(Rebecca Wolf reading at The Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson Saturday night on WGXC.)

Wolf and Sher read in Hudson
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Local authors Rebecca Wolf and Ira Sher read from their new books Saturday night in Hudson at The Spotty Dog. Sher read from his second novel, The Singer, and Wolff, the driving force behind literary magazine Fence, read works from her latest collection of poetry, The King. Both live in Athens, in Greene County.

Officials: Flood damage preliminary total is $4.3M
From The Register-Star

Columbia County officials estimate the Aug. 3-5 flooding caused an estimated $4,833,000 in damage, with the hardest hit areas in the northern parts of the county including New Lebanon, Canaan, and the village of Chatham’s waste water treatment plant. Officials have requested state and federal aid to pay for the repairs and clean up.

Seeking justice against police harassment
From The Greenvilee Press (no web site)

WESTERLO - Robert Meringlo of Westerlo filed a a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court against State Police Seargant Patrick Cullen, his wife Cynthia, and State Police Investigators Lane J. Aguirar and Mario Restivo over repeated harassment over a number of incidents around the Freehold Country Pub. Cullen lives a few doors down from the pub, so it appears to be some sort of neighbor dispute. The Press reports that the officers have arrested Meringlo and others, but the charges usually end up being dropped. Meringlo is seeking $350,000 for lost wages, attorney fees, and other expenses.