Thruway does away with people and cash

November 21, 2020 by DIANE VALDEN

Pictured are Christa MacDonald and Richard Lindmark, the last toll collectors to work at Exit B-2 East Chatham where the Taconic State Parkway ends and meets the Thruway. Photo contributed

EAST CHATHAM—Gone are the days of scrambling for loose change between the car seats and the nanosecond of human contact while handing it over at a Thruway toll booth.

After 66 years, the Thruway has gone cashless. Read more...

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More than half of Barnwell residents have virus

More than half of Barnwell residents have virus
May 6, 2020 by STAFF

HUDSON—The number of positive Covid-19 cases among residents of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell, 3230 Church Street, Valatie jumped to 112 Wednesday, May 6, up from 70 just yesterday.

Columbia County Department of Health (DOH) Director Jack Mabb reported in the May 6 county-issued Covid-19 update press release that an additional 42 Barnwell residents have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of infected residents to 112 out of 216. More than half the nursing home residents are currently in the positive category, with more than 20 staff also having tested positive.

All residents and staff are being tested. The State Department of Health sent a team to assist with that process.

“The state has complete authority over all nursing homes,” said Director Mabb in response to recent inquiries regarding what authority the county DOH might have. “We help out where we can because they’re part of our county, but we have no authority over them,” Mr. Mabb said in the release.

April is all about Trout

The shelves may not be stocked but the streams are. 
April is trout stocking month around Columbia County. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and County Federated Sportsmen have teamed up for the annual DEC Region 4 stocking of rainbow and brown trout. Jackson Moon poses with a 13-inch brown trout, which he later released, along the Claverack Creek, Saturday, April 18. 
Columbia Paper

Photo by Chip Moon 

Dates added for pistol permit processing

January 10, 2016 by DIANE VALDEN

GREENPORT—Due to an increase in Columbia County pistol permit sales and information received from NRA safety instructors reporting a large influx of students taking the course in recent months, the Sheriff’s Office will process pistol permits on three Saturdays in January.

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