February 2012

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As storm moves in, schools close

February 29, 2012 in Columbia County, Greene County, Upstate New York by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Snow emergencies have been declared in Athens, Greenport, and Catskill. In Athens, all alternate side of the street parking snow emergency laws are in effect through 6 p.m. Thu., March 1.

The NYS DOT reports that Route 385 North and South bound from Route 23 to 2nd St. is closed reopened.

Local closings, Wed., Feb. 27:

Greene County

  • Catskill High and Middle schools dismissed at 10 a.m., the elementary school at 11 a.m.
  • There will be no CYO practice tonight at the Catskill Community Center. There will also be no Zumba classes Wednesday, that has been rescheduled for Thursday at the Catskill Community Center from 6-7 p.m.
  • The Catskill Library is closed.
  • Cairo-Durham Middle/High School out at 11:45; elementary schools close at 12:45 because of heavy snowfall.
  • The Cairo Library also closed at noon.
  • All schools in the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District will close by 12:30 p.m.; the after-school program, p.m. BOCES, all after-school and evening activities cancelled.
  • Greenville Central School District is closing at noon.
  • On the mountain, the Tannersville School dismisses today at 11:40 and Hunter Elementary dismisses at noon.

Columbia County

Albany County

The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk high school and middle school will close at 11:30 a.m. and elementary schools will close at 1 p.m.

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Cairo, highway workers close to agreement

February 29, 2012 in Cairo, Greene County by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Doron Tyler Antrim is reporting in The Daily Mail the Cairo Town Board will meet March 7 to draw up a new contract with the town’s highway department workers, members of Teamsters Local 294. Workers have been operating under an expired contract since early 2011. Prior to Wed., Feb. 22, Antrim writes, negotiations between the town and the union were unproductive. But a recent discussion between town and union representatives “…was cordial, positive and extremely productive, and the parties are to enter into a tentative agreement,” Town Supervisor Ted Banta said. The agreement must first be approved by the union membership and then ratified by the town board. Contract issues include wage increases, summer hours and health care costs. Banta told The Daily Mail Mon., Feb. 27, the town will not ask the workers to assume any additional health care costs with this contract. He said the town will evaluate the costs and “get creative” to lower them. During the season’s only snowstorm, in October, previous Town Supervisor John Coyne charged that workers failed to show up to plow for four hours to protest the lack of a contract. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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Student discipline dominates meeting

February 29, 2012 in Columbia County, Hudson by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Audra Jornov reports in the Register Star that student discipline took center stage at the Hudson City Board of Education meeting, Mon., Feb. 27. The topic was included on the agenda following multiple requests from board members for suspension and referral data for the current school year. But, Jornov writes, the report provided by Superintendent John F. Howe in response to those requests was “not even legible.” Members Peter Meyer and Elizabeth Fout were quoted as requesting accurate and comprehensive information. Fout asked that Howe redo the reports and provide some insight on what is working and what is not. Howe agreed the information was easy enough to access and would look into it. Dan Udell, a Taghkanic resident and member of Parents in Partnership, made a formal statement to the board on the subject. “A number of situations have been brought to our attention that makes us question whether our students are receiving fair and equal treatment and thus fair and equal access to the educational resources that they are entitled to,” Udell said. The board also heard from Rodeshia Jones, mother of a suspended student. Jones presented a petition and called upon the board to look into district discipline policy. The members of PiP present during the meeting and Howe agreed to take a deeper look at the discipline policy and its enforcement. Read the full story in the Register Star.

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Courts move to redistrict New York

February 29, 2012 in Albany, Columbia County, Greene County by Tom Roe | No comments

Common Cause's proposed Congressional map for the WGXC listening area.

On Mon., Feb. 27 a three-judge panel and special master charged with overseeing the legislative and Congressional redistricting process ordered all stakeholders to provide maps they believe should be considered by Wed., Feb. 29, and to file formal responses to any of those proposals, by Friday, March 2. US Magistrate and Special Master, Roanne Mann, set a March 12 deadline, to produce final Congressional district maps with a public hearing on that proposal set for March 15. Throughout the proceeding, both the three-judge panel and the Magistrate emphasized the short-time frame by which the work must be accomplished and set clear deadlines and criteria by which the map drawing will be accomplished. Common Cause is one group that has a Congressional map, and they turn our area into the 19th District (currently it is the 20th), and make it a much more east-west district than the current district that runs north to Saratoga.

