-season-opens-on-saturday-june-15

14/06/2024

Greene County Solid Waste Management will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection event on Saturday, June 29 at the Town of Windham Highway Department facility. More info is at https://porcupinesoup.com/county-announces-household-hazardous-waste-collection-event

14/06/2024

The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) presented their 2024 Teacher of the Year award on Thursday to Jim Martino, principal of E.J. Arthur Elementary School in Athens. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/athens-elementary-principal-is-fasny-teacher-of-the-year

14/06/2024

The trial of Carrie Weiser, the woman accused of murdering Scott O. Myers in his Catskill village apartment in November of 2021, is underway in Greene County Court. Unlike Myers, her name was unknown to many around Catskill and Greene County until the grisly stabbing. Details of Myers’ life, however, are revealed in detail through state and federal court documents he himself filed pro se over the last decade against more than 20 area businesses, individuals, and municipalities. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/who-was-scott-o-myers

13/06/2024

A second person has been charged in the case involving 13 horses that were reportedly found emaciated at a farm in Purling last month. The story is at https://porcupinesoup.com/second-person-charged-in-purling-horse-neglect-case