GREENPORT: NO DEADLY INTERSECTIONS WELCOME

A disagreement between the NYS Department of Transportation and Town of Greenport over the need for traffic lights at a pair of proposed intersections harkens back to decades of battles waged by municipalities to get traffic signals at accident-prone intersections.

HOME SALES INCREASE 43 PERCENT

Home sellers in Columbia County have benefitted from the apparent turnaround in the economy and the first-time home buyers tax credit. But despite the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers expiring this Friday, area real estate representatives say they expect the increased sales volume to continue.

VISITORS TO PAY MORE AT LAKE TAGHKANIC

Visitors to Lake Taghkanic State Park will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets this summer as a result of the latest state action impacting users and visitors to state parks. The state is imposing a $1 increase, up to $8 per car per visit this year to visitors to the park during swimming season, which runs from late May until September.