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Off the Beaten Path: The Pretty Paw Lounge
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Pretty Paw Lounge, a cat cafe in the Capital Region, just marked one year in business. NEWS10’s Cassie Hudson was in Rotterdam to take us inside this week’s Off the Beaten Path. Rotterdam native Rachel Anne has been a fan of felines all her life. After volunteering with local cat […]
Kingston mayor signs new housing choice incentives legislation
KINGSTON – Mayor Steven Noble has signed legislation, the 421-P package of property tax exemptions, that encourages new housing development. The City of Kingston is the first municipality in the state to opt into this new law. The legislation has two components: 421-P*2 Tax Exemption for New Accessory Dwelling...
Garden Notes: Aug. 28, 2024
STOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs. Tuesdays, Sept. 3 through 24 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., “Herbaceous Plants.” This intensive four-session class explores the world of herbaceous plants, from their identification, selection and use in the garden through their basic botany, life cycle, and propagation. Participants are asked to create a final project highlighting by genus or plant family related to the curriculum. As part of the Level 1 horticulture core curriculum, this class is essential for the committed gardener and includes lectures, hands-on activities and field study, and group discussion. The class aspires to give participants a deeper understanding of annuals, perennials, and ornamental vegetables and their role in the garden. Advance registration is required. Cost is $215 members, $240 nonmembers; Saturdays, Sept. 7 through 28, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Drafting for Garden Design.” This four-week studio intensive course will help students to develop a scaled plan. Learn basic drafting skills necessary to record and effectively communicate scaled site plans. The course will cover reference books, drafting supplies, media/paper types, line weights, lettering and scale reading. Drafting demonstrations will familiarize students with professional drawing techniques, and students will begin to draft basic site plans and explore map-making. During the last half of the course, students will learn to develop a landscape graphic palette to illustrate trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers, as well as hardscape materials such as stone terraces. Taught by Tom Smith of Springfield Technical Community College. Cost is $215 members, $240 nonmembers. To register or for more information, visit www.berkshirebotanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
New Major Installation of a Sojourner Truth Statue
KINGSTON – Mayor Steven T. Noble and SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. Wheeler announced the opening of an 11-month installation of Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Kingston City Hall. Renowned sculptor Trina Greene’s Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom, a bronze...
Bard College Celebrates Arrival of Inaugural Cohort
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON – Bard College recently welcomed two first-year students to its Annandale-on-Hudson campus as part of the inaugural cohort of sponsored refugee students in the US Department of State’s Welcome Corps on Campus program. The Welcome Corps announced the arrival of more than 30 refugee students enrolled at 17 colleges and universities across the United States representing the inaugural “class” of Welcome Corps on Campus. As the first-of-its-kind program empowering US higher education institutions to welcome refugee students through the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), the Welcome Corps on Campus enables colleges and universities to privately sponsor and resettle academically qualified refugee students who have not, until now, had a pathway through which they could resettle in the United States to pursue their higher education.
BITS & BYTES – HAPPENING SOON: Capital Region Classical presents Terra String Quartet; The Salisbury Four at Chesterwood; Heart & Soil Collective fundraiser; Bluegrass at Lake Mansfield; Great Barrington Historical Society barn sale
Capital Region Classical presents Terra String Quartet at Tannery Pond. New Lebanon, N.Y.— On Saturday, August 31st at 7:30 p.m., Capital Region Classical presents Terra String Quartet at Tannery Pond. Prizewinners at both the 2023 Melbourne and Osaka International competitions, the Terra String Quartet is a vibrant young international...
Did You Know This Tim McGraw Smash Hit Was Recorded In Upstate New York?
One of Tim McGraw's most legendary songs turns 20 this summer and it was recorded right here in the Empire State. When it comes to making music in Nashville, there are 2 things artists can always count on - great songs from a super-talented community of songwriters and great session musicians to turn them into music candy for the ears! It is a tried and true system that is a well-oiled machine in Music City recording studios.
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass
It was a very lucky day for one Bay Stater after they collected a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery. The Wallace P. Gator Trust collected the seven-figure prize from the winning “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” ticket. Related: Western Mass Man Is Newly Minted MillionaireThe …
Here Are All Dates For The Last of The Capital Region Fairs
This is the final week for the Capital Region fairs. Check out the ones that run this week. Here is a guide to the final fairs, dates, and what they offer. The Columbia County Fair is from August 28th through September 2nd in Chatham. The fair opens at noon on the first day and at 10 am the rest of the fair days. Enjoy games, rides, demolition derbies, live music, food, and more. To get the full schedule and tickets click HERE.
NY weather: Pea-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms to hit New York Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 9:49 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 10:30 p.m. for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Erie counties. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are foreseen. "At 9:49 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Angola, or...
These Are The Largest Lottery Jackpots In New York History
Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing could be a recording-breaking one here in New York. READ MORE: SEVERAL BIG MONEY WINNING POWERBALL TICKETS SOLD IN NEW YORK OVER THE WEEKEND. The jackpot prize of $575 million dollars would set a new record of the largest jackpot ever won by a New York Resident by almost $100 million dollars.
New York State Reminds Bowhunters About This Law
The leaves are starting to change, the cooler mornings are here and the goldenrod is starting to bloom and here in New York State, it is almost time for the start of the bowhunting season!. Some wonder, when does deer hunting season start in New York State? Typically, the archery...
State provides millions for sewer and water plant upgrades in region
ALBANY – The State Environmental Facilities Corporation has approved millions in grants and loans for upgrades to wastewater and drinking water facilities in the Hudson Valley and Catskills areas. The Town of Thompson will receive a just under $7 million grant and $5.3 million grant to upgrade its Emerald...
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