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Columbia, Greene officials react to 2026 state budget

3 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon |Shawn Ness

With the enactment of the state’s fiscal year 2026 budget, last week, reactions poured in from officials throughout Columbia and Greene counties on Monday and Tuesday. The $254 billion spending plan was voted on and approved by the state Assembly and Senate on May 9, and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul the next day. The 2026 state budget represents a roughly $17 billion increase over the fiscal year 2025 budget of $237 billion.
Police: Vessel hits, damages Hudson-Athens Lighthouse

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Shawn Ness |Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon

HUDSON — An unknown sea vessel struck the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, causing extensive damage to its dock and outside stairs, police said. Sometime between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, a vessel hit a floating dock attached to the lighthouse, as well as an external staircase leading up to the lighthouse, according to a Wednesday press release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. kAm%96 =:89E9@FD6’D 5@4< @? E96 62DE D:56[ 2?5 E96 82?8H2J DE2:CD @?
Police: Body of man found in Hudson River

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Mary Dempsey |Shawn Ness

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Parishes, officials honor Pope Francis in death

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Ameara Ditsche |Shawn Ness

After more than 12 years in the Vatican, Pope Francis has died at 88. Francis’ death came the morning after he made a high-profile appearance, giving the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican following a brief meeting with Vice President JD Vance. kAm%96 '2E:42?
Search for man who jumped from bridge to resume Friday

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Shawn Ness |Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon

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Police: Man from Greene County jumped from Rip Van Winkle Bridge

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon |Shawn Ness

HUDSON — The man who jumped from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on Friday evening was from Greene County, officials said Friday, as police continue the search for him in the Hudson River. “The individual is a male in his late 70s from Greene County,” New York State Police Troop K Public Information Officer Krystal Paolicelli said in an email Tuesday.
More details revealed as police continue search for man who jumped from Rip Van Winkle Bridge

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Mary Dempsey |Shawn Ness

HUDSON — As police search for the man who jumped from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on Friday evening, more detailed information surrounding the incident has been revealed. Police and fire rescue from Columbia and Greene counties responded to the bridge at about 6:19 p.m. Friday after receiving a report that someone jumped off the Columbia County side of the bridge from one of the outlooks on the span’s walkway. By Monday, state police continued to search for the man.
Emaciated dog surrender results in Greenport man charged with animal cruelty

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Mary Dempsey |Shawn Ness

GREENPORT — Police arrested a Columbia County man on an animal cruelty charge after an emaciated dog was surrendered to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA in January, officials said. Eric Samperisi Jr., 31, of Greenport, was arrested Feb. 26 by Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Welch and charged with animal cruelty under the state Agriculture and Markets Law by failing to provide proper sustenance to the surrendered dog. kAm$2>A6C:D:’D 2CC6DE 42>6 27E6C 2?
Rip Van Winkle Bridge needs collision risk assessment, NTSB says

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Shawn Ness |Tyler A. McNeil

WASHINGTON — The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is one of 13 spans in the state the National Transportation Safety Board identified in a March 18 report that should undergo a risk assessment evaluation for potential collapse in the event of a large vessel hitting the bridge’s supports.
Columbia, Greene county libraries worry about fed funding

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon |Shawn Ness |Tyler A. McNeil

An executive order signed last week by President Donald Trump attempting to dismantle the agency responsible for providing federal funding to libraries across the country, has left libraries in the Twin Counties, and the wider Hudson Valley, unsure of their futures. The executive order, signed by Trump on March 14, calls for the elimination of seven federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.