Lauren Stanforth reports in the Times Union, a new database released by the Empire Center for New York State Policy indicates the Capital Region has the lowest tax rate in the state. The median tax rate is $23.14 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The database shows that municipalities with decreasing property values and populations have the highest rates, Stanforth writes. The cities with the highest tax rates are Binghamton, where taxpayers pay $52.34 per $1,000 of assessed value, followed by Fulton (Oswego County) and Gloversville (Fulton County). The town of Catskill has the 10th highest tax rate in the Capital Region, with an effective rate of $32.28. The city of Hudson ranked 54th among 75 cities statewide, with a tax rate of $30.16. The list does not include New York City and Nassau County because of their complicated tax classifications. Read the full story in the Times Union.

The United States Postal Service announced Wed., May 9 that it would keep open post offices scheduled to close, but would reduce hours at many more offices, including more than two dozen locally. "The new strategy would be implemented over a two-year, multi-phased approach and would not be completed until September 2014. Once implementation is completed, the Postal Service estimates savings of a half billion dollars annually," a USPS press release said. Local post offices affected locally are listed below, with current and future hours listed:
• BERNE PO 12023-9998
8/6
• CANAAN PO 12029-3817
8/6
• CLIMAX PO 12042-2100
8/4
• COEYMANS PO 12045-9998
8/4
• COEYMANS HOLLOW PO 12046-2104
8/2
12050-9998
• COLUMBIAVILLE PO 12050-9998
8/4
• EARLTON PO 12058-9998
8/6
• EAST BERNE PO 12059-2145
8/6
• EAST CHATHAM PO 12060-9998
8/6
• HANNACROIX PO 12087-9998
8/6
• KNOX PO 12107-9998
8/4
• MALDEN BRIDGE PO 12115-9998
8/4
• MEDUSA PO 12120-9998
8/4
• NEW BALTIMORE PO 12124-9998
8/6
• NORTH CHATHAM PO 12132-9998
8/4
• OLD CHATHAM PO 12136-9998
8/6
• RENSSELAERVILLE PO 12147-9998
8/4
• SCHODACK LANDING PO 12156-9998
8/4
• SPENCERTOWN PO 12165-9998
8/6
• STOTTVILLE PO 12172-9998
8/6
• STUYVESANT PO 12173-9998
8/6
• STUYVESANT FALLS PO 12174-9998
8/4
• ACRA PO 12405-9998
8/4
• ASHLAND PO 12407-9998
8/4
• CORNWALLVILLE PO 12418-9998
8/4
• ESOPUS PO 12429-9800
8/4
• FREEHOLD PO 12431-9998
8/6
• HAINES FALLS PO 12436-9800
8/6
• HALCOTTSVILLE PO 12438-9800
8/4
• HENSONVILLE PO 12439-9998
8/4
• JEWETT PO 12444-9998
8/4
• LEXINGTON PO 12452-9800
8/4
• MALDEN ON HUDSON PO 12453-9800
8/4
• MAPLECREST PO 12454-9998
8/4
• PRESTON HOLLOW PO 12469-9998
8/4
• ROUND TOP PO 12473-9998
8/6
• SOUTH CAIRO PO 12482-9998
8/6
• ANCRAM PO 12502-9998
8/6
• ANCRAMDALE PO 12503-9998
8/6
• COPAKE FALLS PO 12517-5324
8/4
• ELIZAVILLE PO 12523-9998
8/6
• LIVINGSTON PO 12541-9800
8/6
• MELLENVILLE PO 12544-9800
8/4
• RHINECLIFF PO 12574-9800
8/6

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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

Today will be much cooler than yesterday, with a 40 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog before 10 a.m.; high near 66; low around 44.

The forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Mostly sunny; high near 68; low around 44.
Saturday: Sunny; high near 78; low around 46.
Sunday: A chance of showers; high near 75; low around 52.

Sunrise today: 5:39 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:05 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 26 min.

Town meetings
This is the second Thursday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

CHATHAM Village meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
COPAKE Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake (329-1234).
GALLATIN Town Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 667 Route 7, Ancram (398-7519).
GREENE COUNTY Finance & Audit committee meets at 5 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
KINDERHOOK Planning Board Workshop meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
LIVINGSTON Town board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 119 County Route 19.
STUYVESANT Town board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).
TANNERSVILLE Village trustees meet at 7 p.m. in their Village Hall on Route 23A.
WINDHAM Town board meets at 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).