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Camphill Ghent makes history

February 29, 2012 in Columbia County, Copake, Ghent by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Emilia Teasdale writes in the Columbia Paper the Camphill Ghent retirement project is now open and operational. The 112-acre retirement housing complex located on Route 66, south of the Village of Chatham, is the first of its kind in the country. The complex offers a mix of living styles, and of people with and without special needs. Camphill Ghent started as a project for people living at Camphill Village, a living center for people with developmental disabilities and their caretakers and families. The Camphill board initiated the project based on the understanding that residents stay with the organization for life and need new facilities as they get older, Teasdale writes. The non-profit also wanted a place for its own retired employees to live. The development currently houses 29 residents in 31 units and a senior center. A second senior center is expected to open soon and an arts center is under construction. Chief Executive Officer John Baring said the facility currently employs 24 staff members, called co-workers, and will hire eight more co-workers in the coming weeks. Baring told Teasdale the project is expected to receive Gold LEED certification, because its builders and designers used energy efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable materials and designs. Camphill follows the teaching philosophy Rudolf Steiner. Camphill Village in Copake is one of 100 similar communities worldwide. Read the full story in the Feb. 23 edition of the Columbia Paper.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 local almanac

February 29, 2012 in Catskill, Greenport by Staff | No comments

Today is Leap Day. From Wikipedia:

February 29, known as a leap day in the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are evenly divisible by 4….. Because seasons and astronomical events do not repeat in a whole number of days, a calendar that had the same number of days in each year would, over time, drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day into the year, the drift can be corrected.

Weather right now

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Greene and Columbia counties, counties to the north, and western Ulster County. The NWS predicts snow, mainly after noon, in Catskill Wednesday. High near 36. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Wednesday night: Snow and sleet, becoming all sleet after midnight. Low around 31. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Thursday: A chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42, low around 30.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy some rain, with a high near 46, low around 36.
• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49, low around 28.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Town meetings today
Today is the fifth Wednesday of the month, and a rare Feb. 29.
CATSKILL Board of Education meeting. 7 p.m. in in Catskill High School library in Catskill High School audititorium, 341 West Main St., Catskill.
GREENPORT An organizational meeting for 2012 Community Day/Anniversary Celebration will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Greenport Town Hall. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.
VOORHEESVILLE 2012 Small Farms Summit from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. To register, contact Gale Kohler at gek4@cornell.edu For farmers, educators, agricultural service providers, policy makers, non-profit organizations, students and community members. Sponsored by the Cornell Small Farms Program.

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:32 a.m. / 5:46 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 10:17 a.m. / 1:28 a.m. Thursday next day
First Quarter Moon: 8:23 p.m.

Tonight’s big games
Scores
NBA: New Jersey Nets 93 at Dallas Mavericks 92; Brooke Lopez, 38 points.
Schedules
NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. (TV: MSG)

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming Wed. Feb. 29:
• “WGXC Afternoon Show,” 4-6 p.m.: Ron Diamondstein talks to Bob Hallock, the President of the Greene County Historical Society, from the Catskill Community Center. Plus news, music, local event previews, and more.

Audio clips for WGXC programmers
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Audio headlines for top of the hour
• 5 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 6 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 7 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 9 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org
• Midnight: International Network News (INN), through Audioport

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Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday

February 28, 2012 in Upstate New York by Tom Roe | No comments

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Four to eight inches of snow are possible, making for possibly the first winter snow storm on the last day of February.

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Power plan proposal could ease local rates

February 28, 2012 in Greene County by Noah Reibel | No comments

Larry Rulison of the Times Union reports on a proposed Quebec-New York City electricity line that could relieve bottlenecks in the system, including those in Greene and Dutchess counties. Champlain Hudson Power Express would create a 333-mile transmission power line that would run from Quebec to New York City and pass through our area in the Hudson River. According to previous reporting in The Daily Mail, the proposed line is in the Hudson River a little north of Coeymans in Albany County, and stays there until well past the southern end of Columbia County. On Mon., Feb. 27, two Hudson Valley environmental groups endorsed a slightly different path in the river for the line. “Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson concluded that adverse impacts to the river are expected to be negligible and will be outweighed by a mitigation fund for projects that benefit habitats and ecosystems of the Hudson River and other areas along the project’s course from Canada,” their press release said. According to the proposal, cheaper power generated by Canadian hydro plants would effectively lower electric rates for consumers across the state by $650 million a year. New York’s powerful unions and trade groups such as the Independent Power Producers of New York oppose the plan because the line will not be connected to the rest of the state’s electrical grid. Rulison writes that the line would help replace the 2,000 megawatts of power that would be lost if the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County were forced to shut down. Read the article in the Times Union.

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Some stolen funds returned to Kinderhook

February 28, 2012 in Columbia County, Kinderhook by Noah Reibel | No comments

The Columbia Paper’s Emilia Teasdale reports that the Town of Kinderhook received nearly $50,000 of reimbursement from Pegeen Mulligan-Moore, for money she embezzled over the years she worked in the town office for the former supervisor. Supervisor Pat Grattan, who was not in office when the theft occurred, said that Ms. Mulligan-Moore still owes over $100,000 to the town. He’s vowed to get the full amount reimbursed. In other Kinderhook news, the town is putting out a Request for Proposal for Town Engineer. Also, Teasdale reports that the town’s codes will now be online at ecode360, a website at www.generalcode.com that is used by other towns and villages including New Lebanon. Read the article in The Columbia Paper.

