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Visit the mammo van March 11 PDF Print E-mail
Written by STAFF   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:31

LIVINGSTON—The Bellevue Mobile Mammography Van will be open for business at the Livingston firehouse, 2855 Route 9, Thursday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Uninsured women 40 and older can get a free mammogram on the van through the Cancer Services Program of Columbia and Greene counties.
Uninsured men and women 50 and older will be offered a free and easy at-home colon testing kit.
Call the Cancer Services Program to schedule an appointment on the van or for more information at (518) 822-8741.
The Cancer Services Program is a program of the Healthcare Consortium and is funded through the state Department of Health.

 
Two left homeless in Philmont fire PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gail Heinsohn   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:47

PHILMONT--Rhiann Clark sifts through the debris of what had been the home she shared with her mother, after an early Tuesday Rhiann Clarkmorning fire forced the pair into the cold when flames and smoke swept through their home.

The Clarks had just moved to their 3 Prospect Street apartment.

Four fire companies were called to the scene.

The Red Cross is assisting with finding a new home and clothing for the mother and daughter.

 


Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:59
 
Hillsdale survey seeks window on housing problems PDF Print E-mail
Written by GEORGE WILSON   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:10

HILLSDALE-- There's been talk in the town for years about the increasing lack of affordable housing here.

“We hear anecdotally that, particularly people who are native to the area, people who work in the service industries, say that they and their kids can't find affordable housing,” says Joe Browdy, a member of the Hillsdale Town Housing Committee.

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Town Board gives final approval to moratorium on mining PDF Print E-mail
Written by DEBORA GILBERT   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:59

TAGHKANIC--The Town Board officially adopted a new local law this week imposing a nine-month moratorium on new mining applications. The board also voted not to cede Reservoir Road to the City of Hudson.

The board took the actions Monday, March 1, at its regular monthly meeting held at the Taghkanic Firehouse.

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New law means better never than late in Copake PDF Print E-mail
Written by DIANE VALDEN   
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:38

COPAKE--A new local law allows the Town Board, the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals to close the file on a pending or future application because it is going nowhere.

Housing Resources of Columbia County's pending application for a 138-unit senior and mixed-income housing development in the hamlet, called Copake Green, which has been inactive for about three years, could be affected by the new law. The proposal has generated controversy in the town.

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