Greene County schools open
After being delayed almost a week because of recent severe weather, Greene County schools open today, Tuesday, Sept. 13. Windham-Ashland-Jewett schools, however, remain closed through Mon. Sept. 19. From their website:

"Professional restoration teams are working on a 3-shift basis to remove the mud debris and moisture from the first floor of our main building and basement. The basement has been pumped and rinsed by environmental cleanup experts. They are currently working on all first floor classrooms and office spaces. It is very probable that first floor carpets, wood flooring, and some tile will need to be removed and replaced. Many cabinets, sheet-rock walls, paper supplies, and materials have been removed and will be replaced at a later date. The time requirements for ordering and manufacturing some of these products means that a few of the most significantly impacted rooms may not have all the final finishes when school reopens later this month. Regardless of the amount of water and mud cleaned from each room, which varied from a few centimeters to several inches, all rooms will be treated with environmentally-safe products that will prevent and or destroy any possible contaminates."

ELECTION DAY

Greene County
From The Daily Freeman and The Daily Mail (the Greene County Board of Elections has no information about primaries on its website), here are a list of the contested elections in Greene County Tue., Sept. 13.
• ATHENS Five people are vying for four Republican Committee seats in District 2. On the ballot are Marilyn Farrell, John P. Farrell Jr., Herbert M. Blasewitz, Fred W. Dedrick II and Anthony T. Paluch.
• CAIRO Six people are vying for four Republican Committee seats in District 5. On the ballot are Carrie E. Anderson, Tara A. Rumph, David Clark, Barbara L. Koerner Fox, Anthony P. Puorro Jr. and Margaret M. Lawrence. Also, Lewis M. O’Connor and Robert F. Hempstead are seeking the Independence Party line in the race for town highway superintendent; and Monika C. Fabiano is seeking the Independence Party line in the race for town clerk. Voting at the Resurrection Lutheran Church between noon and 9 p.m.
• NEW BALTIMORE
Election District 1, Six candidates vying for four seats: Eleanore Alfeld; Jeffrey Schoenig; Kathleen Rundberg; Michael Meredith; Jeffrey Ruso; and Patrick Linger. Voting at the New Baltimore firehouse on Gill Road from noon to 9 p.m.
Election District 2, Five candidates vying for four seats: Barbara Finke; Eric Hoglund; Alma Flegel; Lauren Hallock; and Alan VanWormer. Voting at the New Baltimore Town Hall on County Route 51 from noon to 9 p.m.
Election District 3, Five candidates vying for four seats: Edward Barber; Jean Horn; Robert Krasney; Richard Marino; and Lisa Benway. Voting at the Medway-Grapeville Firehouse on County Route 51 between noon and 9 p.m.
Election District 4, Seven candidates vying for four seats: Bernard Jones; Christopher Norris; Arthur Byas; John Weidel; Donald Ogden; Denis Jordan; and Diane Jordan. Voting at the town hall from noon until 9 p.m.
• 108TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Five people are vying for four positions as delegates to the 3rd Judicial District Convention on the Independence line. On the ballot are Sean W. Egan, Anthony F. Cornell, David O. Kelly, Sharon Kelly and Walter Simonsmeier. On the ballot to be among four alternates to the convention are Eileen M. Clyne, Julia L. Crawley, Phillip Lajeunesse Noreen Lajeunesse and Deborah Simonsmeier. Voting at the commissoner's building on Schoharie Turnpike between noon and 9 p.m.

Columbia County
• CHATHAM Town-wide redistricting reduced the number of election districts from four to three. Most residents in the Village of Chatham and those on White Mills Road and Merwin Road now vote at the Chatham Elementary School gymnasium, 50 Woodbridge Ave. Most residents that used to vote at the community center in Malden Bridge now vote at the new Tri-Village Fire House in Old Chatham at 111 County Route 13. Others will vote at Town Hall at 488 State Route 295, including residents living on Route 66 and on Rock City and Highland roads.
• CLAVERACK Residents that used to vote at the Grange Hall in Mellenville now vote at the Claverack Town Hall, 836 State Route 217.
• COPAKE A second poll site, so not all voting will be done at Town Hall. Voters who live on the south side of Pumpkin Hollow Road North, Sky Farm Road, Twin Bridges Road, and Route 344 now vote at the Copake Recreation Center at 301 Mountain View Road.
• GHENT Election districts numbers one and two were combined to form one district. This includes all residents in Chatham Village and those who live north of the area defined by the intersection of Kline Kill Creek and County Route 9. Voters in this district will now vote at the Chatham Elementary School gymnasium, 50 Woodbridge Ave.
• GREENPORT All residents except those in the southern portion of the town that vote at Becraft Fire Department now vote at the Questar III Educational Facility located at 131 Union Turnpike (State Route 66).
• HUDSON Residents that used to vote at the American Legion Hall will now vote at the Hudson Central Fire Station, 77 North 7th Street. The other sites are the same: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ward Residents vote at St. Mary's Academy on Allen Street. 4th Ward Residents vote at the County Building at 401 State Street. 5th Ward Residents vote at the Central Fire Station at 77 North 7th St.
• KINDERHOOK All residents that used to vote at the Kinderhook Town Hall now vote at the Ichabod Crane High School gymnasium at 2910 Route 9.
• LIVINGSTON The number of poll sites was reduced from three to two. Residents who live on the north side of Hermitage Road, Walkers Mill Road and County Route 10 and those on the east side of County Route 19 to the north side of Scuderhook Road now vote at the Livingston Town Hall, 119 County Route 19. All other voters will vote at the Elizaville Fire House, 1575 County Route 19.
• STOCKPORT All voters now vote at the St. John the Evangelist Church at 107 County Route 25 in Stockport.
• STUYVESANT All voters now vote at the Stuyvesant Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive.
The Board of Elections urges anyone who may live on or near a road which is mentioned as a boundary line in the above listings to call the Board ahead of time to confirm their polling location. Voters should also have received two postcards from the Board which indicates their polling location. The Board of Elections phone number is 828-3115. Updated election-district maps will be posted on the Board’s website at columbiacountyny.com/depts/elections/districts.html.