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Taghkanic considers costly cleanup

February 28, 2012 in Copake, Gallatin, Taghkanic by Tom Roe | No comments

John Mason in the Register-Star reports that Taghkanic’s Town Board member Richard Skoda says reclaiming the potentially environmentally contaminated town garage is, “the biggest project the town is ever going to undertake.” At a Wed. Feb. 22 joint meeting of Taghkanic’s Town Board and its Building Committee, identified nine issues that need to be addressed including, awarding the contract for subsoil exploration. There was much discussion of who should engineer such a study, and how, and Councilwoman Joyce Thompson suggested the town produce a five-year projection of operating costs. Eventually, some members of the board would like to put a salt shed on the site. Building Committee Chairman Arthur Baker asked the board to also consider consolidating highway services with an adjoining town. “Highway Superintendent Tom Youhas said Taghkanic already cooperates a good deal with Gallatin and Copake. Gilbert suggested he also network with his counterpart at Taconic Hills,” Mason writes. Read the full story in the Register-Star.

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Germantown faces school cuts and taxes

February 28, 2012 in Columbia County, Germantown by Noah Reibel | No comments

There’s more on Germantown’s school budget crunch in The Columbia Paper. Debby Mayer reports that School Superintendent Patrick Gabriel projected budget calls for several “full-time equivalent” positions to become part-time. He told the town’s board of education it was part of an effort to keep layoffs to a minimum and preserve some programs. He also told the board the property tax has to go well above the two-percent increase allowed by state law. Mr. Gabriel suggested 6.2 percent, which would need approval this May from 60 percent of Germantown residents. Even if such a measure passed, Gabriel said the board would still have to find $200,000 to $300,000 to cut from the budget. Read the article in The Columbia Paper.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 local almanac

February 28, 2012 in Catskill, Columbia County, Halcott, Hudson, Philmont, Stuyvesant by Staff | No comments

Weather right now

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Valatie, in Columbia County.
The National Weather Service predicts a mostly sunny day in Valatie Tuesday, with a high near 40, low around 22. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Wednesday: Snow before 4 p.m., then rain and snow. High near 35. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Rain and snow possible again before 7 p.m., then snow between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m., then snow and sleet after 1 a.m. Low around 33.
• Thursday: Snow likely before 10 a.m., then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38, a low around 26.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Town meetings today
Today is the fourth Tuesday of the month.
GREENPORT Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Common Council Economic Development Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
HUDSON The Department of Environmental Conservation holds a public hearing to discuss its “proposed remedial action plan” to excavate/dredge and dispose of contaminants at the Water Street Manufactured Gas Plant site in Hudson. At 6 p.m. at Hudson Library, 400 State St., Hudson, 518-828-1792.

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:33 a.m. / 5:44 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9:36 a.m. / 12:34 a.m. Wednesday

Tonight’s big games
Schedules
NASCAR: Daytona 500 postponed until 7 p.m. (TV: Fox) STILL IN PROGRESS
NHL: New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Rangers 2; Henrik Lundqvist 13 saves for Rangers.

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming Tue. Feb. 28:
• “4th Tuesday Opera Scene,” Noon-2 p.m.: Ed Beatty takes listeners on an opera tour.

Audio clips for WGXC programmers
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The information below are options of pre-recorded material hosts can choose to play.

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New PSAs/STATION IDs
• A OFF PSA 20120309 free103_15anniv
• A OFF PSA 20120310 Coop. Ext. Forest Stewardship.mp3

Audio headlines for top of the hour
• 5 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 6 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 7 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 9 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org
• Midnight: International Network News (INN), through Audioport

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Farming Our Future draws hundreds

February 27, 2012 in Columbia County, Craryville by Noah Reibel | No comments

Some two hundred farmers and their supporters attended the “Farming Our Future” panel on Saturday at Taconic Hills High School, according to John Mason of the Register Star. Keynote speaker Steffen Schneider, the general manager of Hawthorne Valley Farm, told the crowd that farmers needed to encourage, “mentorship, coaching, learning pods,” in order to meet the challenges of the future. Ben Shute, the owner of Hearty Roots Community Farm in Clermont, moderated a panel discussion with Schneider, farm-to-table advocate Amy Cotler, farmers Bruce Davenport and Ellen Poggi, and Taconic Hills ninth-grader Ian Perry on the panel. They discussed a variety of strategies that farmers are using to try to stay profitable during challenging times. Cotler said there’s definitely demand these days, but it’s hampered by the “astronomically high” price of land in the Northeast. She agreed that more has to be done to encourage young farmers, as well as to open up markets for farmers. Read John Mason’s article in the Register Star for the full story.

