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CHATHAM NEWS

DEVELOPER SHOPPING FOR NEW SUPERMARKET LOCATION

11-29-09 - A new Price Chopper is in the works for the residents of Chatham, Ghent and surrounding communities.

LOCAL AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION

10-02-09 - Two areas in Columbia County were recently recommended for official recognition as historic resources—a move officials see a valuable tool.

COUNTY FAIR SPRINGS TO LIFE ON WEDNESDAY

09-01-09 – The smell of fried dough, the cries of carnival barkers, and the drone of ride motors punctuated by the screams and shouts of the riders will soon fill the air beside Route 66 in Chatham.…

MAIN STREET PROJECT IN FINAL STAGES

08-03-09 - Despite the nonstop rain and attendant work delays, Chatham’s Main Street project is on schedule to be finished by the end of the year.

COLUMBIANS GATHER FOR A COUNTRY BARBECUE

06-01-09 - Everyone should know the pleasure of attending a country barbecue on a perfect spring day. All the better when it's for a terrific organization like the Columbia Land Conservancy.

ROSETTI CLOSING IS SECOND ECONOMIC HIT FOR TOWN OF CHATHAM

05-28-09 - In the second economic blow in as many months for a two-mile area in the towns of Chatham and Ghent, Rosetti Chevrolet announced last weekend that it will close.

QUESTIONS ARISE AS FIRST ROUND OF FEMA AID IS APPROVED

04-18-09 - 11:40 a.m. - The first of the federal aid for the December ice storm is starting to flow into the county, but not all of the recipients are pleased.

CHATHAM VILLAGE OFFICIALS EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN BUDGET

04-15-09 - As budget season begins, Chatham village officials expect little in the way of spending or tax increases.

POOPER SCOOPER LAW HAS VILLAGE BOARD IN QUANDARY

04-05-09 - The Chatham Village Board will consider during its April meetings a pooper scooper law, but what form the legislation will take is still in question.

VILLAGE OF CHATHAM FORWARDS ITS "CURB APPEAL" TO STATE

03-05-09 - Responding to complaints from business owners and residents, the Chatham Village Board is appealing to the state to address the “improvements” to village streets that many contend are a threat

AS ECONOMY SINKS, CRIME SOARS

Property owners are being urged to take extra precautions as the county deals with an increasing number of burglaries.

RAILROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT COSTS A VEXING PROBLEM

As municipalities are attempting to find a solution to the fiscal crisis, many with rail lines are facing yet another problem: what to do about crumbling bridges across railroad tracks.

HEROIC GIRLZ: 4 STARS FOR FOUR STARS
Saturday afternoon, January 31, The Crandell Theater in Chatham was the scene of a film screening and benefit for “Heroic Girlz Go to the United Nations.”

"LOCAL 'N' GREEN" AT MARISA'S BAGEL CAFE IN CHATHAM
Like many Columbia County residents, Kerstin, Joseph, and Chiara are changing the way they think about food, local farms, food products, community markets, sustainability, and alternative energy.

INAUGURATION DAY IN COLUMBIA COUNTY
January 20th 2009 marked a historic day for the Nation and Columbia County as everyone witnessed Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States.

THE FUTURE FOR THE REGION'S CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Approximately twenty percent of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany will be closed or merged in the near future, including parishes in Columbia County.

BROADBAND ACCESS MOVES FORWARD FOR GHENT AND CHATHAM
A Greene County firm has made strides in its study of providing broadband access to the Ghent and Chatham area through over-the-air service, with early test results showing a good potential for service.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE
ccSCOOP offers this shopping guide—to help you find the gifts you need right here in Columbia County and resist the urge to head for the malls in desperation.

SHOPPING LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Holiday shoppers can find a win-win situation this holiday season across Columbia County as local shops offer a selection gifts for all budgets and many products that were made right in the county.

CHATHAM: 2010 BUDGET PREPARATION BEGINS NOW
The Town of Chatham will begin work on its 2010 budget next month Supervisor Jesse DeGroodt said on Friday, less than twenty-four hours after the Town Board adopted the 2009 budget and the 29 percent tax rate increase it carried.

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS: NO RED LIGHTS FOR CHATHAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
While adjustments were necessary, Chatham's emergency services leadership is generally accepting of the changes made to the village's main thoroughfares through the state Department of...