Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon

Reporter at the Register-Star, based in Hudson, New York.

Tiffany Greenwaldt-Simon

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Hudson schools administrator shares improvement needs

HUDSON — Pre- and post-pandemic test results of elementary school students at the Hudson City School District have stagnated, the district’s Executive Director of Teaching and Learning said during a Board of Education meeting Tuesday.Elsa Kortright-Torres, the Hudson City School District’s executive director of teaching and learning, shared with the board the areas where the school district needs academic improvement. The data collected in Kortright-Torres’ presentation was based on student asse...
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Amtrak service reductions could impact Hudson riders

HUDSON — Commuters and travelers in the city could see reduced train services into New York City starting next month during rehabilitation of the East River tunnels in Penn Station.According to the Empire State Passengers Association, a volunteer group that works to expand Amtrak and public transportation services in the state, passengers traveling between Albany and New York City could experience reduced Amtrak services, and increased wait times for passengers in Rensselaer.“The new schedule wi...
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Hudson's 7th Street Park rehab to kick off in spring

HUDSON — Construction on the first and second phases of the renovation of 7th Street Park could begin next year, an architect on the project said Tuesday.Gail Wittwer-Laird, a principal with Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, said she expected the bidding process on the first two phases of the project to renovate 7th Street Park to begin before the end of this year, with an estimated construction start date in the spring.“We’re estimating a one-year construction duration,” she s...
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Audit reveals Columbia County's 2023 finances in good shape

HUDSON — The county has passed an audit of its 2023 finances.“The county continues to be financially in a very good position,” Columbia County Treasurer PJ Keeler said. “Hopefully that continues. We spent years getting to this point and now the challenge is to keep it there.”The county’s financial audit was completed by the Erie County-based accounting agency Drescher and Malecki, and presented at the Board of Supervisors meeting Oct. 9.From 2022 through 2023, the county increased its general fu...
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Convicted sex offenders in Taghkanic face new child porn charges

John R. Vogt, 74, and Mark T. Vogt, 45, of Taghkanic, were both charged on Oct. 9 with three counts of possessing obscene sexual performance by a child under 16 years of age, a class E felony.After receiving a tip, investigators from the State Police determined that John Vogt and Mark Vogt were both in possession of child pornography.New York State Police Troop K Public Information Officer Aaron Hicks said in an email Friday that the two men were on the sex offender registry.John R. Vogt, a Leve...
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Debate over Good Cause Eviction law in Hudson continues

HUDSON — Debate on the city’s proposed Good Cause Eviction law, which prevents tenants from being evicted from rentals without a good reason, continued at the Common Council’s informal meeting Monday night.The law, introduced at the council’s Sept. 9 informal meeting, prevents tenants from being evicted without a good reason, and prevents them from being displaced due to unreasonable rent increases or other scenarios in which tenants are not at fault. The law also guarantees tenants can continue...
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Man arraigned on drug, gun charges in Columbia County arrest

HUDSON — A Twin County man, who provided authorities with home addresses in Columbia and Greene counties, was arraigned in Columbia County Court on Monday after being arrested and charged with multiple felonies in July.Nathaniel Picardi, 33, was arrested in Hillsdale July 8 and charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony, the Columbia County District Atto...
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Blaze destroys Gallatin home

GALLATIN — Firefighters battled a fire for about seven hours that began Tuesday morning and destroyed a home in Gallatin, Livingston Fire District Chief Paul Jahns IV said.Firefighters responded at about 11:51 a.m. Tuesday to a home at 35 North Gold Road for a report of a porch fire. When units arrived at the home, they found a heavy fire on the back part of the home that had spread to the structure’s roof, Jahns said.The home, which Jahns estimated to be around 5,000 square feet, was completely...
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Brooklyn students discover ins and outs of dairy farming in Kinderhook

KINDERHOOK — Students and teachers from a Brooklyn high school traveled to Kinderhook on Thursday morning to tour a dairy farm and learn more about the technology and science behind the farm’s operation.Roughly 50 students from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn attended the tour at Wil-Roc Farms, a family-owned dairy farm in Kinderhook.The tour was held by Wil-Roc Farms and the American Dairy Association North East in celebration of National Farmer’s Day on Oct. 12.Through the tour, students w...
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Taghkanic men charged with child porn possession

TAGHKANIC — Two Columbia County men were arrested and charged with possessing child pornography.John R. Vogt, 74, and Mark T. Vogt, 45, of Taghkanic, were both charged Wednesday with three counts of possessing obscene sexual performance by a child under 16 years of age, a class E felony.After receiving a tip, investigators from the State Police determined that John Vogt and Mark Vogt were both in possession of child pornography, according to police.They were both issued an appearance ticket to t...
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Brooklyn man arrested on drug charges in Taghkanic

TAGHKANIC — A traffic stop in the town led to the arrest of a New York City man on drug-related charges Monday, New York State Police said.Aphonso C Edmundson Quzack, 39, of Brooklyn, faces multiple felony charges after being found in possession of crack-cocaine and cocaine, according to state police.Troopers from the State Police Community Stabilization Unit performed a traffic stop on the 2013 Infiniti G37 Quzack was driving on the Taconic State Parkway.A police investigation found that Quzack...
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Greene County postal worker killed in crash

ASHLAND — A U.S. Postal Service employee from East Durham was killed in a two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on Route 10.Gina H. Hernandez, 62, of East Durham, was traveling east on county Route 10 in a U.S. Postal Service vehicle at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when her vehicle collided near the center of the road, near Sutton Hollow Road in Ashland, with a 2008 Lexus RX 350 driven by an unnamed 17-year-old male heading westbound on Route 10, according to the Greene County Sheriff's Office."Gi...
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Cross-NY attempted murder suspect, arrested in Greenport, appears in court

