Germantown
A town in Columbia County, New York — population 1,927 as of 2022.
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Lenox powwow marks ongoing, vibrant Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican return to ancestral homelands
Centuries ago, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people were driven out of their homelands in the Northeast by European colonists. A powwow in Lenox this weekend will continue the community’s work to reestablish millennia-old ties with the region.
Community Groups & Organizations
IBM to build quantum-computing facility at Poughkeepsie campus
Tech company IBM was approved Tuesday morning for a 30-year agreement to build its next-generation quantum-computing facility at its Poughkeepsie campus.
Local Business
Western Mass. residents sound off on pitch to send millions more gallons of Quabbin water east
In Massachusetts, a proposal to move an additional 20 million gallons of water a day from a reservoir is drawing fierce backlash.The western Mass. towns entrusted with stewarding the Quabbin Reservoir are once again raising questions of equity as state officials collect feedback.
Government & Civic
Newburgh City Council votes to end Flock contract
After months of emotional back and forth, the Newburgh City Council has voted to end its contract with Flock Safety.
Government & Civic
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses congressional campaign
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses several issues including the role of A-I in the congressional campaign
General
SUNY Plattsburgh plans mock dorm room fire
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is planning a mock dorm room fire
EducationIn and around Germantown
See & do
- Charles H. Coons Farm
- Germantown Cheviot Park
- Germantown History Department
- Germantown Library
- Germantown Sportsmen Association
Eat, drink & stay
- Central House
- Cups Coffee Germantown
- Schoolfield Country House
- Eve's International Flea Market
- Universal cafe
Shops & services
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Germantown by the numbers
- Median age
- 56.4
- Households
- 853
- Persons per household
- 1.9
- Median household income
- $97,564
- Median house value
- $493,200