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Thursday

Mar

23

12:59 am

Right-wing Republicans in Columbia County now attacking climate change measures

Mar 23, 2023 12:59 am • Staff

Raymond Pignone reports in Columbia-Greene Media that in Philmont there's a battle over the environment with a resolution to disband the village’s Climate Smart Task Force. On March 13 30 climate-deny...

Thursday

Mar

23

12:51 am

Higgins defeats Papa in Hunter

Mar 23, 2023 12:51 am • Staff

Porcupine Soup reports that the village of Hunter won't provide the election results, but they say Alan Higgins defeated incumbent Mayor Michael Papa in the March 21 election. Higgins resigned and Pap...

Thursday

Mar

23

12:41 am

Ulster County residents say they lack affordable housing

Mar 23, 2023 12:41 am • Staff

Patricia R. Doxsey reports in the Daily Freeman that Ulster County residents told their legislature on March 21 that they need affordable housing. Katrina Houser moved to Kingston with her mother in 1...

Thursday

Mar

23

12:23 am

New principal at Cairo-Durham High School

Mar 23, 2023 12:23 am • Staff

Liz Montgomery reports for Porcupine Soup that Cairo-Durham High School has a new principal. David Proper was appointed by the Cairo-Durham Board of Education on March 9 as interim principal at the hi...

Wednesday

Mar

22

3:45 pm

WGXC News Update: 20230322

Mar 22, 2023 3:45 pm • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's audio daily news update.

Wednesday

Mar

22

2:00 pm

Village election updates

Mar 22, 2023 2:00 pm • Staff

The public still does not know some election results from voting in village elections on March 21. One update in Chatham, the trustee election for two seats is a bit unusual. Peter Minahan got the mos...

Wednesday

Mar

22

12:59 pm

Report says New York prison officials regularly violate solitary confinement law

Mar 22, 2023 12:59 pm • Staff

Brendan J. Lyons reports in the Times Union that prison officials across the state are still regularly putting prisoners in solitary confinement a year after New York enacted laws to prevent the prolo...

Wednesday

Mar

22

12:47 pm

Local banks talk stability in face of failures

Mar 22, 2023 12:47 pm • Staff

Nancy Kern reports in Columbia-Greene Media checks in with two local banks about what they are doing after two large U.S. banks failures in the past 10 days. Share prices of three of the publicly held...

Wednesday

Mar

22

12:03 pm

DOT closing one lane each way on Taconic State Parkway this week

Mar 22, 2023 12:03 pm • Staff

The New York State Department of Transportation is closing one lane of the Taconic State Parkway in each direction between Exit 80 at State Route 82 and County Route 10 in the Town of Taghkanic, be...

Wednesday

Mar

22

6:15 am

WGXC Daily News: 20230322

Mar 22, 2023 6:15 am • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's daily news audio update.

Wednesday

Mar

22

5:45 am

WGXC Better Weather: 20230322

Mar 22, 2023 5:45 am • Produced by Joe Demanso.

Click above to download or play the "Better Weather." Produced by Joe Demanso of the Catskill Makers Syndicate.

Wednesday

Mar

22

1:03 am

Village election results

Mar 22, 2023 1:03 am • Staff

Most election results from villages in Greene and Columbia counties are in so far. Results for Hunter, Kinderhook, Philmont, and Valatie have not been posted online yet. COLUMBIA COUNTY Village of...

Wednesday

Mar

22

12:34 am

Police body cameras go on in Dutchess County

Mar 22, 2023 12:34 am • Staff

The Daily Freeman reports that Dutchess County sheriff’s deputies started wearing body-worn cameras last week, Sheriff Kirk Imperati announced on March 17. Imperati, in a press release, said, “The cam...

Wednesday

Mar

22

12:11 am

Southern Albany County towns considering tax breaks for first responders

Mar 22, 2023 12:11 am • Staff

Noah Zweifel reports in the Altamont Enterprise that several southern Albany County towns have or are considering tax exemptions to attract more first responders. Knox has already granted a 10-percent...

Tuesday

Mar

21

3:45 pm

WGXC News Update: 20230321

Mar 21, 2023 3:45 pm • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's audio daily news update.

Tuesday

Mar

21

1:03 pm

Beacon bans natural gas in new buildings

Mar 21, 2023 1:03 pm • Staff

Lana Bellamy reports in the Times Union that on March 20 the city of Beacon became the third municipality in New York to pass legislation to prohibit the use of natural gas in nearly all newly constru...

Tuesday

Mar

21

12:45 pm

National activist group targets Molinaro, 17 other Republicans

Mar 21, 2023 12:45 pm • Staff

David Smith reports in The Guardian that the Indivisible activist group is targeting 18 Republican members of the House of Representatives from districts that Joe Biden won in the election of 2020, in...

Tuesday

Mar

21

12:11 pm

Saugerties sends out incorrect absentee ballots

Mar 21, 2023 12:11 pm • Staff

William J. Kemble reports in the Daily Freeman that voters in Saugerties March 21 will see a correct ballot, but absentee ballots, the village website, and a bulletin notice in the village office all...

Tuesday

Mar

21

8:03 am

Audio Feature: WGXC Congressional Report

Mar 21, 2023 8:03 am • Staff

Here is this week's WGXC Congressional Report, tracking the votes, statements, positions, and campaigns of the representatives and candidates for the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Congressional seats in...

Tuesday

Mar

21

6:15 am

WGXC Daily News: 20230321

Mar 21, 2023 6:15 am • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's daily news audio update.