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Friday

Dec

02

12:02 am

UAlbany wins cybersecurity grants

Dec 02, 2016 12:02 am • Staff

Shannon Sweeney reports in the Albany Business Review that the University at Albany won over $700,000 in federal grants "to support cybersecurity education, partnerships and job growth in the area." S...

Friday

Dec

02

12:02 am

November was warmer than usual

Dec 02, 2016 12:02 am • Staff

The National Weather Service says November was warmer than usual in the Hudson Valley and Capitol Region, and wetter to the south, and drier in the north. Albany had an average temperature of 41.4 de...

Friday

Dec

02

12:01 am

Friday, December 2, 2016 local almanac

Dec 02, 2016 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast: Today: A slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 47. Friday night, a slight chance of rain showers before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow...

Thursday

Dec

01

10:50 pm

Radio News: Trump could send Wireless Emergency Alerts to every American

Dec 01, 2016 10:50 pm • Tom Roe

Jake Swearingen at New York Magazine wonders in print, after reading so many Tweets from Donald Trump over the past year, what the next president will do when he gets his hands on Wireless Emergency A...

Thursday

Dec

01

4:30 pm

WGXC Local News Update Audio Link

Dec 01, 2016 4:30 pm • Staff

DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Thurs., Dec. 1 (4:11). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)

Thursday

Dec

01

8:15 am

WGXC Local News Audio Link

Dec 01, 2016 8:15 am • Staff

DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Thu., Dec. 1 (6:43). (Produced by Philip Grant.)

Thursday

Dec

01

7:00 am

GNH Lumber closes Coxsackie location

Dec 01, 2016 7:00 am • Staff

Greg Hudson is reporting in The Daily Mail the GNH Lumber store in Coxsackie permanently closed its doors, Wed., Nov. 30. GNH owner Genn Hagen said the company's Greenville and Windham locations will...

Thursday

Dec

01

6:45 am

Golub calls news of possible Price Chopper sale 'nonsense'

Dec 01, 2016 6:45 am • Staff

Larry Rulison is reporting in the Times Union Neil Golub, the executive chairman of Price Chopper's parent company, Wed., Nov. 30, declined to talk about a report that negotiations are underway with A...

Thursday

Dec

01

6:30 am

Free parking in Hudson this month

Dec 01, 2016 6:30 am • Staff

Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton declared on Facebook Wed., Nov. 30, parking is free in the city during the month of December. “I hereby suspend the placing of coin(s) in the parking meters throug...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:05 am

Pipeline protest in Greenport Thursday

Dec 01, 2016 12:05 am • Staff

Local activists are organizing a protest in Greenport with the Standing Rock Solidarity Network on Dec. 1. Several Columbia County residents returned from the protests against a pipeline on Native Ame...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:04 am

DEC officer shot in Gallatin

Dec 01, 2016 12:04 am • Staff

News10 in Albany reports that a New York Department of Environmental Conservation officer was shot in Gallatin in Columbia County Nov. 23 while investigating reports of potential illegal hunting activ...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:03 am

Cuomo again vetoes food donation bill

Dec 01, 2016 12:03 am • Staff

Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that on Nov. 29, for the second year in a row, Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed legislation that would have created a tax credit for food donations by New York...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:02 am

Cuomo signs FOIL bill

Dec 01, 2016 12:02 am • Staff

Bill Mahoney reports in Politico New York that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that may make requests under the Freedom of Information Law more expedient. Now, when government entities lose a law...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:01 am

Thursday, December 1, 2016 local almanac

Dec 01, 2016 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast: Today: A slight chance of showers before 7 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 50. Thursday night, partly cloudy. Low around 35. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS FRIDAY: A slight cha...

Wednesday

Nov

30

10:50 pm

Radio News: The Internet Archive is backing up to Canada

Nov 30, 2016 10:50 pm • Staff

The Motherboard website first noticed Nov. 29 that The Internet Archive, an organization that archives the internet to preserve it for public use, is now fundraising to create a full backup in Canada...

Wednesday

Nov

30

8:30 am

WGXC Local News Audio Link

Nov 30, 2016 8:30 am • Staff

DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Wed., Nov. 30 (9:05). (Produced by Philip Grant.)

Wednesday

Nov

30

6:00 am

Cuomo signs Hudson's Airbnb tax into law

Nov 30, 2016 6:00 am • Staff

Roger Hannigan Gilson is reporting in the Register-Star Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Mon., Nov. 28, signed a law that allows the city of Hudson to levy a tax on short-term or vacation rentals. The law was...

Wednesday

Nov

30

5:30 am

Ulster Savings Bank accused of discriminatory lending practices

Nov 30, 2016 5:30 am • Staff

Paul Kirby is reporting in the Daily Freeman Ulster Savings Bank has been accused of discriminating against African Americans in its mortgage practices. The Fair Housing Justice Center filed suit in t...

Wednesday

Nov

30

5:00 am

Albertsons reportedly in talks to buy Price Chopper

Nov 30, 2016 5:00 am • Staff

The Times Union is reporting national supermarket chain Albertsons is said to be negotiating to purchase Schenectady-based Price Chopper for roughly $1 billion. The story was first reported by Reuters...

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:03 am

CLC gets $2.3 million for at-risk farmland

Nov 30, 2016 12:03 am • Staff

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $6.3 million for to nine projects to help protect 2,764 acres of at-risk farmland in the Capital Region, including $2.3 million to the Columbia Land Conservancy in Col...

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