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Tuesday

Mar

08

6:19 am

Tuesday headlines

Mar 08, 2011 6:19 am • Paul Smart

Flooding, outages strike the county The Register-Star reports, with text and plenty of images, on the weather damage caused by raging creeks, ice, and nearly six inches of snow in some areas. Over 11...

Tuesday

Mar

08

5:42 am

March 8, 2011 local almanac

Mar 08, 2011 5:42 am • Paul Smart

The National Weather Service predicts this morning will see a mix of clouds and sun. High 44F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, mostly clear. Low 23F. Winds light and variable. Possible snow mixed wit...

Monday

Mar

07

4:52 pm

Monday headlines PM

Mar 07, 2011 4:52 pm • Paul Smart

Thousands without power; many outages may last through Tuesday Jamie Larson of the Register-Star reports that thousands of homes were without power today throughout Columbia County, as pounding wind...

Monday

Mar

07

10:56 am

Road closures in Columbia County

Mar 07, 2011 10:56 am • admin

Several Columbia County town supervisors are circulating an e-mail this morning warning residents of road conditions. There are trees and wires down on roadways as well as roads that are flooded. The...

Monday

Mar

07

10:32 am

Glenn Ligon opens a Whitney retrospective

Mar 07, 2011 10:32 am • Paul Smart

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Hudson p/t resident Glenn Ligon, as seen in a self-portrait, opens a mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art on March 10."...

Monday

Mar

07

10:14 am

One man's mission to keep a musical spirit alive

Mar 07, 2011 10:14 am • Paul Smart

As we embark on Mardis Gras 2011, we thought it key to share this preview of a film by WGXC-FM friend Gillian Farrell of Woodstock, who has been following Hudson Valley piano technician and salesman...

Monday

Mar

07

9:54 am

A reprieve for baitfish anglers

Mar 07, 2011 9:54 am • Paul Smart

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Baitfish, the state has warned, can spread disease... but not when carried within a specific watershed. Rules are changing..."][/caption]Pining fo...

Monday

Mar

07

9:29 am

Ichabod Crane student artists to show in Albany

Mar 07, 2011 9:29 am • Paul Smart

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="A Franz Kline painting from the state's Empire State Plaza collection, recently used as inspiration for art by students in Capitol District...

Monday

Mar

07

6:14 am

Monday headlines

Mar 07, 2011 6:14 am • Paul Smart

Firefighting at 90 The Daily Mail's Colin DeVries has a story about Kiskatom Fire Company member Jim Katt, who joined the company a year after it started and celebrated hisr 57th year as a fireman al...

Monday

Mar

07

3:44 am

March 7, 2011 local almanac

Mar 07, 2011 3:44 am • Staff

The National Weather Service warns of overnight freezing rain and sleet turning to snow before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a north wind bet...

Sunday

Mar

06

9:00 am

Sunday headlines

Mar 06, 2011 9:00 am • Paul Smart

Just seven supervisors return county administrator survey Francesca Olsen of the Register-Star reports that only seven supervisors out of 23 have filled out and returned a seven-question survey seeki...

Sunday

Mar

06

8:37 am

March 6, 2011 local almanac

Mar 06, 2011 8:37 am • Paul Smart

The National Weather Service says today will see lots of rain, High 52F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Rainfall possibly over one inch. Tonight, heavy rain followed by a mix of rain and snow overnight. L...

Saturday

Mar

05

10:57 am

Saturday headlines

Mar 05, 2011 10:57 am • Paul Smart

Flood watch posted The National Weather Service says there is a chance of rain all weekend in the WGXC listening area, but according to Mid Hudson News Network, has posted a flood watch for areas in...

Saturday

Mar

05

10:23 am

March 5, 2011 local almanac

Mar 05, 2011 10:23 am • Paul Smart

The National Weather Service says today will be cloudy with a few showers. High 51F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Tonight will also be cloudy with a few showers. Low 47F. Winds SSE at...

Friday

Mar

04

3:45 pm

Friday headlines PM

Mar 04, 2011 3:45 pm • Paul Smart

Observers see Molinaro as possible successor to Steinhaus The Daily Freeman has a new angle on the announcement by longstanding Dutchess County County Executive William Steinhaus, who announced that...

Friday

Mar

04

2:21 pm

What to fund in Hudson?

Mar 04, 2011 2:21 pm • Paul Smart

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Historic homes in Hudson,. as seen on the Gossips of Rivertown website."][/caption]Carole Osterink writes on her Gossips of Rivertown website abou...

Friday

Mar

04

1:54 pm

The old lever machines get another chance

Mar 04, 2011 1:54 pm • Paul Smart

So what's happening with all the old lever voting booths? Last week, it turns out, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows for use of the old-style voting machines, as well as special elections su...

Friday

Mar

04

1:40 pm

Copake-Ancram residents get prescriptions aid

Mar 04, 2011 1:40 pm • Paul Smart

Grant funding made available by the Foundation for Community Health, Sharon CT, has allowed the Healthcare Consortium to help residents in the towns of Ancram and Copake get financial assistance for t...

Friday

Mar

04

8:22 am

The other side of the fracking issue...

Mar 04, 2011 8:22 am • Paul Smart

You know all that information published by the New York Times this week about gas drilling? The Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York countered this week with a press release that starts, "A...

Friday

Mar

04

8:10 am

Catskill's cats to get Animal Planet airtime

Mar 04, 2011 8:10 am • Paul Smart

Colin DeVries of the Daily Mail writes that the small-screen debut of Cat’n Around Catskill has been rescheduled for this Saturday. “Must Love Cats,” the feline-centric television series on Animal Pla...