MVB site one step closer to boundary expansion

KINDERHOOK — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Thursday that the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site has reached an important milestone on the road to a long-awaited goal. A large bill that passed in the Senate Thursday contained legislation — sponsored by Gillibrand — that will see the boundaries of the national park in Kinderhook grow by 261 acres to nearly the entire area it covered during the time it belonged to Kinderhook’s native son, eighth President of the United States Martin Van Buren.