If you are looking for official election results for every town in Columbia County, check out the Columbia County Board of Elections site by clicking here.
The site gives you a full breakdown of every vote cast for each candidate. Here’s an example of what you will find on the site:
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The city of Hudson is one of 10 winners in a statewide competition for $10 million downtown revitalization grants.
The city of Hudson is one of 10 winners in a statewide competition for $10 million downtown revitalization grants. This is the second year for the contest, which Governor Cuomo created to reinvigorate aging downtowns.
In a press event on Tuesday at Hudson’s Hudson Hall, Cuomo said the grants are awarded to communities that already are growing, show promise, evidence of community investment, and enlightened government.
Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton said that the money will support efforts to make the town more attractive to businesses and visitors while enhancing resident access to education, recreation and employment.
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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.
Ride-sharing in upstate New York is now available.
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a measure that pushed the rollout date for ride-sharing upstate, from mid-July to late June. The state Legislature advanced the date in hopes of having the service in place before the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Ride-sharing allows passengers to use their smartphones to summon drivers; the practice is legal in most of the United States, including New York City, and has been eagerly anticipated in upstate New York.
Lyft and Uber, two of the largest ride-sharing networks, have been preparing to enter the upstate market since the 2017-18 state budget was approved, and which contained a provision to legalize ride-sharing statewide. Officials with those companies said last week that they’ve got a network of drivers ready to go in the Capital Region and are encouraging would-be passengers to download the apps.
Hopefully, Columbia County will also benefit from the arrival of Uber and Lyft. Ride-sharing should do well in Hudson, but I wonder how easy it will be to get a driver to some of the more remote areas.
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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.
Round Two of voting for the 4th Annual Best Of Columbia County competition is now open. Presented by the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the Best of Columbia County competition, which invites the public to vote for their favorite county businesses, shops, restaurants, locations, services, and more.
This second, and final round of voting, will determine the winners of the competition. Voting is open until May 19, and the winners will be announced in June.
My Real Estate agency, Beach & Bartolo, made it through to Round Two, and is one of three agencies nominated for Best Realtor. We won last year, and would love to win again so please consider voting for us.
TO VOTE:
Visit ColumbiaCountyBest.com All you need to vote is an email address.
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I’m reposting the following in case you missed it the first time.
On April 29, 2017, hundreds of thousands of Americans will take part in a peaceful march to fight for our planet, and raise awareness of the growing climate crisis. The People’s Climate Movement is centered on the Washington DC march, and working with sister marches across the country, including one in Hudson NY.
Hudson Valley People’s Climate Sister March & Rally is being organized by a coalition of individuals involved with local Indivisible, Resistance and Environmental groups in the Upper Hudson Valley and is being co-sponsored with Basilica Hudson.
SCHEDULE for APRIL 29:
11am – The Rally
The Hudson Valley People’s Climate Sister March will begin with a rally in the Public Square (7th Street Park) in the center of Hudson. The rally will feature speakers from a variety of environmental activists groups including those involved in environmental justice, open space, sustainable farming, clean water and more. Confirmed speakers include Ned Sullivan, President of Scenic Hudson; Assembly Member Didi Barrett; Will Yandik, 4th Generation farmer, environmental activist and former NY-19 Congressional candidate; Michelle O’Leary who founded NY Water Project in response to the PFOA contamination in Hoosik Falls; and Karen Frishkoff, co-leader of the Columbia County chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
12pm – The March
After the rally, the march will head down Warren Street toward the river. We are encouraging people to bring signs and other visuals. The national march is encouraging people to produce signage and visuals that are circles to represent the planet and the circles of resistance that we see everywhere in the nation. DRONE-y sounds — such as wordless voices, kazoos, recorders, flutes, portable keyboards, bag pipes — are encouraged, as is thematic dress. Think Climate, think Planet, think cosmic DRONE! The march route will take Warren Street to the end, turn left on Front Street pass the train station and will end up at Basilica Hudson with their 24-HOUR DRONE festival will have just begun.
1pm – The Meet Up
When marchers arrive at Basilica they are encouraged to meet under their huge solar array, located behind the Kite’s Nest building, adjacent to the railroad tracks and the L&B building. The array will be stocked with information by representatives of local and regional environmental groups. There will be a few speakers who will address the crowd and the event will finish with people having a chance to exchange ideas, meet their fellow activists and get more involved.
Looking for something after the March? Basilica Hudson, will open their 2017 Season at noon on the 29th, with the annual program ’24-HOUR DRONE: EXPERIMENTS IN SOUND AND MUSIC’. For more on this music festival, visit http://basilicahudson.org/24-hour-drone/
MARCH SIGN UP:
If you’d like event updates, be the first to get news about additional speakers and performers, plus tips and instructions for the best parking and viewing locations, then Sign Up in advance, here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hudson-ny-peoples-climate-march
CONTACT:
For additional info, contact Hudson Resistance:
hudsonresistance.org
hudsonresistance@gmail.com
Victor Mendolia: 518-966-2060
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