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Catskill’s Holcim plant will close forever

February 27, 2012 in Catskill by Tom Roe | No comments

W. T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail that Catskill’s Holcim cement plant is closing permanently, according to a New York State Department of Conservation Environmental Notice Bulletin. “The Feb. 22 completed application stated the DEC reviewed Holcim’s request to ‘dispose of the remaining raw meal slurry, currently stored on-site, in the currently active cement kiln dust landfill,’ Eckert writes. Greene County Legislator Forest Cotten, D-Catskill, wonders in the story what will become of the site. “…if they are pulling the plug and leaving, I certainly don’t want another American Thermostat (a Superfund site in South Cairo), where they pull the plug on a chemical disaster or environmental disaster and just walk away and get away with it.” Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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McDonald discusses Greene roads

February 27, 2012 in Greene County by Tom Roe | No comments



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Ariel Zangla of The Daily Freeman reports on the live webstream the paper hosted Fri., Feb. 24 with NY Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald. She addresses infrastructure concerns in the area after last year’s storms, and said last week State Route 42 in Greene County was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, the final major road repair after the August storms. Read the full story and watch videos of the interview in The Daily Freeman.



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Local schoolhouses added to Nat’l Register

February 27, 2012 in Greenville, Rensselaerville by Tom Roe | No comments

Schoolhouse No. 5 in Delaware County. Photo from NRHP.

The Potter Hollow School House on County Route 354 in the Town of Rensselaerville, in Albany County, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 4, according to an article in The Greenville Mountain View Pioneer. The one-room schoolhouse was built in 1853, according to the article, “in response to the educational reform movements of the mid-nineteenth century.” The school, also known as Potter Hollow District #19, closed in 1954. It is owned by the Greenville School District and the Greenville Educational Foundation is restoring the building. Schoolhouse No. 5, a one-room facility in Hamden in Delaware County also known as Upper Dunk Hill School, open from 1858 to 1954, also got the National Register distinction June 10, 2011.

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Abramovic’s performance art museum and hotel?

February 27, 2012 in Hudson by Tom Roe | No comments

Shohei Shigematsu via Art Info, courtesy OMA.

Janelle Zara in Art Info interviews lead architect Shohei Shigematsu, “the man at the helm of the Hudson project,” Marina Abramovic’s planned Center for the Preservation of Performance Art at the corner of Columbia St. and 7th St., in the former community tennis building. He details some of the project that is to include architect Rem Koolhaus:

• Inside the main space will be a sort of main theater space with wide angles and very comfortable chairs for endurance performances.
• Plans also include a “library, meditation room, gym, something to do with body and mind, and a basic back of the house, including offices, meeting rooms, storage, and classrooms.”
• The budget varies from bare-bones $4 million to a world of lifting stages at $15 million.

Then lead architect Shohei Shigematsu ends the interview with this exchange:

“We were thinking about redeveloping Hudson into an art destination. That’s also part of her ambition — not just this venue, but Hudson, as a city, to become a place where many performances and events can happen.”

Art Info: Can you tell us more about her proposed hotel?

“We are conceptualizing where the hotel would be. There’s a vision in the main scheme which includes a main square where the hotel would sit and have synergy with the venue. The performance venue will look into this square. It’s a similar thing, almost like a reflection of what’s happening in our building itself: Many activities happen around the main stage.”

Art Info: Is OMA taking on the design of the hotel, too?

“Design, no — this is an existing building. She’s talking to many hotel developers, including Andre Balazs, but we don’t know anything yet. The idea is to make a more focused presentation to potential donors and potential artists and developers — whoever wants to contribute.”

Read the full story in Art Info.

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Monday, February 27, 2012 local almanac

February 27, 2012 in Catskill, Columbia County, Halcott, Hudson, Philmont, Stuyvesant by Staff | No comments

Weather right now

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to East Durham, in Greene County.
The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of rain after 4 p.m. Monday in East Durham. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 48. Monday night there is a slight chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10 p.m., with a low around 29. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40, low around 25.
• Wednesday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then rain and snow likely between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then rain, snow, and sleet likely after 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Overnight, snow and sleet likely, becoming all snow after 7 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 29.
• Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35, low around 24.

Town meetings today
Today is the fourth Monday of the month.
CATSKILL Village board meeting at 7 p.m. at Firehouse near Catskill Commons (Wal Mart) (943-3830).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors’ Economic Development/Planning/Tourism/Agriculture/Transportation Committee Meeting, 5 p.m at 401 State St., Hudson.
HALCOTT Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 813 Route 3, Halcott Center (845-254-9920)
HUDSON Common Council Police Committee Meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall; Fire Committee Meeting at 6:45 p.m., at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
PHILMONT Local Development Corp meeting at 7 p.m., Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont (672-7032).
STUYVESANT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:35 a.m./ 5:43 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9 a.m. / 11:39 p.m.

Last night/Today’s big games
(Hosts: Read scores in the a.m. only, and schedules in the p.m.)
Scores
NBA: Western Conference 152 at Eastern Conference 149, Kevin Durant and Lebron James had 36 points each.
Schedules
NHL: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. (TV: NBCSN)

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming Mon. Feb. 27:
• “Monday Musical Matinee,” Noon-2 p.m.: Lincoln Mayorga hosts the classical music show on WGXC.

