hudsonvalley360.com news (2024)

HUDSON — Floor plans for the use of 11 Warren St. by Columbia County were approved by members of the county Board of Supervisors’ Space Utilization Committee on Thursday.

ALBANY — The Twin Counties and BOCES school districts are set to receive funding from the state attorney general to combat youth vaping.

KINDERHOOK — Arcane federal rules for cider brewing are interfering with business for upstate cideries, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during a press conference in Kinderhook on Wednesday.

CATSKILL — Carrie Weiser, the Catskill resident accused of stabbing 68-year-old Scott Myers, was found guilty of second-degree murder after nearly three days of deliberation by a Greene County jury.

He was arrested on Tuesday and is currently in the custody of U.S. Marshals.

COXSACKIE — Eight officers were injured at Coxsackie Correctional Facility when two inmates attacked them in separate incidents this month at the maximum security correctional facility, according to the New York State Correctional Officers Po…

HUDSON — Fifth graders at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School celebrated their last day of school Wednesday with an exciting water balloon fight attended by Columbia County sheriff’s deputies and Hudson police officers.

Incumbent Assemblymember Didi Barrett won the Democratic Party primary Tuesday, defeating challenger and Hudson 1st Ward Supervisor Claire Cousin for 106th Assembly District, according to unofficial election results from the state Department of Elections.

CATSKILL — The second day of jury deliberations in the Carrie Weiser murder trial ended without a verdict Wednesday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $956.8 million in low-cost, tax-exempt bonds made available through the state’s Dormitory Authority School Districts Financing Program.

CATSKILL — The first day of jury deliberations in the Carrie Weiser murder trial ended without a verdict Tuesday.

HUDSON — The Hillsdale man charged with making a terroristic threat at St. Mary’s/Holy Trinity Church was in court Tuesday where the judge presiding over the case postponed it until July.

Assemblymember Didi Barrett led challenger Claire Cousin, Hudson’s 1st Ward supervisor, by just over 14 percentage points with 4,732-3,546 votes in Tuesday’s 106th Assembly District Democratic primary, according to the state Board of Election…

HUDSON — The Hudson Housing Authority did not submit its application for Restore NY funding, the executive director of the Housing Authority revealed at a meeting last week.

HUDSON - Nothing could rain on OutHudson's 14th annual Pride Parade or the Hudson Food Festival on Saturday, not even a downpour.

CATSKILL — Jury deliberations are expected to begin Tuesday after prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Carrie Weiser murder trial delivered their closing arguments Monday in the Greene County Courthouse.

Photos of John Lennon posing with his son Julian, or signing the contract that marked the end of The Beatles, seem iconic today.

CATSKILL — A stab wound on Scott Myers’ neck caused his death, a forensic pathologist testified in Greene County Court on Friday as the Carrie Weiser murder trial entered its eighth day.

ALBANY — The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) said in a statement Thursday that it is ready for the throngs of passengers coming through airport security this summer.

CATSKILL — A state police investigator was questioned about her conduct during an interview with murder suspect Carrie Weiser as cross-examination in the trial continued Thursday.

KINDERHOOK — Juneteenth was observed in the village Wednesday with speeches, food and a celebration of freedom from the community.

As we see our school year winding down, it reminds us of the importance of education, and how serious the mountaintop schools have been when interviewing candidates. Throughout our history, we've consistently had excellent teachers and school…

VALATIE — Ichabod Crane Central School District senior Mark Costanzo has always been business focused.

GREENVILLE - Greenville Central School District senior Kayla Ahrberg has always wanted a career with importance.