W.T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail on the Cairo-Durham school board candidate forum held Tues., May 8. The event was sponsored by the Cairo-Durham High School participation in government classes. All four candidates in the May 15 election appeared; they are competing for three open seats. Robert Criswell, Carl Kohrs, Beth Daly and Sam Mozzillo were questioned by the public on a variety of topics, including, the planned closure of Durham Elementary School, district unions, lobbying the state for aid restoration, the role of board members and strategies for raising money locally to offset cuts at the federal and state levels. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

The Columbia County Board of Supervisors may vote on the purchase of the building located at 25 Railroad Ave. (Hudson), Wed., May 9, according to account written by John Mason, in the Register Star. The 28,000 sq. ft. building is owned by Anthony Concra has housed the county Department of Social Services since 1991. The board's nine-member Special Negotiations Subcommittee will meet prior to the meeting of the full board to decide if the matter will move forward for a vote. Objections to the purchase have been raised based on environmental concerns. From the 1940s to the mid-1980s, the property was a fuel storage depot, and at some point was the site of a petroleum spill reported in 1992, Mason writes. There is currently an indoor air quality monitoring system in place in the building. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Larry Rulison and Jimmy Vielkind report on President Barack Obama's visit to Albany, Tues., May 8 in the Times Union. The President used his third trip to the region as an opportunity to offer a to-do list for Congress that included tax incentives and action to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. Obama appeared at the University of Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. "Now I want what's happening in Albany to happen all across the country — places like Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Raleigh," Obama said. "I want to create more opportunities for hardworking Americans to start making things again, and selling them all over the world stamped with those proud words: Made in America. That's the goal." During the course of the 22-minute speech, Obama called on Congress to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages; create or extend tax credits for businesses that expand from overseas operations; and create a job corps. The NanoCollege is currently undergoing a $4.8 billion expansion, and officials reportedly hope the presidential visit could help convince the administration to establish a Department of Defense presence in the school. Read the full account of the presidential visit in the Times Union.

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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

Today will be much warmer than yesterday, chance of showers, possible thunderstorms after noon; high near 70; low around 51.

The forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: A chance of showers; high near 64; low around 43.
Friday: Mostly sunny; high near 69; low around 44.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75; low around 46.

Sunrise today: 5:40 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:04 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 24 min.

Town meetings
This is the second Wednesday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds a full Board of Supervisors meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Committee meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).

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Artist Marina Abramović unveiled plans for the $15 million Marina Abramović Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art at the Museum of Modern Art PS1 in Long Island City, Mon., May 7. The mission of the MAI is to cultivate new kinds of performance while functioning as a living archive, preserving and hosting performances of historic pieces. WGXC was part of a small Hudson contingent to attend the event. The Belgrade-born, self-proclaimed "grandmother of performance art," called it "a big day for me," and said the city of Hudson was "really the right place and the right location." Abramović expects the institute to open in 2014. Listen to the full broadcast, including presentations by OMA project architect Shohei Shingematsu and MAI director Serge Le Borgne here. Tom Roe discussed the project with Hudson Supervisor Sarah Sterling immediately following the presentation. That interview can be found here.

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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

Today, the rain could be heavy at times; chance of rain 90 percent. High near 62; low around 54. Chance of precipitation tonight is 80 percent.

The forecast for the following three days:
Wednesday: A chance of showers; high near 72; low around 50.
Thursday: A chance of showers; high near 64; low around 43.
Friday: Mostly sunny; high near 69; low around 44.

Sunrise today: 5:41 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:03 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 22 min.

Town meetings
This is the second Tuesday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

CHATHAM Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at 488 Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COPAKE Board of Ethics, 7 p.m.; Comprehensive Planning Comm., 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234)
COXSACKIE Town board at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727).