Audio clips for WGXC programmers
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New PSAs/STATION IDs
• A OFF PSA 20120309 free103_15anniv
• A OFF PSA 20120310 Coop. Ext. Forest Stewardship.mp3

Audio headlines for top of the hour
• 5 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 6 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 7 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 9 a.m.: WGXC News 6:46 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport 3:05
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org
• Midnight: International Network News (INN), through Audioport

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Shearwater stops by WGXC

February 26, 2012 in Hudson by Tom Roe | No comments

Jonathan Meiberg from Shearwater, on WGXC Sun., Feb. 26. Photo by Ron Diamondstein.

Jonathan Meiberg from Shearwater stopped by the WGXC studio Sun. Feb. 24, and talked with Ron Diamondstein about their show Sunday night at Helsinki Hudson that was a fundraiser for the community radio station. That interview was broadcast in the midst of WGXC’s one-year anniversary party at the Catskill Community Center. Performers included Brian Dewan, Trixie the Clown, Kinko the Clown, Steve Charney and his dummy Harry, and others. Click here to listen to the Shearwater interview. PLAY CLIP

Brian Dewan performing at WGXC's first anniversary party Sun., Feb. 26 at the Catskill Community Center. Photo by Tom Roe.

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Phonecia pirate radio

February 25, 2012 in Phoenicia by Tom Roe | No comments

Violet Snow in the Woodstock Times reports that Michael Koegel in Phoenica has ordered a broadcast transmitter kit over the internet, and is looking for someone to help him solder it together. He says he wants to put the transmitter at his Mama’s Boy Cafe and Market in Phonecia, where he would pick up the internet webstream of WIOX (91.3-FM) Roxbury. He says the signal would reach a mile around, which is not true of the tiny micro-transmitters legally sold in stores for iPods to broadcast on personal radios. Read the full story in the Woodstock Times.

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High Wind Warning through Saturday

February 24, 2012 in Columbia County, Greene County by Tom Roe | No comments

The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Greene and Columbia counties through 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25. Expect winds between 20 and 40 mph and gusts up to 65 mph.

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WGXC weekend ski report

February 24, 2012 in Hillsdale, Hunter, Windham by Tom Roe | No comments

All three local ski resorts hope the mix of snow and sleet and rain predicted for this weekend stays snow on the mountains. Catamount Ski in Columbia County has 31 trails and six lifts open with 18-40″ of snow. Night skiing is tentative so check beforehand. Windham Mountain has a snow base between 14″ and 44″ on 40 trails with six lifts open, and evening skiing Sat., Feb. 25 until 8 p.m. Hunter Mountain has up to 18″ to 72″ of snow on 47 trails with eight lifts. Sun., Feb. 26 Hunter hosts “Hope on the Slopes,” an all day ski and snowboard event that raises money to support the mission of the American Cancer Society.

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New Baltimore water park idea still afloat

February 24, 2012 in Catskill, Greene County, New Baltimore by Tom Roe | No comments


In The Daily Freeman, Ariel Zangla interviews John Gerner, managing director for Leisure Business Advisors, who, on Wed. Feb. 22, gave a fiscal opinion to the Greene County Legislature’s Government Operations Committee about the proposed Great Wolf indoor water park resort in New Baltimore. The water park’s hotel would need to maintain a 40 percent occupancy rate over 30 years to pay back the $26.9 million in infrastructure improvements from a room rental fee. Occupancy rates at other Great Wolf resorts are all above 60 percent, according to Lerner. “The county has been asked to borrow up to $15.6 million to pay for infrastructure improvements at the Kalkberg Commerce Park in New Baltimore,” Zangla writes. The $115-million project includes a 400-room hotel, an 80,000-square-foot indoor water park, restaurant and lounge, and an 18,000-square-foot space for a conference center, arcade, gift shop and other services. The proposed park has come up with local resistance, particularly from Durham, and the Zoom Flume Water Park owners there. Read the full story, and watch the video interview with Lerner and Catskill Legislator Joe Izzo in The Daily Freeman.

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Assembly campaign in full swing

February 24, 2012 in Columbia County, Dutchess County, Red Hook by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Tom Casey writes in the Register Star candidates for the 103rd Assembly District vacancy were out and about in Dutchess and Columbia counties, Wed., Feb. 22. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer appeared with Didi Barrett at her Red Hook campaign headquarters to officially endorse the Dutchess County Democrat. “We need strong voices who understand average folks… I know her as a person who is motivated by the best in our politics, she cares,” Schumer said. He has been Barrett’s personal friend for 35 years. Also on Wed., GOP candidate Rich Wager visited with local farmers and toured the Tollgate Holsteins farm in Ancramdale with owner Jim Davenport. The discussion covered a variety of concerns, including mandated paperwork, regulations and undocumented workers. Wager said he disagreed with any policy that requires the deportation of workers. The special election will be held March 20. Read both stories in the Register Star.

