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RALPH GARDNER Jr. THE most important piece of farm equipment at Grazin' Angus Acres is not the windmill that Dan Gibson, the farm's founder, hopes will one day help him operate off the grid.

Sanford Biggers Cheshire 2007 14 minutes continuous loop DVD projection, single channel, color, sound element Into The Trees June 21 - ' November 30th, 2008 Curated by Lilly Wei and Amy Lipton The Fields ...

A rash of burglaries has plagued Columbia County since the beginning of the year.

On the kind of perfect spring day that should never be taken for granted, writer and theater critic Peter Bergman, publisher Lael Locke, and actor-educator Johnna Murray met over a cup of tea to discuss their ...

A local reverend will ride across the United States and into Canada this summer to raise money and awareness for anti-poverty initiatives.

The Ghent man indicted on 21 counts related to incidents of criminal sex acts with a child, rape and endangering the welfare of a child was denied bail Wednesday by Columbia County Judge Paul Czajka.

By LEIGH HORNBECK , Staff writer Click byline for more stories by writer. Last updated: 5:26 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 State Police said today they ended the alleged two-year crime spree of farm and ...

BEFORE the post-9/11 influx of second-home owners to the Hudson Valley , sophisticated restaurants taking advantage of the region's bounty were scarce.

Garter Belt became the first career winner for New York-based freshman sire Anasheed on Saturday with a front-running 1 1/2-length victory in the third race at Calder Race Course. via Thoroughbred Times

“I wanted to get into livestock”

" who farms with his wife Kristen, two helpers and his three young children - " grew up working on a New York State vegetable farm near Columbia County . via New York Daily News

A COLUMBIA COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 21 CHILD SEX CHARGES. STATE POLICE SAY RANDE BOTH OF GHENT ABUSED AN UNDERAGE FAMILY MEMBER FROM 2006 TO 2007. via WGY-AM Albany

“A lot of people are realizing there's a demand, that it's something people are looking for”

At Willow Marsh Farm in Ballston, primary operator Charles B. Curtiss hooks up a milking machine to one of his red Holstein cows. via The Gazette

“The building had a lot of the elements already.”

The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit institution in Ghent, New York that provides working residency for international artists of various mediums. via Green Buildings NYC

Research reports from the mainstream technical literature may change the tenor of the public conversation about biotechnology. via American Chronicle

“We're seeing farmers get more and more resourceful”

At Grazin' Angus Acres in Ghent, the Black Angus cattle are raised on grass that's fertilized from the guano of free-range chickens. via Times Union

“That's really more for the spectacle than learning how to cook”

RED HOOK - Dan Budd lost his sister, Laura Lynn Budd, in 2000 to glioblastoma multiforme, an extremely invasive type of brain tumor. via Poughkeepsie Journal

A 28-year-old man was on life support Saturday afternoon after being assaulted in a State Street apartment, and a parolee was in custody in connection with the attack, according to City of Hudson police. via Daily Freeman

“Their families will need food, fuel, entertainment and lodging”

Columbia County would lose 270 full-time jobs if the state closes the Hudson Correctional Facility, further eroding the economic outlook for the county, which has lost several small and mid-sized private-sector ... via Daily Freeman

Today I'd like to introduce you to a winery that you probably aren't familiar with, Hudson-Chatham Winery in town of Ghent New York's Hudson River Valley. via LENNDEVOURS