Stories and events that made the news May 4 to May 6

Michael Gormley reported for the Associated Press President Barack Obama will visit the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany, Tues., May 8. It was previously announced the president would visit GlobalFoundries, a computer chip manufacturer located in Saratoga County. No explanation for the change in plans was offered. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Reporting for the Associated Press, Mary Esch writes Wolf Lake, located in the Adirondack High Peaks region, has been impacted by climate change. Scientists working at the Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb, Essex County, in the 23-square-mile Huntington Wildlife Forest, recently conducted a study of the freshwater lake and determined the length of time it is covered with ice each winter has declined by three weeks since 1975. The change may alter the lake's ecology and harm cold-water species such as trout, Esch writes. The lake is considered one of the most pristine freshwater bodies in the northeastern U.S., having escaped pollution and the ravages of invasive plants and animals. The study was published online by the journal, Climatic Change. Read the full story in the Boston Globe.

Michael Ryan writes in the The Daily Mail after four months on the job, Prattsville sole assessor Kim Cammer has recommended the town undertake a full revaluation, given the lack of viable tax records available, nine months after Schoharie Creek swept through the municipal building on Aug, 28, 2011. The damaged records are in the process of being recompiled and reorganized by a restoration company in Pennsylvania. Prattsville last conducted a reassessment 20 years ago, in 1992. The revaluation is expected to begin sometime later this month. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

W. T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail the Greene County Legislature has come to the aid of the Prattsville Little League. On Wed., May 2, Chairman Wayne Speenburgh prevailed upon fellow lawmakers to reach into their district budgets to help the league recover after Tropical Storm Irene swept away equipment and the Everett Conine Memorial Field in August. The legislators agreed to contribute a total of $7,000, which will be used to replace uniforms and equipment, the field pavilion, concession stand and storage shed. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Audra Jornov reports in the Register Star the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently awarded the Town of Greenport the necessary funds to repair the damage done to Mt. Merino Road by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. The town applied for emergency assistance in the amount of nearly $50,000 in Oct. 2011. The town must await approval of the project by the New York State Emergency Management Office before work can commence. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Hudson was the site of two major events over the weekend. The second annual Ramp Fest was held at Basilica Hudson, and according to Nathan Mayberg, writing for the Register Star, the crowd was double last year's, and the food was nearly gone by mid-afternoon. Jeff Gimmel, owner of Swoon Kitchenbar, organized the event for the second year, with Allison Riley. Read Mayberg's full acount of Ramp Fest in the Register Star. Mayberg also reports on the Hudson Children's Book Festival, held Sat., May 5, at Hudson High School. Hundreds of children and their parents attended, bought books, met authors and listened to a variety of speakers, including keynote Walter Dean Myers, the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Myers urged parents to read to their children starting at a young age. The Register Star is one of the festival's co-sponsors. Read the full story in the Register Star.

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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

Today, increasing clouds; high near 72. A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between midnight and 1 a.m., then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m.; low around 50.

The forecast for the following three days:
Tuesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm; high near 63; low around 56.
Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 2 p.m.; high near 70; low around 50.
Thursday: A chance of showers; high near 64; low around 43.

Sunrise today: 5:42 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:02 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 20 min.

Town meetings
This is the first  Monday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

ANCRAM Conservation Advisory Council at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
ATHENS Town meeting at 7 p.m. at 2 First Street, Athens (734-3636).
CLAVERACK Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Church Street, Mellenville (672-7911).
CLERMONT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
HUDSON Informal meeting of Common Council at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030).
TAGHKANIC Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Route 82,West Taghkanic (851-7638).

School board meeting

HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Special meeting and public hearing on the 2012-13 budget, 7 p.m., Hudson High School library, 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson (828-4360)

 

W.T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail New Baltimore resident Shelly Van Etten has been denied access to public records. Van Etten, a member of the town zoning board of appeals and a business owner, submitted a Freedom of Information Law request for the answers to five questions submitted by town planning board candidates. The request was denied and Van Etten has appealed twice. The town says the answers are personnel records, but New York State Committee on Open Government Executive Director Robert J. Freeman disagreed. “I think that Jane Q. Public is being bullied,” Freeman said about Van Etten's records battle. New Baltimore Town Attorney David Wukitsch told the paper Freeman interprets the law very broadly because "he believes that almost everything is in the public domain. We view it a little more narrowly.” Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Lissa Harris reports in the Watershed Post an oil spill was discovered Sun., Apr. 29, on the Pepacton Reservoir. Questioned by Harris, Wed., May 2, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection said the spill is no more than 100 square feet in surface area and the agency is working with its emergency response contractor to conduct more extensive underwater investigations. As part of normal operations, no water has been diverted from the Reservoir since April 19. The spill was likely a small amount, Harris writes. The reservoir is part of the New York City Watershed; the East Delaware Aqueduct begins on the southern edge of the reservoir. Read the full story in the Watershed Post.