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GalVan acquires another landmark building

February 24, 2012 in Catskill, Columbia County, Hudson by Lynn Sloneker | 1 comment

GalVan Initiatives Foundation has added 364 Warren to its expanding portfolio of historic Hudson properties. The building located at Warren and Third streets was the site of the city’s original jail and has been home to the local newspaper since 1862. GalVan Initiatives was founded by developers T. Eric Galloway and Henry van Ameringen in 2011. Tom Swope, a former real estate broker and the former chair of the city Historic Preservation Commission, along with Supervisor Rick Scalera (D-Hud5) hold key posts in the fledgling organization. In an interview with the Register Star in Dec. 2011, Swope estimated GalVan owned “’30 or 40 properties’ in the core of Hudson.” In the announcement published Wed., Feb. 22, Tom Casey wrote the Register Star’s parent company, Johnson Newspaper Corporation, chose to sell the property after it was “decided the building was much larger than it needed for its operations.” The paper is expected to relocate to the JNC property in Catskill, where The Daily Mail is published. Swope did not disclose GalVan’s plans for the Warren St. property. Read the full announcement in the Register Star.

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State may turn Tappan Zee into a greenway

February 24, 2012 in Hudson Valley by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

The Associated Press is reporting the state may turn the Tappan Zee Bridge into a greenway, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wed., Feb. 22. The 57-year-old, three-mile long bridge is slated for demolition when a new span is completed. The estimated cost of the demolition is $150 million. The idea of turning the old bridge into parkland was floated last year by Paul Feiner, supervisor of the town of Greenburgh, and other politicians and environmentalists in the Lower Hudson Valley. A review is now underway to determine if the greenway idea is feasible for so large a structure. Similar projects in Poughkeepsie and Manhattan are major public attractions, but both are smaller than the Tappan Zee. Construction on the new bridge, which links Rockland and Westchester counties, could begin this year. Read the full story in the Times-Union.

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Friday, February 24, 2012 local almanac

February 24, 2012 in Clermont by Staff | No comments

Most local schools are on winter break now, and closed all week.

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READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
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Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene County.
The National Weather Service predicts snow, overnight in Acra, turning to rain showers, snow, and sleet, Friday morning, and becoming all rain after 3 p.m. A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for western Greene County and eastern Columbia County through 3 p.m. High near 36. Friday night there is a chance of rain showers before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. The weekend forecast:
• Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 36, low around 14.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30, low around 11.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Town meetings today
Today is the fourth Friday of the month.
CLERMONT Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).

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SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:39 a.m./ 5:40 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 7:31 a.m. / 8:44 p.m.

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NBA: New York Knicks 88 at Miami Heat 102, Lebron James 20 points, Carmelo Anthony 19.
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NHL: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, 7 p.m. (TV: MSG)

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming Fri. Feb. 24:
• “Hotline Radio,” 7 p.m.: Early edition this week of “Hotline Radio.”
• “Live Broadcast,” 9:30 p.m.: WGXC One-Year Anniversary DJ Dance Party live from Savoia in Hudson with DJ’s Ready Able (DJ T-Bone and Body Counsel) and New York-based DJ airlab.AM.

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Winter Weather Advisory for mountains

February 23, 2012 in Columbia County, Greene County by Tom Roe | No comments

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the western part of Greene County and the eastern part of Columbia County, as one to three inches of snow are expected to fall in the mountains and hills in the area. The Advisory is through 2 p.m. Friday, though the snow is expected to turn to rain in most of the area earlier in the day.

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Athens fire causes major service outage

February 23, 2012 in Athens, Columbia County by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

An early morning structure fire in Athens caused a major service outage for Mid-Hudson Cablevision customers in Columbia County, Wed., Feb. 22. Cable, Internet and phone service was interrupted after 6:30 a.m., and fully restored by mid-afternoon, according to a statement released by the company, and other government announcements. Claude Haton is reporting in The Daily Mail that Slice of Athens, a pizza show on Washington Ave. in the village, was gutted. The remains of the structure were later leveled by the Department of Public Works. Owner Donna Passaretti said she was told the fire was caused by an electrical short in a freezer unit. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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Court upholds Dryden hydrofracking ban

February 23, 2012 in Upstate New York by Lynn Sloneker | 1 comment

Mireya Navarro writes in The New York Times a New York state judge ruled Tues., Feb. 21, the town of Dryden in Tompkins County can ban natural gas drilling within its boundaries. It is the first ruling in New York to affirm local powers in the ongoing controversy over the process commonly known as hydrofracking. In August, Dryden used its zoning laws to ban the process within the town limits. A month after the ban went into effect, Colorado-based driller Anschutz Exploration filed a lawsuit, arguing the town lacked the authority to ban or regulate gas drilling. Anschultz has 22,000 acres under lease in Dryden. In the decision, Justice Phillip R. Rumsey of the State Supreme Court said state law “does not preclude a municipality from using its power to regular land use to ban oil and natural gas production.” Read the full story in The New York Times.

