Best Of Columbia County 2018, Final Round of Voting Happening Now

For the 5th year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the Best of Columbia County competition.

For the 5th year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the Best of Columbia County competition.

The Best of Columbia County allows county residents, and visitors to make their voices heard in deciding the best of the best in a broad field of over 85 categories–including best bar, best burger, best plumber, best florist, and best Real Estate Company. Winners will be announced during an Academy Award style show, held at the Columbia County fairgrounds in Chatham on June 22.

You have to vote in at least 10 categories to enter. All you need to vote is an email address. Here’s my shameless plug – Beach & Bartolo Realtors has won Best Realtor for the past two years, and we would love to win again.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE,

or visit www.hudsonvalley360.com/bocc?wallit_nosession=1

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

Garden Open Day & Plant Sale in Copake Falls, May 5

Margaret Roach, of AwayToGarden.com, is teaming up with Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery to kickoff of the 2018 garden-visiting season. This Saturday, Margaret will open her garden for tours and a Broken Arrow Nursery will be on site for a plant sale.

Margaret Roach, author and blogger (AwayToGarden.com), is teaming up with Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery to kickoff of the 2018 garden-visiting season. This Saturday, Margaret will open her garden for tours and Broken Arrow Nursery will be on site for a plant sale.

Margaret’s garden features informal mixed borders, shrubberies, frog-filled water gardens, and container groupings covering the steep two-and-one-third-acre hillside. It’s a former orchard with a simple Victorian-era farmhouse and little outbuildings set in Taconic State Park lands on a rural farm road.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, May 5 2018, from 10am to 4pm

LOCATION:
Garden of Margaret Roach
99 Valley View Road
Copake Falls, NY 12517

ADMISSION:
$7

MORE:
awaytogarden.com
facebook.com/awaytogarden
instagram.com/awaytogarden

brokenarrownursery.com
facebook.com/brokenarrownursery

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

Last Chance to Vote for Best Of Columbia County 2018!

For the 5th year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the Best of Columbia County competition.

For the 5th year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the Best of Columbia County competition.

The Best of Columbia County allows county residents, and visitors to make their voices heard in deciding the best of the best in a broad field of over 85 categories–including best bar, best burger, best plumber, best florist, and best Real Estate Company. The awards also provide winners with a yearlong opportunity to tout their goods or services in advertising as the 2018 award recipient.

The first round of voting, the nomination round, began on April 1, and ends on April 30. The top three vote getters of each category will move on to Round Two, the final round (May 5 through May 31), which will determine a winner from each category. Winners will be announced during an Academy Award style show, held at the Columbia County fairgrounds in Chatham on June 22.

In each of the categories, you can select one of the listed options, or write in your own. Here’s my shameless plug – Beach & Bartolo Realtors has won Best Realtor for the past two years, and we would love to win again.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE,

or visit www.hudsonvalley360.com/bocc?wallit_nosession=1

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, and twitter @CoCoCurrent.

Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

Interesting Article on Brownstoner About Relocating From Brooklyn to Upstate New York

An article on Brownstoner.com titled, Relocating From Brooklyn to Upstate New York?, offers some tips and advice for Brooklyners considering a move to our area. Although I don’t think West Chester county could be considered “Upstate NY”, there is some good advice for anyone considering a move to Columbia County.

Here are two of the tips, including one from a colleague, and fellow Beach & Bartolo Realtor of mine, Victor Mendolia:

Beware of “unknown costs”: Victor Mendolia, from Beach and Bartolo Real Estate in Chatham, says property taxes Upstate can be surprisingly high. “This is particularly true when there is another layer of municipal government like incorporated villages or cities,” he says.

Use a local buyer’s agent: Young (Gia M. Young, real estate salesperson at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Dobbs Ferry, ) says that a local buyer’s agent is more likely to know property tax assessments and zoning code implications. “The local agents also know each other and have established relationships, which may benefit their buyers,” she says. One place to find them is on Brownstoner Services.

Read the entire article on Brownstoner.com, and contact me (jmckinney@beachandbartolo.com) if you are considering a move to Columbia County.

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Vote Now for Best Of Columbia County 2017!

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present the 4th Annual Best of Columbia County competition. The competition invites members of the public to vote for their favorite county businesses, shops, restaurants, locations, services, and more.

The first round of voting will take place from April 8 to May 8 and will select about three finalists in each category. The second round of voting, which will go from May 8 to May 18, will determined a winner from each category,

In each of the categories, you can select one of the listed options, or write in your own. Here’s my shameless plug – Beach & Bartolo Realtors won Best Realtor last year, and we would love to win again. Unlike most categories there no Realtors listed, so please write us in.

TO VOTE:
Visit ColumbiaCountyBest.com All you need to vote is an email address.

For more happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent.com on twitter @CoCoCurrent.