HUDSON — An Erie County man accused of traveling through Columbia County on his way to kill his estranged wife’s romantic partner in Westchester County appeared in court Monday for a brief hearing.Andrew J. Case, of West Seneca in Erie County, pleaded not guilty in Columbia County Court on Oct. 1 to second-degree attempted murder, a class B felony, first-degree attempted assault, and first-degree criminal use of a firearm, both class C felonies. Case also pleaded not guilty to driving while into...
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Trial date set for Brookwood psychologist accused of sex assault

HUDSON — The trial date for the state psychologist accused of sexually assaulting residents at the Brookwood Secure Center for Youth in Claverack was scheduled in Columbia County Court on Wednesday.Maya Hayes, 46, of Albany, was arrested April 12 and charged with 62 counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, and three counts of third-degree rape.Hayes was indicted April 9 and turned herself into the Livingston State Police barracks the same month after a warrant was issued for her arrest on Apr...
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Columbia Memorial Health opens new Women's Health Center

The Women's Health Center, located in the Medical Office Building in Hudson, expands the hospital's women's health services portfolio, Bill Van Slyke, a spokesperson for Columbia Memorial Health, said in a statement Tuesday.The Women's Health Center, which opened Sept. 26, is a vital addition to the community, Dorothy Urschel, president and CEO of Columbia-Memorial Health said in a written statement.“It will provide comprehensive, specialized care for women, ensuring they have the support and re...
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Chatham school bus driver saved from bee stings, how her colleagues came to her rescue

CHATHAM — A Chatham Central School District bus driver is crediting her colleagues with saving her life recently when she suffered a severe allergic reaction after she was stung twice in the mouth by bees.While preparing to start her afternoon run Sept. 16, Darci Hover, a bus driver in the school district, took a sip of a drink she had on the bus that bees had gotten into, according to a press release from the district.Hover was stung inside her mouth twice and began to suffer a serious allergic...
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Columbia County conservation district gets $2.8M for greenhouse gas reduction

GHENT — The county’s Soil and Water Conservation District received $2.8 million from the state to work with a local dairy farm to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.The funding, announced Sept. 27 by Gov. Kathy Hochul, is part of $33 million in funding awarded to 70 county soil and water conservation districts across the state.This was the first time the county’s district was awarded funding through the state’s Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program, Dylan Cipkowski, executive director of the...
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Blaze destroys Greenport apartment

GREENPORT — A fire late Thursday night gutted a Ten Broeck Avenue apartment at Hudson Village Apartments in Greenport, the town’s fire chief said Friday.Firefighters responded to the apartment at 71 Ten Broeck Ave. just before 9 p.m. Thursday. When units arrived at the apartment, they found a cooking fire that started on the stove that had quadrupled in size and spread through the three-bedroom apartment, Greenport Fire Chief Mark Taylor said.The apartment was completely gutted by the fire, he a...
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Petition calls for resignation of HCSD superintendent

HUDSON — Over 100 people have signed a petition calling for the resignation of the Hudson City School District Superintendent of Schools Juliette Pennyman, Ph.D.“We are a community deeply hurt and frustrated by the actions of Dr. Juliette Pennyman, the current superintendent of the Hudson City School District,” according to the petition. “A culture of degradation and disrespect has been revealed, with teachers, staff, and students at its receiving end. Employees are shamed, dismissed when they a...
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Hudson Jazz Fest kicks off Friday

HUDSON — The Hudson Jazz Festival will return to the city Friday for its sixth year.The three-day event will take place at several venues throughout the city, starting with an opening party at Return Brewing, 725 State St., Friday night.“This year is unique in a few different ways,” Caroline Lee, director of marketing and external communications at Hudson Hall, said Tuesday. “Mainly, that it shifted from February to October. What that meant is we were able to expand the event beyond Hudson Hall...
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Protest on the Hudson against pipeline this Saturday

ATHENS — A group of activists will take to the Hudson River on Saturday to protest the proposed expansion of the Iroquois natural gas pipeline.The protest, held by the environmental action group Food and Water Watch, will include over 20 people kayaking across the river from the Athens Riverfront Park to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Emily Skydel, senior organizer of the Hudson Valley branch of Food and Water Watch, said Thursday.“We wanted to draw attention to the location where the pipeline cr...
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Architect proposes restoration of historic Hudson home

HUDSON — Restoration of a historic home in the city could begin soon.The Robert Taylor House, located at 68 S. Second St., is owned by Ben Fain, the owner of Nice and Weird LLC.Fain purchased the property from the Galvan Foundation in the spring, Walter Chatham, an architect at the Hudson-based Walter Chatham Architect, said Friday.“The house has been in a state of decay for a while, and there was a lot of anxiety about what was going to happen,” he said. “His [Fain’s] desire is to bring that ho...
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New Lebanon downtown project to go to referendum

NEW LEBANON — The town will be holding a special election in January on its contribution toward a project to revitalize its downtown, the town supervisor said.At the New Lebanon Town Board’s Sept. 10 meeting, it approved a measure to hire a bond attorney to oversee the town’s $500,000 contribution to the project, Town Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling said.The town will also hold the special referendum to allow residents to decide if they still want to go through with the project, Houghtling said.“T...
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West Seneca man accused in attempted murder case arraigned

HUDSON — An Erie County man suspected of traveling through Columbia County to kill his estranged wife’s romantic partner was arraigned in county court on Monday, where he was also granted bail.Andrew J. Case, 41, of West Seneca in Erie County, was arrested and charged Sept. 17 with second-degree attempted murder, a class B felony, after he was found in Greenport with three shotguns in his vehicle, according to state police.Case was also charged with first-degree attempted assault and first-degre...
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