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Broken train blocked Main Street in Chatham
CHATHAM, N.Y. (WNYT)- A train came to a noisy halt Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Avenue in Chatham, according to a NewsChannel 13 viewer. Our viewer said the train was moved slowly to unblock the intersection around 2:40 p.m. Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, a State...
Saugerties school board adopts revised budget with reductions to meet tax cap
SAUGERTIES- The Saugerties Board of Education has adopted a revised budget of $77,182,384, which is $569,061 less than the unsuccessful budget presented to voters in May. The reduced budget now meets the state tax cap criteria for a simple majority voter approval. Voters will cast their ballots on the new...
Valatie hopes for federal funding to address PFAS in water supply
The Columbia County Village of Valatie is hoping to receive federal money to address PFAS contamination in its drinking water supply. Under state law beginning in 2021, New York municipalities began testing their water systems for PFAS compounds PFOA and PFOS, chemicals that have been linked to several ill health effects including forms of cancer.
Closing Gaps in Rural Healthcare: Copake Rapid Care Center Reopens
Local healthcare and government leaders celebrated the reopening of the Copake Rapid Care Center last Monday. The facility, at 283 Mountainview Road, closed in December 2022 because of a nationwide staffing shortage following the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are so many patients in rural communities that just can’t get any sort...
BITS & BYTES: Allan and Ara Osterweil at Hudson Hall; City of Pittsfield’s First Fridays; Berkshire Pride Tea Dance; Drag Story Hour at the Ramsdell Library; Alice Nash at Bidwell House Museum; Housatonic River clean-up; Stockbridge Grange community dinner
Hudson Hall to open ‘Shapeshifters’ exhibit featuring the works of father and daughter, Allan and Ara Osterweil. Hudson— From June 8th through June 28th, Hudson Hall to open ‘Shapeshifters’ exhibit featuring the works of father and daughter, Allan and Ara Osterweil. This exhibition celebrates the...
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