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Wednesday
Feb
08
7:15 am
Faso votes to overturn gun policy, co-sponsors reciprocity bill
Victoria Addison is reporting in The Daily Mail U.S. Rep. John Faso voted with the majority in the House last week to overturn an Obama-era policy that prevented certain people who receive Social Secu...
Wednesday
Feb
08
6:45 am
Immigration officials take Hudson man into custody
The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement is reporting on its Facebook page it was notified Tue., Feb. 7, that a community member had been detained outside of his home in Hudson by Immigration and Custom...
Wednesday
Feb
08
6:30 am
Livingston brewery earns world ranking
WPDH Poughkeepsie is reporting the Livingston-based Suarez Family Brewery has been named the tenth best new brewery in the world by RateBeer Best. Suarez's unfiltered pilsner was named one of the best...
Wednesday
Feb
08
12:05 am
Hudson Elks to pay property taxes this year
Nick Olivari reports in the Register-Star that the Hudson Elks Club will pay property taxes in 2017, after the fraternal organziation got an examption in 2015 and 2016. “The exemption has been removed...
Wednesday
Feb
08
12:04 am
Mortazavi not coming to EMPAC from Iran because of Trump travel ban
RPI's EMPAC announced that Iranian hand drummer Mohammad Reza Mortazavi will not be performing as scheduled March 3 because of the new immigration ban in the United States. "Due to President Trump’s...
Wednesday
Feb
08
12:03 am
Kingston considers another Pilgrim Pipeline resolution
William J. Kemble reports in The Daily Freeman that Kingston Common Council will vote in the evening Feb. 7 on a resolution asking the state Department of Environmental Conservation to develop an “enh...
Wednesday
Feb
08
12:02 am
Protesters interrupt tax hearing in Albany
Casey Seiler reports in Capitol Confidential that 40 activists interrupted the joint budget hearing on taxation in Albany Feb. 7. The activists wore t-shirts identifying them as from the Alliance for...
Wednesday
Feb
08
12:01 am
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: TODAY: A chance of rain before 7 a.m., then a chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 48. Wednesday night, snow likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Mostl...
Tuesday
Feb
07
7:06 pm
Audio Feature: Feb. 7 Town of Catskill meeting
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Tuesday
Feb
07
4:00 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Tuesday, February 7 (4:31). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Tuesday
Feb
07
10:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Tue., Feb. 7 (9:47). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Tuesday
Feb
07
7:15 am
Village of Chatham looking to change its water, sewer rate structure
Emilia Teasdale is reporting in The Columbia Paper on the efforts of the Chatham Village Board to increase its water and sewer rates. A workshop on the proposal was held late last month. Under the new...
Tuesday
Feb
07
6:55 am
State RFP for Newburgh blood-testing services gets no response
Marie J. French is reporting at Politico New York the state Department of Health has been looking for contractors to administer blood tests to approximately 15,000 residents of Newburgh, where the wat...
Tuesday
Feb
07
6:45 am
Assembly Democrats to pass Dream Act for fifth time
Rick Karlin is reporting at Capitol Confidential state Assembly Democrats are prepared for the fifth time to pass a Dream Act, which treats undocumented foreign-born students as citizens even if they...
Tuesday
Feb
07
6:30 am
Closings and delays
Closings and delays for Tue., Feb. 8: [Updated: 8:45 a.m.] Cairo-Durham Central School District | Delayed two hours. No morning pre-K. No morning BOCESClosed. Catskill Central School District | Delay...
Tuesday
Feb
07
12:05 am
Valatie carwash plans move forward
Emilia Teasdale is reporting in The Columbia Paper the Valatie Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals held a second joint meeting last week to discuss the proposal to build a carwash on Route 9 in...
Tuesday
Feb
07
12:04 am
CMH honors Anne Schomaker for 'dedication to community'
Rosa Acheson is reporting in the Register-Star Kinderhook resident Anne Schomaker was honored by the Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation Board this weekend at its 7th annual Winter Blast held at Club...
Tuesday
Feb
07
12:03 am
Hein proposes free burial for veteran spouses at county cemetery
Patricia Doxsey is reporting in the Daily Freeman Ulster County Executive Mike Hein announced last week plans to allow the spouses of veterans to be buried alongside the veteran in the Ulster County V...
Tuesday
Feb
07
12:02 am
Legislature approves pension forfeiture measure
Chris McKenna is reporting at The Fray both chambers of the state legislature last week approved for the second time a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow judges to revoke or reduce the...
Tuesday
Feb
07
12:01 am
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Greater Capitol Region beginning at 7 a.m., through 7 p.m., Tue., Feb. 7. Snow and sleet ar...