News Updates
New Lebanon storage unit law is now on the books
By DOUG LAROCQUE NEW LEBANON–After more than a year of discussion, proposals, changes and review of those changes, the New Lebanon Town Board voted Tuesday, April 9, to approve a […]
Ichabod Crane announces several retirements at BOE meeting
By EMILIA TEASDALE KINDERHOOK—The Ichabod Crane Board of Education held a celebration in recognition of school-based volunteers and organizations before their regular board meeting on April 9. At the meeting […]
Happy 200th Birthday Copake
By HOWARD BLUE, Copake Town Historian TWO HUNDRED YEARS ago, in April 1824, the Town of Copake was founded. Under the expert leadership of Kellie Nardin, chair of the Bicentennial […]
Childcare: A workforce issue with financial consequences
Second in a series By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT–The workforce shortage is a topic of daily conversation in the county. Businesses, restaurants, healthcare facilities — all are desperate to find […]
POLICE BLOTTER
Brookwood psychologist faces 65 sexual assault counts
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—A Brookwood Secure Center psychologist who police reports show used her position to sexually assault patients under her care has been indicted, according to an April 15 […]
DA indicts on weapons and drug charges
By DIANE VALDEN GALLATIN—Two individuals were indicted on charges related to the illegal possession of weapons and drugs, according to a press release from District Attorney Chris Liberati-Conant. March 15 […]
Police: Drug house in Greenport closed for business
By DIANE VALDEN GREENPORT—State Police executed a search warrant on Joslen Boulevard resulting in a large seizure of allegedly illegally possessed drugs and firearms by a convicted felon, March 28. […]
Police get to the bottom of gun threat to school
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—Hudson Police quickly addressed a gun threat involving a local teenager. March 25 at 9:39 p.m., Hudson Police received information regarding a school threat involving a firearm. […]
OPINION
EDITORIAL: Support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act
A few short weeks ago, we told you about the newly-formed Empire State Local News Coalition. The Columbia Paper is proud to be a member of this fast-growing group of […]
OPINION: Out of Line
By MORT GERBERG
INDIGENOUS VOICES: Academy talk reminds us who was here before we came
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY of Arts sponsored the lecture “Still Here: A Survival Story of Indigenous People,” on Sunday, November 5. The speaker, Heather Bruegl, is an […]
Arts & Entertainment
LIBRARIES: ‘Canned’ foods on display at Philmont Library
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE PHILMONT LIBRARY opened the exhibit, “Canned Food For Thought”, Saturday, March 16. The exhibit features 13 works, including digital illustrations, pen and ink drawings, and […]
Community
THROUGH THE WOODS: Spring bird migration
By NANCY JANE KERN SPRING MIGRANTS ARE arriving, and the air is filled with the happy sounds of birds singing everywhere. Some of our winter yard birds like the little […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Color Spring Yellow
By NANCY JANE KERN THE RICH GOLDEN SUN melts the winter snow and starts our beautiful spring season of flowers. Our first yellow flowers were the tiny aconite in the […]
Burch sets more records in weightlifting
By DAVID LEE BOSTON CORNERS–Not one to rest on his laurels, Mike Burch has broken another weightlifting record for his age and weight. Competing in the St. Patrick’s Day Classic […]
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THROUGH THE WOODS: Spring bird migration
By NANCY JANE KERN SPRING MIGRANTS ARE arriving, and the air is filled with the happy sounds of birds singing […]
LIBRARIES: ‘Canned’ foods on display at Philmont Library
By LORNA CHEROT LITTLEWAY THE PHILMONT LIBRARY opened the exhibit, “Canned Food For Thought”, Saturday, March 16. The exhibit features […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: Color Spring Yellow
By NANCY JANE KERN THE RICH GOLDEN SUN melts the winter snow and starts our beautiful spring season of flowers. […]
Brookwood psychologist faces 65 sexual assault counts
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—A Brookwood Secure Center psychologist who police reports show used her position to sexually assault patients under […]
New Lebanon storage unit law is now on the books
By DOUG LAROCQUE NEW LEBANON–After more than a year of discussion, proposals, changes and review of those changes, the New […]
Ichabod Crane announces several retirements at BOE meeting
By EMILIA TEASDALE KINDERHOOK—The Ichabod Crane Board of Education held a celebration in recognition of school-based volunteers and organizations before […]