Greene County's First Incorporated Village
Friends of Athens has two events approaching that are the perfect opportunity to get involved, meet your neighbors and help the community all at once! First: BE A PART OF ATHENS VILLAGE CLEAN UP DAY - Saturday, April 30. Meet at DPW building at 9 a.m. for a two hour trash clean-up of four designated …
The Athens Community Farm is raising funds to continue bringing high quality produce to Athens, NY by providing CSA shares from local farms to the Athens Community Food Pantry and Rivertown Senior Apartments. The deadline is this Friday, October 22nd! Donate Here! Working with local food access organization Long Table Harvest, the farm has been …
The Coxsackie-Athens Central School District is proposing reconfiguration of our schools and a change to the way grades are grouped within the two elementary campuses. The scenario being discussed would have E.J. Arthur Elementary house Pre-K through 2nd grade and create an "Intermediate Academy" for grades 3-5 at Coxsackie Elementary. A public comment session will take place …
Hello Neighbors, Monday's Athens Town Board meeting will include discussion of issues that affect the Village including a possible vote on the plan for our historic community building. The meeting will take place at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 39 Third St. at 7pm. Come out to stay informed on this important issue. Thank you!
We've created a survey to gauge Athens residents' feelings about the current Community Building debate. Please forward and share this with your neighbors in both the Village and the Town of Athens. Click here to share your opinion on the debate over the future of the Athens Community Building at 2 First St. Some background …
Hello Neighbors, Tonight's Athens Town Board meeting will include discussion of the future of our historic community building. The meeting will take place at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 39 Third St. at 7pm. Currently the Village maintains the community building and the Town rents the space they use from the Village. The building is …
Hello Neighbors, A few months back some folks asked for a list of homes that would be participating in our annual Athens Village-wide yard sale day this Saturday, 8/28*. So, the Communications Committee created a Google-form sign up sheet. It was in the summer newsletter and posted on Facebook. We got a pretty good number …
Come to tomorrow night's forum on future grade groupings in our schools. The Coxsackie-Athens Central School district has proposed reconfiguration of our schools and a change to the way grades are grouped within the two elementary campuses. The scenario being discussed would have E.J. Arthur Elementary house Pre-K through 2nd grade and create an "Intermediate Academy" for grades …
Hello Neighbors, We've seen a recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Greene County driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. So, the Village of Athens, together with the Athens Performing Arts Corp. , encourages all APAC concert attendees to wear masks regardless of vaccination status. Even though the concerts are outdoors, they draw large crowds. …
ATHENS Village & Town-wide Athens Town & Village Spring Cleanup Day(In cooperation with Greene County Solid Waste) DATE: Saturday, April 24, 2021 TIME: 8:30am - 12:30pm ACCEPTED ITEMS: SCRAP METAL, FURNITURE, GENERAL DEBRIS, HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS (PERSONAL USE DEVICES, BOXED), APPLIANCES, PROPANE TANKS. NOT ACCEPTED: TIRES, HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION DEBRIS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (CHEMICALS, PAINTS, LIQUIDS, PESTICIDES), COMMERCIAL WASTE HAULERS NOTE: …