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Friday
Jun
10
12:02 am
No hearings scheduled on Hoosick Falls water crisis
Scott Waldman in Politico New York reports that since blood results were released June 3, residents of Hoosick Falls, and politicians representing them, continue to call for hearings in Albany about t...
Friday
Jun
10
12:01 am
Friday, June 10, 2015 local almanac
Today is Day 9 of the WGXC All Together Now! 2016 Summer Pledge Drive. WGXC programmers, volunteers and staff are in the process of raising $20,000 to keep WGXC Hands-on Radio on the air, live and loc...
Thursday
Jun
09
10:57 pm
Radio News: 20 years after the 1996 Telecommunications Act
February marked 20 years since then-President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which deregulated several media industries, and has led to fewer media choices for consumers. Just...
Thursday
Jun
09
4:00 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Thu., June 9 (4:17). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Thursday
Jun
09
2:36 pm
Cuomo blames legislature for lack of ethics reform
Casey Seiler in Capitol Confidential reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting the blame on state lawmakers for not passing any ethics reform this session, even after leaders of the Assembly and Senat...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:00 pm
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local headlines for Thu., Jun. 7 (8:07). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Thursday
Jun
09
6:45 am
County airport receives state grant for safety improvements
Roger Hannigan Gilson is reporting in the Register-Star the Columbia County airport has received a state grant of nearly $500,000 for safety improvements to one of the hangers at the facility, located...
Thursday
Jun
09
6:30 am
Lawmakers hear from Styrofoam industry representatives
Katie Kocijanski is reporting in The Daily Mail as Greene County lawmakers consider a new local law to regulate the use of Styrofoam materials at food establishments, the county Legislature heard from...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:06 am
A few local emerging farms win grants
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the latest round of the New Farmers Grant Fund June 8, with over $743,000 in grants to support 25 early-stage agricultural businesses across New York State, including a...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:05 am
Amedore bill lets Greene jail be more
The New York State Senate passed legislation June 8 sponsored by Senator George Amedore that would allow land acquired by Greene County last year for a new jail in Coxsackie to be used for additional...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:04 am
State employees get temporary contract
The Daily Freeman reports that the New York State Public Employees Federation's members voted June 7 in favor of a one-year agreement with the state, while continuing negotiations for a longer-term co...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:03 am
Farm owners ask Cuomo for help
Matthew Hamilton in Capitol Confidential reports that farm owner groups want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take their side in a lawsuit over farmworker rights filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The s...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:02 am
Thousands expected for Taste of Country
Katie Kocijanski is reporting in The Daily Mail country music fans will gather at Hunter Mountain this weekend when the Taste of Country Music Festival comes to town. In its fourth year, the three-day...
Thursday
Jun
09
12:01 am
Thursday, June 9, 2015 local almanac
Today is Day 8 of the WGXC All Together Now! 2016 Summer Pledge Drive. During the next two weeks, WGXC programmers, volunteers and staff must raise $20,000 to keep WGXC Hands-on Radio on the air, live...
Wednesday
Jun
08
11:21 pm
Radio News: Wi-Fi companies eye DSRC band
The Communications Law blog reports about the Federal Communications Commission's plan for Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) linking transmissions on automobiles with highways. Those broadca...
Wednesday
Jun
08
1:15 pm
Teachout moves from outsider to insider
In 2014 Zephyr Teachout was the outsider, insurgent candidate for governor, taking 33 percent of the vote against Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary. In 2016, Teachout is in another Democratic pri...
Wednesday
Jun
08
10:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local headlines for Mon., Jun. 6 (5;34). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Wednesday
Jun
08
6:45 am
Polls put Teachout, Faso ahead in primary races
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential new polls in the 19th Congressional District show Zephyr Teachout and John Faso ahead in their respective primary races by double digits. Democrat...
Wednesday
Jun
08
6:30 am
Hurley resident named New York state police superintendent
The Daily Freeman is reporting Hurley resident George P. Beach has been named New York state police superintendent. Beach, a lieutenant colonel, was unanimously recommended by the state police search...
Wednesday
Jun
08
12:05 am
Work on Copake, Hillsdale bridges begins
The Columbia Paper reports that County Routes 7A and 21 in Columbia County will close for bridge repairs beginning June 8. The Dinehart Bridge, which carries County Route 7A over the Roeliff Jansen Ki...