August 12, 2012

Headlines that caught my eye

  • Fund Raiser held for local hero
  • Pat Tiernan Tribute concert to be held
  • Schodack missing man found dead
  • Hunting Licenses on sale August 13, 2012
  • New York raids its attic and finds US history
  • 12 Fictional Products That You Can Now Actually Buy
Read more...

Hunting Licenses on sale August 13, 2012

Buy a Sporting License

August 11, 2012

The Team U.S.A Military Men’s Team

HOEVELTE, Denmark – A few more Gold medals are coming home to the U.S., but they won’t all be from the Olympics in London.

The Team U.S.A Military Men’s Team won Gold Medals in the Novice category at the NATO Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers’ Military Skills Competition held here. Thirty-five three-person teams from 14 countries participated. Out of 6000 possible points, the U.S.A team edged out the Silver Medal
winners by 8.7 points.

Read more...


Summer food drive benefits the Anchor

Schodack Democrats' summer food drive on Saturday, July 28 brought in hundreds of pounds of food and helped fill the shelves of The Anchor Food Pantry in the Village of Castleton.

August 2, 2012

For Immedate Release

TCI Fire Update from Columbia County Emergency Management Office 

Press Release:

Results of air samples in the area of the TCI of New York fire on state route 9H in the Town of Ghent returned negative for PCB's. The tests are being conducted by State Officials and US Environmental Protection Agency. Ad

Rensselaer County Shelter In Place Advisory

"Shelter in Place" order in effect because of toxins in the air because of a fire in Ghent. NO SUMMER DAY CAMP TODAY.  

Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino has issued a Shelter in Place advisory for the southern portion of the County due to the fire TCI Inc located in the Town Ghent in Columbia County. Due to this hazardous materials fire residents in the towns of Schodack, Nassau, and Stephentown are being advised to “SHELTER IN PLACE” and limit any outdoor exposure.
To shelter in place residents should:
  • Close all windows and doors
  • Shut of all air conditioners and fans that draw in outside air.
  • Stay indoors as much as possible
Residents seeking additional information can call the County’s Emergency Operations Center at 518-266-7684 or 518-266-7686.

Due to the emergency condition at TCI, all persons living or working in the Towns of Nassau, Schodack, and Stephentown, should shelter within, close all windows, shut off all air conditioning units, and devices that draw in outside air. Residents should be prepared to shelter within for the next 12 hours, and are advised to spend as little time, if any, in the outside environment as possible.