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Anneke Jans: Life in New Amsterdam and beyond
(Part II continued from the story published on April 4) By CHRIS ATKINS and LAUREN LETTELLIER, Hilldale Town Historians DUTCH WOMEN HAD more property rights than other female colonists in […]
Canaan Town looks at transfer station misuse
By PETER FLIERL CANAAN–The Canaan Town Board led by Supervisor Brenda Adams met the day of the eclipse, April 8. The board held an extended session and passed several resolutions: […]
Getting the carbon out; grants awarded locally
By DEBORAH E. LANS GHENT–The levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the global atmosphere reached all-time highs in 2023, according to research just released by NOAA, the National […]
Copake holds a very special Town Board meeting
By DAVID LEE COPAKE–On Thursday evening, April 4, the Copake Town Board convened a special meeting in the Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road, on the occasion of the 200th […]
POLICE BLOTTER
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. […]
Hudson man faces kidnapping, attempted murder charges
By DIANE VALDEN HUDSON—Hudson Police arrested Orlando Williams, 54, of Hudson on several felony counts, including one count of second degree attempted murder, a class B felony; second degree kidnapping, […]
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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 […]
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THROUGH THE WOODS: An after dinner treat
By NANCY JANE KERN WE HAD AN ESPECIALLY wonderful Easter dinner this year. For the first time since I smashed my left leg, and we went through Covid with the […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: The skunk cabbage
By NANCY JANE KERN I LOVE SKUNKS and saw one foraging in a field just before our weekend snow and ice storm. It lumbered along poking its nose down in […]
TOWN HISTORIAN: Ancient man-made objects found in Copake
By HOWARD BLUE DID YOU EVER WONDER how far back the Native Americans who once lived in Columbia County lived here? Well thanks to an analysis of a collection of […]
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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 […]
THROUGH THE WOODS: An after dinner treat
By NANCY JANE KERN WE HAD AN ESPECIALLY wonderful Easter dinner this year. For the first time since I smashed […]
Anneke Jans: Life in New Amsterdam and beyond
(Part II continued from the story published on April 4) By CHRIS ATKINS and LAUREN LETTELLIER, Hilldale Town Historians DUTCH […]
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 […]
