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Friday
Aug
12
12:04 am
PSC takes comment on 518 area code split
Emilia Teasdale reports in The Columbia Paper that the 518 area code could run out of assignable telephone numbers by the first quarter of 2019, so the Public Service Commission is holding a series of...
Friday
Aug
12
12:03 am
A rush, then a delay, in ethics reform
Bill Mahoney in Politico New York reports that one of the few ethics reform bills passed in Albany recently was introduced at 1:45 a.m. on the last day of session, and passed both houses with little p...
Friday
Aug
12
12:02 am
CGCC budget goes to Greene County Legislature
William J, Kemble reports in The Daily Freeman that Columbia-Greene Community College officials claim smaller graduating classes from local high schools and low unemployment figures mean enrollment ra...
Friday
Aug
12
12:01 am
Friday, August 12, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Heat Advisory for the Hudson River Valley for Fri., Aug. 12. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity levels m...
Thursday
Aug
11
11:37 am
New Baltimore resident to sue town
Daniel Zuckerman reports in The Daily Mail that New Baltimore resident Harold W. Vadney said Aug. 8 at the Town Board meeting that he will file a lawsuit against the town about the Highway Department’...
Thursday
Aug
11
9:30 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news headlines for Thu., Aug. 11 (9:38). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Thursday
Aug
11
7:10 am
County EMS presents new contract to county officials
Katie Kocijanski is reporting in The Daily Mail Greene County Emergency Medical Systems recently presented its 2017 contract renewal request to county legislators. Under the contract the county's shar...
Thursday
Aug
11
7:00 am
Town may consider temporary mining ban
John Mason is reporting in the Register-Star the Twin Lakes Improvement Association will present to the Livingston Town Board a petition demanding a temporary, town-wide moratorium on mining. Opponent...
Thursday
Aug
11
6:15 am
Traffic advisory issued for Route 22 in Hillsdale
The Times-Union is reporting construction will cause Route 22 in Hillsdale to be narrowed to a single lane for the next several months. The highway is being reduced to alternating single lanes between...
Thursday
Aug
11
6:00 am
Gillibrand 'very grateful' for upcoming water hearings
Jimmy Vielkind is reporting at Politico New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Wed., Aug. 11, she is “very grateful” for state and federal hearings that will focus on the presence of toxic chemica...
Thursday
Aug
11
12:04 am
Roe Jan Watershed group tests waters
Diane Valden in The Columbia Paper reports that concerned Columbia County citizens are forming the Roe Jan Watershed Association, and will be checking water quality along the Hudson River tributary. K...
Thursday
Aug
11
12:03 am
Hunter board asks DOT to slow down Haines Falls drivers
Greg Hudson reports in The Daily Mail that the Town of Hunter is trying to convince the state Department of Transportation to slow down speed limits on Route 23A in Haines Falls. Three years ago, a si...
Thursday
Aug
11
12:02 am
Kinderhook passes solar moratorium
Emilia Teasdale reports in The Columbia Paper that on Aug. 1 the Kinderhook Town Board unanimously enacted a three-month moratorium on non-roof-mounted solar panels. “The Town Board finds that a morat...
Thursday
Aug
11
12:01 am
Thursday, August 11, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the Hudson River Valley for Thu., Aug. 11. The combination of hot temperatures and high humid...
Wednesday
Aug
10
12:33 pm
Albany County does not downsize legislature
Amanda Fries reports in The Albany Times-Union that voters will not get to decide on whether the Albany County Legislature is made smaller. The legislature voted 31-5 against a bill which involved red...
Wednesday
Aug
10
10:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news headlines for Wed., Aug. 10 (9:54). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Wednesday
Aug
10
7:00 am
Common Council ponders support for drivers' licenses for undocumented
John Mason is reporting in the Register-Star Hudson Common Council is considering support for an effort to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The idea was original...
Wednesday
Aug
10
6:30 am
Storms could lead to flooding in Albany, elsewhere
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of a line of strong thunderstorms that will affect Greene, Albany, Schoharie and parts of Columbia and Ulster coun...
Wednesday
Aug
10
6:20 am
Police find no evidence of drowning at Twin Lakes
The Daily Freeman is reporting a three-and-a-half hour multi-agency search conducted Tue., Aug. 9, in a Livingston lake was called off after authorities found no evidence of a drowning. Columbia Count...
Wednesday
Aug
10
6:15 am
Airbnb claims state leaving $90M on the table by not taxing users
Dana Rubenstein is reporting at Politico New York New York state is going without $90 million a year in revenue because it will not tax Airbnb users the same way it does hotels, according to an analys...