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Ichabod Crane facing $1.2 million budget gap

February 23, 2012 in Columbia County, Kinderhook by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Emilia Teasdale writes in the Columbia Paper about the Ichabod Crane Board of Education’s discussion on how to resolve a projected $1.2 million budget gap for the 2012-13 school year. The board’s recently held third budget forum focused on sports and extracurricular activities, but the topic shifted to state aid cuts and how the district should address the shortfall, Teasdale reported. Ichabod Crane is currently projecting a 3.25 percent tax levy increase for the coming year. Unlike other county districts, Ichabod Crane’s state aid is expected to decrease, Superintendent Lee Bordick said. “It’s not a problem of expenditures, it’s a problem of revenues,” Bordick said. Potential reductions were discussed, but no decisions were made. The board’s next budget discussion on Feb. 28, will focus on Special Education. The board plans to approve its 2012-13 spending plan in early April. The annual budget and school board election is May 15. Read the full story in the Columbia Paper.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 local almanac

February 22, 2012 in Chatham, Columbia County, Copake, Germantown, Hudson, Stuyvesant, Windham by Staff | No comments

Most local schools are on winter break now, and closed all week.

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READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
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FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Earlton, in Greene County.
The National Weather Service predicts Earlton has a chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m. Thursday. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Thursday night there is chance of rain before 2 a.m., then rain and sleet likely. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Friday: Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 10 a.m. High near 48, rain, and perhaps a little snow Friday night, with a low around 30.
• Saturday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 10 a.m., then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 38, a low around 17.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Town meetings today
Today is the fourth Thursday of the month.
CHATHAM Village Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Budget/Salary Committee at 10:00 a.m.
Public Works Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
COPAKE Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GERMANTOWN Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown (537-6687).
HUDSON Historic Preservation Committee at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
STUYVESANT Greenway Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).
href=”http://www.townofwindham.com”>WINDHAM Town Board meets at 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).

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SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:40 a.m./ 5:39 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 7:05 a.m. / 7:45 p.m.

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NBA: Atlanta Hawks 82 at New York Knicks 99; Jeremy Lin led Knicks with 17 points and eight assists.
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NBA: New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7 p.m. (TV: TNT)

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Special Programming Thu. Feb. 23:
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Catskill food pantry on the move

February 22, 2012 in Catskill, Greene County by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Doron Tyler Antrim reports in The Daily Mail Matthew 25 Food Pantry is moving, and asking for donations of money and labor to repair its new space in a vacant former county office building on Union Street in Catskill. This will be the pantry’s third location since it was founded in 2009. It is currently located at 298 Main Street. The pantry will enter into a 10-year lease with Greene County for the new location at the cost of $1 per year. In an interview with Antrim, pantry Executive Director Patti Dushane said the new space is “a mess,” but expects to transition into the Union Street space by June 1. In addition to food, Matthew 25 offers clothing, outerwear, shoes and has a book exchange. It is open 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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Flood-damaged properties may qualify for buyout

February 21, 2012 in Catskill, Greene County by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Jim Planck writes in The Daily Mail owners of catastrophically damaged properties in Catskill can now qualify to participate in a federally funded buyout program as the result of action taken by the Greene County Legislature. The program allows owners of property irreparably damaged during last summer’s tropical storms to sell their property to the Town of Catskill for up to 75 percent of its appraised value. The property title is transferred to the town and must remain as open space or park land. Catskill Councilman Kevin Lennon said 13 sites potentially qualify. The program was designed to relocate people from flood-prone areas. The Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning, and the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District will administer the flood-prone property acquisition program. Funding is through the federal Hazard Mitigation Grants Program. Applications are available at the town hall, and must be completed and received by Greene County Soil and Water by Thurs., Feb. 23. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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Police discuss break-ins with county residents

February 21, 2012 in Chatham, Columbia County, Kinderhook by Noah Reibel | No comments

The Columbia Paper’s Emilia Teasdale reports in the Feb. 16 edition of the paper, a standing room only crowd filled the Tri-Village Firehouse in Chatham recently to hear state troopers, sheriff’s deputies and Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka discuss recent burglaries in Columbia County. The incidents discussed included an alleged burglary at a Route 17 residence, and another in Stuyvesant. Suspects in both cases were arrested, but authorities acknowledged a “rash of burglaries” have occurred, many in Kinderhook. State Police Captain Scott Brown said he has increased the police presence in the northern part of Columbia County. Residents asked about alarms, dogs and guns, and sought advice on the most effective prevention strategy. Czajka reminded attendees that state law prohibits the use of deadly force by a civilian if the person can retreat from the situation. Tim Jackson, a state trooper stationed in Kinderhook, advised weekenders to make a residence look occupied, with lights and a parked car in the driveway. Read the full story in the Columbia Paper.

