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News | October 17, 2021
GILBOA - Women who took up flying in the early 1900s had to handle prejudice as well as their aircraft. Public sentiment in the early days of flying held that when a man died in an aircraft accident it was a shame—but he knew what he was getting into and was a hero for breaking new ground. ....When a woman died in a plane accident, it was proof positive she
The Mountain EagleNews | October 10, 2021
STAMFORD - The Annual meeting of the Stamford Village Library Association will take place on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 6 p.m., at the library, 117 Main Street, Stamford, NY 12167. Election for library trustees will be held.
The Mountain EagleNews | September 29, 2021
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is World’s Largest Event Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Care, Support and Research Columbia-Greene, New York, August 23, 2021 – The Alzheimer’s Association, Northeastern New York chapter is hosting its 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Columbia Greene on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Columbia-Greene Community College. Participants may check in beginni
The Mountain EagleNews | August 20, 2021
The Alzheimer’s Association, Northeastern New York chapter is hosting its 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Columbia Greene on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Columbia-Greene Community College. Participants may check in beginning at 8 a.m. with an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. The walk starts at 9:30 a.m. On Walk Day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with a
The Mountain EagleNews | May 24, 2021
The Greene County Legislature unanimously adapted Local Law 1 of 2021, which permits 12- and 13-year-olds to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow. This legislation was part of the NYS 2021-2022 budget, with each county given the option of opting into the law or not. After holding a public hearing that drew no comment, Greene County opted in on May 19th. Und
The Mountain EagleNews | April 20, 2021
The area’s inaugural Career JamTM, presented with Junior Achievement’s JA InspireTM program, and co-hosted by the Columbia Economic Development Corporation, Greene County Economic Development Corporation, Greene County Chamber of Commerce, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, Questar III BOCES and Columbia-Greene Workforce NY, launches April 14th. The virtua
The Mountain EagleNews | April 5, 2021
GILBOA - Fiddle tunes, sea chanties, cowboy songs, Erie Canal ditties, western swing, mountain music, and original materials that sound old-timey — Dave and Phil perform them all, and they've performed them for virtual audiences in the year of Covid-19. We found their music appropriate to usher in our short performance program, so we are rebroadcasting that
The Mountain EagleNews | March 21, 2021
GILBOA - STORY-TELLING, COMPLIMENTS OF THE Gilboa Historical Society A FREE YOUTUBE PERFORMANCE BY OUR FAVORITE STORY-TELLER NANCY PAYNE. She will you tell you about a when Kenyan women were denied education and channeled into a life of agricultural field work. Nevertheless, one such woman used education to rise through local expectations and national polit
The Mountain EagleNews | March 14, 2021
GILBOA - DAVE RUCH AND THE MUSIC OF UPSTATE NEW YORK from the Gilboa Historical Society THIS WEEK: Dave Ruch is a Public Scholar for the New York Council for the Humanities, a writer for The Huffington Post, and a member of the New York State Historical Association, Canal Society of New York, New York Folklore Society, and the Western New York Association
The Mountain EagleNews | February 22, 2021
GILBOA - SERIOUSLY FUN OLD AMERICAN MUSIC from the Gilboa Historical Society DAVE RUCH & PHIL BANASZAK LOVE TO PUT SHINE TO AMERICAN traditional music — fiddle tunes, sea chanties, cowboy songs, Erie Canal ditties, mountain music, western swing, and original materials that sound old-timey. But due to Covid-19, they have created performances for virtual aud
The Mountain EagleNews | February 14, 2021
GILBOA - NANCY MARIE PAYNE CELEBRATING AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE 20TH CENTURY performed at the Gilboa Historical Society THIS WEEK: Recorded in November, storyteller Nancy Payne told us of three generations of veterans from her family—a grandfather who outlived his own obituary in the Great War; her father who served as a navigator in 35 bomber sorties over
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News | January 22, 2021
CATSKILL - Talking about taxes was anything but tedious when the Greene County Legislature received the county Treasurer’s annual report which revealed a reason for revenue revealing. Sales Tax figures for the fiscal year 2020 are up by $2,056 052 from 2019, a surprising and staggering amount given the current economic climate. The County planned for overal
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