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Register-Star WEEKEND The nation’s second-oldest newspaper • Serving Columbia and Dutchess counties since 1785 Copyright 2020, Columbia-Greene Media All Rights Reserved Price $2.50 Volume 236, No. 33 Saturday-Sunday, February 15-16, 2020 n FORECASTWEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT SUN Gibson named Siena president By Melanie Lekocevic board for the high privilege of began serving as a visiting Columbia-Greene Media serving as Siena’s next presi- professor of American Foreign Mostly LOUDONVILLE — Former dent, and I am sincerely hum- Policy at Williams College, in File photo Mostly sunny Increasing cloudy and and cold clouds U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson on Fri- bled to have been appointed Massachusetts, and will now Former U.S. Rep. milder day was appointed the 12th as the college’s first perma- take the reigns as president Chris Gibson was HIGH LOW 45 president of Siena College. nent lay leader,” Gibson said. of Siena College, where he re- appointed the The college’s Board of Gibson, a U.S. Army vet- ceived his bachelor’s degree in new president of 30 24 26 Trustees approved the ap- eran, is a former congressman history in 1986. Siena College in pointment by a unanimous who represented the 20th The school played an im- Loudonville. Complete weather, A2 vote in a special session Fri- Congressional District from portant role in his develop- day. Gibson’s five-year term 2011-13, and the 19th Con- C1 ment, Gibson said. Saturday - Sunday, February 15-16, 2020 - MEDIA COLUMBIA-GREENE

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INSIDE TODAY! FOR HISTORIC n SPORTS HILLSDALE BUILDING Abby Hoover\Columbia-Greene Media Head Brewer Haley Shine designed the trays used to serve flights By Abby Hoover 2018. “I call it the circle of life. It’s ap- of beer. Columbia-Greene Media Over the past 20 months, propriate that used grains make HILLSDALE — The old Ag- the building has been restored beer, so we kept that and put way is full of life once again as to its former glory with careful taps on it.” Roe Jan Brewing Company consideration to restore origi- Guest William Anstett opened Feb. 5 at 32 Anthony St. nal features, such as the wrap- stopped in after his visit at Her- Built in 1851, when it was around porch and a grain hop- rington’s next door to see if the known as the Hillsdale Mer- per from its days as a feed store. beer was good. He sat at the cantile Building, Roe Jan own- “At one point they bottled octagonal bar wrapped around ers Steve and Kathy Bluestone beer in the basement,” General bought the building in June Manager Joanna Virello said. See BREWERY A2

Katie Bulich signs with Iona Catskill Soccer star Katie Bulich signed her letter of intent to take her talents to Iona College PAGE B1 n BUSINESS Accounting firm goes global Pattison, Koskey, Howe & Bucci merges with UHY, a company with Abby Hoover/Columbia-Greene Media Abby Hoover\Columbia-Greene Media 100 offices worldwide Head Brewer Haley Shine pours a sample of her latest beer. First-time patron William Anstett enjoys a beer at the bar. PAGE A3 n INDEX Region A3 Opinion A4 Local DAs speak out on bail reform State/Nation A5 Obituaries A5 By Sarah Trafton defendant, according to the Senate Ma- Sports B1 jority office. Comics/Advice B5-B6 Columbia-Greene Media “We are getting rid of cash bail com- Classified B7- B8 ALBANY — District attorneys in Greene and Columbia counties are speaking out pletely,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea as state Senate Democrats came forward Stewart-Cousins said Friday. “Simply On the web put, the reforms will ensure that no one www.HudsonValley360.com this week with proposed modifications to the contested bail reform law. will be incarcerated simply because of The proposal includes eliminating their inability to pay and that no one will Twitter be let out of prison because of their enor- cash bail entirely and restoring limited Follow: mous wealth. discretion to judges. Nearly all misde- @HudsonRegisterstar Defendants would be given a hearing meanors will not be eligible for judicial Facebook within 48 hours of their arraignment to discretion, and therefore remand, ac- determine whether they will be released www.facebook.com/ cording to the Senate Majority office. or remanded, according to the proposal. HudsonRegisterstar/ Exceptions include crimes that result If a defendant is remanded, they can in the death of another person, certain request a second hearing. domestic violence felonies and certain “All of those proposals would improve hate crimes. the law,” Columbia County District Attor- Judges could also take into account ney Paul Czajka said Friday. File photo a person’s past criminal record when Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka. determining whether to remand a See REFORM A2 Looking for a New Home? Local Open Houses • Local Agents Local Searchable Listings www.hvpropertysearch.com