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Route 9J repairs to keep Mill Creek crossing closed through mid-to-late October, DOT says
STUYVESANT, NY — Route 9J in Stuyvesant, a key road connecting Columbia and Rensselaer counties, will remain closed for months after flooding damage turned out to be far more severe than initially believed. On July 29, the Capital Region experienced historic flooding, with Columbia County reaching more than 11...
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Greenville School District gets creative to tackle transportation issues
GREENVILLE, N.Y. (WRGB) — School starts soon, and a bus driver shortage for a rural Greene County school district is forcing leaders to get creative. Earlier this month, the Greenville School District announced it would no longer provide bus transportation for students attending local trade programs. And after a...
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Experience The Fall Foliage Train Rides In The Berkshires Starting In September
The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum is running train rides between Adams and North Adams again this fall, with special trips starting September 19 for fall foliage and a ghost tour hosted by author Robert Oakes on October 17.
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DOT: Ten crashes in 11 years at or near intersection of routes 156 and 252 in Knox
KNOX — How many crashes have occurred at the intersection of routes 156 and 252 in the town of Knox?. The answer varies with the source. After a crash on Aug. 17, when a Berne town truck traveling along State Route 156 in Knox collided with a car turning out of Knox Cave Road seriously injuring the woman driving the car, Glenn and Mary Pulito, who have lived in the house at the corner since 2009, said they have witnessed “six bad accidents” there in those 17 years.
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Greenville schools roll out hub routes to keep trade program students on buses
GREENVILLE, NY — With the start of school approaching, a bus driver shortage is forcing the Greenville Central School District to rethink how it gets students to trade and specialized programs. On Aug. 20, the rural Greene County district announced it would no longer provide bus transportation for students...
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This Little-Known Train Ride Through A Massachusetts Valley Will Make You Feel Like You’re In A Movie
There are moments in life that feel too cinematic to be real, and riding a vintage train through the Hoosac Valley in Adams, Massachusetts is absolutely one of them. The Hoosac Valley train ride is the kind of experience that makes you look around for a film crew, because surely someone planned this scenery on purpose.
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Greenville CSD to offer pickup sites for Questar students amid bus changes
Nearly a week after the Greenville Central School District announced that transportation for Questar Program Students would be going away, the district updated its plans. According to announcement made on Friday, the district will now be offering pickup sites for students.
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Moving bridge spectacular in a low-key way
The New York State Department of Transportation has a contract to replace the Route 146 bridge across the Normans Kill, near Tawasentha Park. Although Route 146 was originally a rural road, it has become busy, with school buses, Northeast Industrial Park traffic, and commuters. Because of the traffic volume, the...
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We need a permanent solution to hazardous intersection
Thank you for covering the latest accident at the intersection of State Route 156 and Knox Cave Road [“After Monday’s crash at routes 156 and 252, Knox residents raise concerns about the intersection’s safety,” The Altamont Enterprise, Aug. 20, 2026”]. I have lived near the...
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Applicant’s Traffic Study Finds No Need for Road Upgrades at Roe Jan Resort
The Copake Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a preliminary review Aug. 27 of a traffic assessment for a proposed 185-key hotel and wellness resort on the 41-acre property of the former Roeliff Jansen Central School at 9065 Route 22. Roe Jan Resort LLC seeks a special use permit to convert...
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Watervliet students will use new Wayfinder Cards for bus rides
WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) —Some students heading back to school this year will have one more thing to remember before getting on the bus…a new card. The Watervliet City School District is providing students with Wayfinder cards to helps track which students are on board. So how does it work? “They’ll (the students) get on the […]
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South County ‘public’ transportation: We need someone to step up and meet the growing need
I would like to share some information regarding “public transportation” in the southern Berkshires. This community is not being properly served by Berkshire Regional Transportation (BRTA). BRTA has made a few attempts at providinging limited bus service without any real success. Why? Because real people need on-demand transportation, not a fixed route twice a day. What is missing? A taxi service! Remember when Taxico served South County? This private taxi service provided rides for those who did not have their own automobiles.