Chatham Brewing Releases Nectaron of the Gods Double IPA in Cans

Chatham Brewing, Columbia County’s first brewery in New York’s upper Hudson Valley, has released Nectaron of the Gods Double IPA, featuring Nectaron and Motueka, two southern hemisphere hops. This release, available in a four-pack of 16 oz. cans, will be released this week to the public.

This Double IPA is a welcome addition to the brewery’s long list of easy-to-drink beers that Chatham Brewing has to offer, even with an 8.5 percent ABV.

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World Atlas Names Chatham in Small Towns In New York for a Weekend Retreat Article

“One could spend a lifetime exploring the Big Apple’s five boroughs, sites, and attractions. However, once you get out of the city, New York boasts a ton of beautiful towns.”

“Chatham is a small town in the Hudson Valley with a quintessential downtown and is known for its vibrant art scene. Once known as Groats Corner, Chatham is known for its sense of community, and this is evident in the downtown area…”

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Art Omi plans new $60 million destination in Columbia County

January 11, 2024 | Albany Business Review

Art Omi, the nonprofit arts center in Ghent, is developing a second Columbia County destination.

The $60 million project, Art Omi Pavilions, will feature at least a dozen exhibition buildings linked by outdoor pathways on a 190-acre hillside property off Route 66 in Chatham. A number of prominent artists and architects are already involved in the project.

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WinterFest Contest Winners Announced

Gift Basket Winner

Patrons earned a free raffle ticket every time they made a purchase from a Village shop at Chatham’s WinterFest, held December 9, 2023. The Prize: a gift basket worth $1,500 filled with items from a variety of popular Village businesses, including gift certificates.

The winner: Donna Curnow Ross of Old Chatham who had spent the day shopping in the Village.
Congratulations, Donna!

Cookie Baking Contest Winners

  1. Jeff Risley of Nassau – first prize $100.00
  2. Maryse Folmsbee – second prize $50.00
  3. Third prize will be divided up among the three children who entered, $25.00 each as they were all equally delicious.

Congratulations to all, and the judges thank you for a yummy effort.

Design work starts on Chatham-area trail expansion

September 1, 2023 | TimesUnion.com

A key step in the expansion of a rail trail in Columbia County has been taken.

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association said work has started toward creating a shovel-ready construction plan for a new section of the trail that will link the village of Philmont to the town of Ghent and Chatham village.

The construction-ready documents are being designed by MKM Landscape Architecture of New York under contract to the association, the nonprofit community group that helps oversee the expansion and maintenance of the trail. MKM has designed 2.5 miles of earlier extensions of the trail.

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Rail trail running through Dutchess and Columbia gets $375,000 grant

December 28, 2022 | Times Union

A group that has slowly worked to develop a rail trail through eastern Dutchess and Columbia counties received a $375,000 state grant to plan the trail’s next leg.

The Harlem Valley rail trail, first conceived of in the mid-1980s, currently stretches along the foothills of the Taconic Mountains from Wassaic in Dutchess County north to Copake Falls in Columbia County. But the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association has always envisioned it leading all the way to near Columbia County’s northern border.

The state grant must be matched with $125,000 raised by the association to foot the $500,000 bill for the design, engineering plans and permitting process for the new length of trail, according to Lisa DeLeeuw, the association’s executive director. Donations can be made on the association’s website.

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