Town News

NYSEG Update NYSEG reports most circuits now have ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration). 184 households by 1pm, 91 households by 2pm, 55 households by 4pm. The remainder are very small outage areas with a global ETR of 11pm. No locations were available during our update, but if you sign up for notifications through your account

Bottled Water and Dry Ice available at Chatham Fire House, 9:00am 7/4/26 The Town of Ghent, in coordination with the Village of Chatham, the Town of Chatham and NYSEG, will make bottled water and dry ice available for residents, beginning at 9am 7/4, at the Chatham Fire House, 1 Hoffman Street NYSEG Update As of

The Town of Ghent continues to respond to the severe storm that moved through our area Thursday evening, July 2, causing widespread damage from fallen trees, downed power lines, and extended power outages.  As of this afternoon, NYSEG reported that approximately 1,600 Town of Ghent customers lost electrical service during the storm. NYSEG reported that

The Board of Supervisors has authorized an immediate price increase for Columbia County garbage bags. All bags will increase by $1.00. The new pricing is as follows: •             Small Bags: $10.00 per package of five ($2.00 per bag). •             Medium Bags: $20.00 per package of five ($4.00 per bag). •             Large Bags: $30.00 per package