Pay raises for Columbia County employees

The Register-Star reports that the Columbia County Board of Supervisors voted for a two percent pay raise for county employees Wednesday night. Supervisors voting “yes” on the pay raise were: Chairman Roy Brown, R-Germantown; Jeffrey Braley, R-Austerlitz; Reggie Crowley, R-Copake; Deputy Chairman Larry Andrews, R-Ghent; Art Baer, R-Hillsdale; Ed Cross, D-Hudson2; William Hallenbeck Jr., R-Hudson3; [...]

U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy in Columbia County Monday

Congressman Scott Murphy (D-NY20) will host make several appearances in Columbia County Monday Feb. 8, with chances for the public to ask the area’s U.S. Representative questions.1) Noon: Congress-on-Your-Corner meeting in Ancram to discuss cellular service in Columbia County at Ancram Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram, NY2) 2 p.m.: Tour of JEM Woodworking [...]

Officials stressing One City Centre purchase

Check out that headline in The Register-Star by the usually smarter writer Francesca Olsen. If you read deep down in her story you see why the officials are stressing a future building purchase: they don’t want you to think about the tax increase they just passed. Five paragraphs in Olsen mentions “Local laws renewing an [...]

Today’s local headlines

(Cairo Town Clerk Tara A. Rumph, and board members Alice Tunison and Janet Schwarzenegger at the Aug. 19, 2009 town board meeting. Photo by Tom Roe.) Cairo has another strained town meetingClick here to download or listen to the Aug. 19, 2009 Cairo Town Board meeting.CAIRO – At town board meetings in Cairo, the board’s [...]

Today’s local headlines

Town meetings to air on public access channelCAIRO – The Cairo Town Board extended Mid-Hudson Cable’s contract at their regular board meeting last night. At the public hearing about renewing the company’s franchise agreement before the board meeting, Cairo Supervisor John M. Coyne and council member Janet Schwarzenegger both advocated recording town meetings for Mid-Hudson’s [...]