Both the Gallatin and New Lebanon Transfer Stations will remain closed indefinitely. This decision was made during the April public works committee meeting. According to the director of Columbia County Solid Waste, Wendy Madsen, the Gallatin station did not produce enough waste to continue to operate a trash compactor, which helps fit more waste in a single dumpster, thus reducing the number of dumpsters needing to be exchanged over a given time. As a result, waste was lingering, attracting...

MAY 16, 10am-1pm at the Claverack Free Library Do you have a lamp that doesn't light, a kitchen drawer full of dull knives, garden shears that don’t shear, a broken chair, an item of clothing in need of repair, a bike with a wobbly wheel, or a toaster that doesn't toast? Don't throw it out - bring it or any other item in need of repair to the Repair Café and let one of our volunteer fixers sort it out.

The Columbia County Department of Health is offering a free drive-thru Rabies Clinic for cats, dogs, and ferrets 3 months of age and older. WHEN: Saturday, May 30th, 2026, 10am - 12pm. WHERE: Montgomery C. Smith Parking Lot, 102 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson, NY 12534