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HSBC acquisition nearly complete

February 21, 2012 in Capital District, Catskill, Greene County by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Jim Planck writes in The Daily Mail the acquisition of HSBC Bank by First Niagara is nearly complete. On Fri., Feb. 17, First Niagara announced it will close 35 locations statewide, including the HCBC branch on Main Street in Catskill. First Niagara expects the takeover to be complete by mid-May and most branches identified for closure will remain open until mid-June. Five First Niagara banks located in Albany, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Troy and Brunswick, will be shuttered May 18. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

 

 

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NYPD watching Muslim students statewide

February 21, 2012 in Upstate New York by Noah Reibel | No comments

Chris Hawley writes for the Associated Press that New York City Police Department surveillance of Muslim students was far more widespread than previously known. City police monitored Web sites from Buffalo and Albany to Syracuse and Stony Brook, and student names were recorded for reports submitted to city Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Documents obtained by the Associated Press show police placed undercover officers at Muslim student associations at colleges within the city limits, and also used a student informant in Syracuse. Muslim student organizations in Syracuse, Clarkson University and SUNY campuses in Buffalo, Albany, Stony Brook and Potsdam were monitored on a daily basis. Kelly and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said police only follow legitimate leads about suspected criminal activity. Read the full AP story.

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Judge Roger J. Miner dead at 77

February 21, 2012 in Columbia County, Greenport, Hudson by Lynn Sloneker | No comments

Roger J. Miner, senior judge of the federal appeals court, died Sat., Feb. 18, at his Greenport home. He was 77 years old. Miner graduated from New York Law School and in 1959, joined his father, Abram Miner, in private practice in Hudson. He was attorney for the city of Hudson from 1961 to 1964, and served as Columbia County District Attorney from 1968 to 1975. Miner was appointed to the federal district court by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, and elevated to the appeals court in 1985. In 1987, Miner was one of the top candidates considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Miner’s wife, Jacqueline told the Associated Press, her husband was not chosen for the Supreme Court after he disclosed to the administration he supported a woman’s right to have an abortion. According to Mrs. Miner, her husband later said he chose to answer the question directly because “his reputation was too big a price to pay for a seat on the Supreme Court.” Tom Casey reports in the Register Star, Hudson Mayor Bill Hallenbeck ordered all flags in the city be flown at half-staff in the judge’s honor. Read Miner’s full obituary online.

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The chefs behind the Crimson Sparrow

February 21, 2012 in Columbia County, Hudson by Noah Reibel | No comments

Crimson Sparrow from Jamie Larson on Vimeo.

Jamie Larson’s interview with chefs Ben Freemole and John McCarthy appears in the Feb. 21 edition of the Register Star. The chefs honed their skills at Wylie Dufresne’s WD-50, the restaurant that brought “molecular gastronomy” to Manhattan’s LES. In this video, Larson accompanies the chefs as they tour the site of their future restaurant in Hudson’s Keystone building. Read the full interview in the Register Star.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 local almanac

February 21, 2012 in Columbia County, Durham, Germantown, Hillsdale, Hudson, Lexington, Taghkanic by Staff | No comments

In addition, most local schools are on winter break this week, and closed all week.

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FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Germantown, in Columbia County.
The National Weather Service predicts Germantown will be mostly sunny, with a high near 45 on Tuesday. Tuesday night there is a chance of rain showers before 2 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 34. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers. Wednesday night there is a chance of rain showers before 4 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
• Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 53, low around 36.
• Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54, low around 33.

Town meetings today
Today is the third Tuesday of the month.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Health and Medical Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
DURHAM Town Board meets at 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
GERMANTOWN Town of Germantown Town Board Meeting: Proposed Town Board Monthly Meeting Agenda. • Town Attorney – Ratify agreement to continue old business with Whiteman, Osterman Hanna LLC; • National Grid – Removal from demand meter and demand rate; • Sewer Issue with Peter Fingar Property – Estimate to scope line to determine needs and mapping. • Karol Harlow – Removal of synthetic marijuana and paraphernalia from local store shelves; G-Tel – Presentation; Gerald Smith – Request to add Mr. Smith to History Advisory Committee. 7 p.m. at Germantown Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown, 518-537-6687.
HILLSDALE Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on Main Street (325-5073).
HUDSON 5 p.m. Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m. Regular Common Council meeting at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
HUNTER Meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville (589-6150).
LEXINGTON Town board meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
TAGHKANIC Planning Board workshop meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on Route 82 in West Taghkanic (851-7638).

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SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:43 a.m./ 5:36 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 6:10 a.m. / 5:42 p.m.
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NBA: New Jersey Nets 100 at New York Knicks 92; Deron Williams, 38 points.
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NBA: Philadelphia 76ers at Memphis Grizzlies, 8 p.m.

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