 

Tom Casey writes in the Register Star questions have emerged about special parking privileges extended to Hudson police officers. Third Ward Alderman John Friedman announced during the meeting of the Police Committee Mon., Apr. 30, he received calls and emails from constituents about the matter. A Warren St. business owner reported witnessing a city parking enforcement officer attempting to ticket a vehicle, but found they were unable because the device used to scan registrations could not ticket private vehicles registered to police officers. Hudson Police Commissioner Gary Graziano and Chief Ellis Richardson were not in attendance at the meeting. Contacted later by the paper, Graziano said he will address the matter at next month's committee meeting. Read the full story in the Register Star.

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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

Today, mostly cloudy; high near 68. Tonight, chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 p.m.; low around 57.

The forecast for the next three days:

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely; high near 74; low around 56.
Saturday: A chance of showers; high near 70; low around 48.
Sunday: Sunny; high near 66; low around 44.

Sunrise today: 5:47 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:58 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 11 min.

Town meetings
This is the first  Thursday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

ANCRAM Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
AUSTERLITZ Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 812 Route 203, Spencertown (392-3260).
COPAKE Planning Board meets at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
KINDERHOOK Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
WINDHAM Town board meets at 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star an attempt by Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka to raise the salary of his personal secretary nearly $20,000, was rejected by the Board of Supervisors Finance Committee, Tues., May 1. The matter will be revisited after the board's newly established subcommittee completes its examination of equitable pay in the county and determines a process for evaluating salary increases. The subcommittee is slated to complete its work in 60 to 90 days; however, the subcommittee members have not yet been appointed. The finance committee did approve the hiring of a paralegal and a part-time investigator for the DA’s office. It also forwarded on a resolution to the full board allowing Czajka to establish a new records management office. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Bryan Fitzgerald reports in the Times Union Occupy Albany returned Tues., May 1, for the first time since the city uprooted the group’s encampment on Academy Hill in December. Protesters were arrested throughout the day in the ongoing battle with law enforcement over shelter and an 11 p.m. curfew in Lafayette Park. Twenty protesters were arrested by State Police and charged after curfew; earlier in the day three participants were arrested for refusing to remove tables and other structures set up in the park. Attorneys for Occupy Albany deny a curfew exists. The leaderless, anti-corporate group began the rally with a march across city streets. With police blocking traffic in front of them, the protesters weaved down State Street, Pearl Street, Broadway and back to Lafayette Park, stopping at a Bank of America branch, a Verizon office, the State Education headquarters and the Greyhound bus station to shout anti-corporate chants. Read the full story in the Times Union.

Jim Planck writes in The Daily Mail a small crowd made for a sedate public hearing on the 2012-13 Catskill Central School District budget, held Tues., May 1. Approximately 45 people attended the meeting on the district's $37 million spending plan in the high school auditorium. Queries from the audience covered various budget line items, including: the allocation of after-school funds, the costs associated with printing and mailing, and BOCES data processing services. An attendee asked the status of the offer to forego a six-month salary increase by the Catskill Teachers Association. Superintendant Dr. Kathleen Farrell said negotiations with the CTA are underway. Taxpayers will go to the polls May 15 to approve the $37,088,536 spending plan. The budget calls for a 2.17 percent tax levy increase. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

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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

Today, a slight chance of showers after 1 p.m.; areas of fog before 8 a.m. High near 62; low around 50. The forecast for the rest of the week:

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m.; high near 68; low around 56.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms; high near 77; low around 53.
Saturday: Partly sunny; high near 74; low around 48.

Sunrise today: 5:49 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:57 p.m.
Length of the day: 14 hrs., 08 min.

Town meetings
This is the first Wednesday of the month
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

CAIRO Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main Street, Cairo (622-3120).
GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, P.O. Box 98, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Meetings for Human Services, Health, and Education Committees at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENPORT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Hudson Common Council Youth & Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m., and Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
LIVINGSTON Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).