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Wednesday
Aug
17
6:15 am
Voters think Trump will help Democrats in state Senate contests
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential a new poll indicates New York voters believe Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will ultimately help Democrats in the battle for contr...
Wednesday
Aug
17
12:05 am
Roads closed in Hillsdale
Lorna Cherot Littleway reports in The Columbia Paper that there is just on working lane in Hillsdale on State Route 22 just south of County Route 7D while the state Department of Transportation repair...
Wednesday
Aug
17
12:04 am
Inspectors find railroad defects
Matthew Hamilton in Capitol Confidential reports that state inspectors found two critical defects and three non-critical defects along 17 miles of CSX railroad track and six switches between Catskill...
Wednesday
Aug
17
12:03 am
Saugerties needs to repair sewer pipes
William J. Kemble reports in The Daily Freeman that Saugerties needs to repair a half-mile of sewer lines along Main Street through the village business district, and officials there are deciding how...
Wednesday
Aug
17
12:02 am
Opposition to anchorages builds
Lisa W. Foderaro reports in The New York Times about opposition along the Hudson River to a proposal from the private maritime industry to allow large barges, up to 600 feet long, to anchor off in dif...
Wednesday
Aug
17
12:01 am
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: Partly sunny. High near 82. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 62. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS THURSDAY: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after...
Tuesday
Aug
16
11:36 pm
Radio News: Air Force ups bonuses to retain radio-controlled drone pilots
The Air Force Times reported last week that the service is increasing retention bonuses to $35,000 per year for radio-controlled drone operators. With the Obama administration expanding the drone prog...
Tuesday
Aug
16
4:00 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Tue., Aug. 16 (3:11). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Tuesday
Aug
16
9:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news headlines for Tue., Aug. 16 (9:20). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Tuesday
Aug
16
6:45 am
Livingston to hold public hearing on proposed mining ban
John Mason is reporting in the Register-Star the Livingston Town Board will hold a public hearing September 8, on a proposed town wide mining ban. The proposed moratorium is a response to public conce...
Tuesday
Aug
16
6:00 am
City hires crossing guard for John L. Edwards school
Jeanette Wolfberg is reporting in the Columbia Paper the city of Hudson has hired a cross guard for the John L. Edwards Primary School. The new crossing guard will assist student pedestrians crossing...
Tuesday
Aug
16
5:45 am
Greene County announces flu clinic schedule
The Daily Freeman is reporting the Greene County Public Health Department has announced its schedule of flu clinics in September. The clinics are offered in conjunction with the county Department of H...
Tuesday
Aug
16
5:30 am
Teachout challenges hedge funders to debate
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential 19th Congressional District candidate, Democrat Zephyr Teachout on Mon., Aug. 15, challenged hedge fund managers Paul Singer and Robert Mercer to...
Tuesday
Aug
16
12:04 am
Presidential election changing local politics
Presidential politics are busy in New York these days: A new Sienna Poll released Aug. 15 shows 42 percent of voters favor Democrat Hillary Clinton; 34 percent, want Republican Donald Trump to lead th...
Tuesday
Aug
16
12:03 am
Voter registration deadlines near
If you want to vote this fall, the time to register is running out. The voter registration for New York's September 13, state and local primary elections of Aug. 19, and Oct. 14 for the November elect...
Tuesday
Aug
16
12:02 am
Bids under budget for Copake trail
Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Register-Star that two of three bids for a section of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail came within the budget Aug. 10, which means the sections may be complete later t...
Tuesday
Aug
16
12:01 am
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for east central New York and western Massachusetts for Tue., Aug. 16. There is a slight risk for...
Monday
Aug
15
10:42 pm
Radio News: Amateur radio bill progresses, a little, in Congress
Legislators in the United States are on a long vacation, so there has not been much to report lately on the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301. Just before the break, on July 13, the bill, which woul...
Monday
Aug
15
4:00 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Sat., Aug. 15 (3:03). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Monday
Aug
15
10:03 am
Gasoline leak Saturday in Rensselaer does not reach Hudson River
News10 television in Albany reports that around 600 gallons of gasoline leaked on American Oil Road at the Buckeye Terminal at the Port of Rensselaer Aug. 13. Governor Andrew Cuomo's office said a fue...