If you thought driving on the Taconic couldn't get any more dangerous, think again! Now drivers have to worry about hitting bears on one of New York's most dangerous highways.
Fair Season is upon us here in the Capital Region. Two have already come and gone, the Saratoga Fair and The Punkintown Fair in Voorheesville. Did you miss those two as I did? No worries, plenty more fairs will come before the summer ends and into the fall season.
Can which New York county you live in determine your life expectancy? Well, it can be a factor. In a cool report compiled by the Princeton, New Jersey based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Health Population Institute, they ranked all 62 counties in New York State in order of the healthiest to the not so healthy. The annual rankings compile data from the past several years from multiple sources, such as the National Center for Health Statistics.
There is a six-million-dollar project being built in Columbia County that will bring a world-class brandy distillery to the area. The owners say the Claverack property is the perfect backdrop and the stunning views add to its desirability to build the eleven thousand square-foot Klocke Estate distillery and tasting room.
Columbia County is boasting the latest Take 5 winner in the New York Lottery. This time someone won the top prize of forty-five thousand dollars. The winning ticket was sold for Saturday night's (July 31st) drawing at a busy convenience store.