Greene County

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s Once-in-a Century Renovation

January 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society (HALPS) has announced the award of a $500,000 grant by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The grant will support work to restore and protect the infrastructure of the 147-year-old Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s primary building.

Work includes replacing its flat roof, mansard slate side roofs, gutters, and downspouts, all designed to eliminate damaging, ongoing water intrusion. In addition, a new staircase from the dock up to the building’s deck will increase and expand access and safety. Installation of an upgraded marine toilet and cistern repairs are also part of plan. [Read more…] about Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s Once-in-a Century Renovation

First Confirmed EHD Survivor Reported By DEC

November 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

During the late summer and early fall, an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) led to the death of a significant number of whitetail deer in parts of New York State.

On Nov. 2, Environmental Conservation Officer Palmateer received information from a Catskill, Greene County, NY family about a youth hunter who shot a buck with bow and arrow a buck that had deformities on its hooves. The family reported that it looked like the hooves were starting to detach from the deer. [Read more…] about First Confirmed EHD Survivor Reported By DEC

9 Hunters Caught Hunting Bear Illegally In Greene County

November 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Palmateer reported he received an anonymous tip in early October about a wounded bear seen near land conservancy property in the town of Greenville, Greene County, during opening weekend of bow season. Knowing this area is closed to hunting and not high density for bears, ECO Palmateer contacted Investigator Sulkey for help surveilling the area. [Read more…] about 9 Hunters Caught Hunting Bear Illegally In Greene County

Man Arrested For Defacing Hunter Mtn Lean-to, Rock Face With Graffiti

November 12, 2021 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

On Nov. 2, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Central Dispatch received a call about a social media post showing graffiti on a lean-to on State lands at Hunter Mountain, in the town of Lexington, Greene County.

Forest Rangers Fox and Dawson began an investigation with DEC’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation (BECI). [Read more…] about Man Arrested For Defacing Hunter Mtn Lean-to, Rock Face With Graffiti

Hudson Eagles Riverfront Project Launches in Greene County

October 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The first state boat launch on the Hudson River to be upgraded under the Hudson Eagles Recreation Area program will be the Coxsackie State Boat Launch in the village’s Riverside Park.

Construction of the $3.2 million project began in September and is expected to be completed by spring 2022. It starts an initiative to improve public access and resiliency on the Hudson River between Albany and Kingston, while enhancing connections to waterfront communities in the region. [Read more…] about Hudson Eagles Riverfront Project Launches in Greene County

Thurlow Weed, Stephen Van Rensselaer III and the Disputed Election of 1824

October 7, 2021 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Thurlow Weed was born on November 15, 1797, the son of Joel and Mary (Elis) Weed, in Cairo, Greene County, NY where his grandfather settled after the Revolutionary War. His father was a farmer who was apparently hard working but never prosperous, occasionally spending time in jail for debt.

In 1799, the family moved to Catskill where young Weed received a small amount of schooling. His first job was pumping a blacksmith’s bellows while the blacksmith formed heated iron. He made six cents per day. At nine, he got a job as a cabin boy on a Hudson River sloop. [Read more…] about Thurlow Weed, Stephen Van Rensselaer III and the Disputed Election of 1824

New State Record White Crappie is 4 Lbs+

August 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York has it’s second state record fish caught in 2021. On August 21st after catching several large crappie from Sleepy Hollow Lake in Greene County, Roy Isaac’s persistence paid off when he hooked into a 19 inch, 4 lb. 7 oz. white crappie using a live minnow.

The new record breaks the previous state record tie by 10 oz. [Read more…] about New State Record White Crappie is 4 Lbs+

Kaatscast: A Greene County Mountain Route (Podcast)

March 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

This episode of the Kaatscast podcast features a tour of the “the loop” of Routes 25 and 23c that connects Haines Falls to Tannersville, via the mountaintop.

Cyndi LaPierre and Dede Thorpe talk about area historic homes and the origins of Onteora Park; famed residents like Maude Adams (Peter Pan); visiting the Mountain Top Arboretum; and a church that served as a quarantine during the 1914 influenza epidemic. [Read more…] about Kaatscast: A Greene County Mountain Route (Podcast)

375th Anniversary of The Bronx Celebration Planned

April 13, 2014 by Guest Contributor 5 Comments

Over the years much has been written about Pieter and Jonas Bronck. Pieter is responsible for the erection of the Bronck House in Coxsackie, Greene County, NY, 351 years ago. Jonas is considered the founder of the Bronx.

Over the years there has been much confusion about the relationship of these two individuals – father and son, brothers or cousins. Both were Swedish and there is strong evidence that they were related. I prefer to accept research done by Shelby Mattice, Curator of the Bronck Museum. Ms. Mattice has concluded that the two men were first cousins and shared the same grandfather. Today I would like to focus a bit on Jonas Bronck because this year the Bronx is commemorating the 375th anniversary of the year Jonas first settled there. [Read more…] about 375th Anniversary of The Bronx Celebration Planned

Lecture on Thomas Cole’s ‘New Studio’ Sunday

April 18, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In 1974, an Italianate building that Thomas Cole had designed and used as his painting studio in the mid-19th century was demolished. It had fallen into disrepair and the art movement that Thomas Cole had founded, the Hudson River School, had fallen out of favor. Over the years, the site was overcome with trees and shrubs, and the exact location of the former building was lost. [Read more…] about Lecture on Thomas Cole’s ‘New Studio’ Sunday