Columbia County News

When I had a child, I feared my carefree concert-going days were over. And while you definitely don't have the same freedoms you did when you went solo, going to outdoor summer concerts and festivals is doable.

A Columbia County woman is due to return to court Aug. 28 for sentencing after she admitted in court she stole money from her employer by falsifying billing records.

A woman who originally hailed from Columbia County died last week in Las Vegas after losing her footing during a hike and falling 120 feet.

A Westchester County man was killed late Sunday night while trying to help the driver of an overturned vehicle in Columbia County, New York State Police said.

John Carl D?Annibale/Times Union Army mementos belonging to John Tuczynski include his unit patch from the elite World War II Rangers unit Merrill's Marauders.

Searchers found a body in the Taconic State Park in Copake, Columbia County, just near the Massachusetts border.

One man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Columbia County last Tuesday night.

For anyone worried that several of the region's top outdoor sculpture shows may be eschewing the challenges of contemporary art for something more populist and safe this season, two of the latest plein air collections to have opened in recent weeks are must-sees. Up in Columbia County, between Routes 66 and 9H near the communities of Ghent and West ...

The aromatic scents of cheese and coffee will lure you inside Plum Plums in Pound Ridge, where owners Audrey and Adam Free and partner Wendy Marilee insist you taste a little of this Montgomery English Cheddar, or a bit of this creamy Ossau Iraty goat cheese; or even better, some Gorgonzola Cremificato, before you buy.

The St. Charles Hotel in Hudson could soon be the site of a satellite office for the Department of Social Services .The possible rental agreement between Columbia County and East Coast Realty, LP, announced Monday, will reduce the county's temporary housing costs by more than $400,000 a year, according to DSS Commissioner, Paul Mossman.

Imagine how Columbia County must look to someone living in Manhattan. Think about how good the air must smell, how long those vistas must extend, and how charming its farms, villages and people must seem.

With blocks of bright colors, George Hofmann's paintings hang like draperies. Purples, reds and blues exude softness and tranquility, but a thunderous brushstroke also rumbles across the canvass.

Robert and Dorothy Sheldon raised their eight children on a dairy farm outside of Chatham.

The Columbia County sheriff's department has ticketed eight people they say sold alcohol to a 19 year-old working for them.

A Columbia County man is facing charges for stealing and selling guns and then taking off from police during his court arraignment.

State auditors found city oversight of post-employment compensation and benefits was satisfactory overall, but noted that, in one instance, the city paid $10,000 in health insurance coverage for a retired employee working elsewhere.

A student in the Troy city school district has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, district officials said today.

Artist Frederic Edwin Church built Olana, his grandiose, Persian-inspired villa, atop a hill on 250 acres in the Hudson Valley so he could be close to the natural beauty that inspired him.

State Police have arrested a Kinderhook woman for allegedly filing fraudulent claims with her health insurance company.

The dealer had a message on its Web site today thanking its customers for their support during its 46 years in Columbia County.