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Sunday

Jul

19

12:03 am

Valatie business criticized for flying Confederate flag

Jul 19, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

[caption width="232" align="alignleft"] Inside of Shooters store in Valatie, from store website.[/caption]Emilia Teasdale reports in The Columbia Paper that Shooters, a Valatie-based sporting goods an...

Sunday

Jul

19

12:02 am

Air quality warning Sunday

Jul 19, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

The Daily Freeman reports that an “Air Quality Health Advisory” will be in effect Sunday for the lower Hudson Valley regions, as a hot, muggy day is expected. The advisory, for ozone, will be in effec...

Sunday

Jul

19

12:01 am

Sunday, July 19, 2015 local almanac

Jul 19, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Local News Click here for news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sun., July 19. PLAY AUDIO (2:20) Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Gr...

Saturday

Jul

18

12:03 am

'Broadband Pep Rally' Saturday in Lexington

Jul 18, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

Organizers in Lexington, a mountainous town in Western Greene County, have a lack of broadband access problem, and are working on a large grant to change that. Saturday, July 18, the Lexington Broadba...

Saturday

Jul

18

12:02 am

Radio Roundup

Jul 18, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

• PAPER FOR SALE The Albany Business Review reports the owners of the weekly Albany-area newspaper and website "Metroland," have put the media company up for sale, as the owners want to retire. "Metro...

Saturday

Jul

18

12:01 am

Saturday, July 18, 2015 local almanac

Jul 18, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Local News Local news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sat., July 11. PLAY AUDIO (2:49) Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene Coun...

Friday

Jul

17

2:34 pm

Politicians announce cash-on-hand

Jul 17, 2015 2:34 pm • Staff

Matthew Hamilton at Capitol Confidential reports the political campaign cash-on-hand of local elected officials. • State Senator George Amedore has has $105,633; • Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin has $...

Friday

Jul

17

2:23 pm

University of Albany expanding research

Jul 17, 2015 2:23 pm • Staff

Megan Rogers at The Albany Business Review writes that The University at Albany is hoping to expand its research portfolio into data analytics, life sciences, atmospheric sciences, and cyber security...

Friday

Jul

17

10:55 am

Audio link

Jul 17, 2015 10:55 am • Staff

Full audio of the local headlines and weather for Fri., Jul. 17 (7:33). (Produced by Philip Grant.) https://data.wavefarm.org/r/94/fz/y6/WGXC%20Daily%20News%20Friday%2007172015.mp3

Friday

Jul

17

7:24 am

Parking at Palenville swimming hole still an issue

Jul 17, 2015 7:24 am • Staff

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Niobe Falls in Palenville.(From bluestreakmika.wordpress.com)[/caption] Jim Planck is reporting in The Daily Mail complaints of parking and trespassin...

Friday

Jul

17

7:00 am

Saland to receive Roosevelt Vall-Kill Medal

Jul 17, 2015 7:00 am • Staff

The Mid-Hudson News Network is reporting former state Sen. Stephen Saland is one of five recipients of the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal Awards this year. Saland represented the 41st Senate Distric...

Friday

Jul

17

6:28 am

Bipartisan lawsuit seeks to close LLC loophole

Jul 17, 2015 6:28 am • Staff

Andrea Sears is reporting for Public News Service liberals and conservatives have joined in a lawsuit to close what both groups see as a gaping loophole in New York's state campaign finance rules. It'...

Friday

Jul

17

12:03 am

Stuyvesant park gets sprucing up

Jul 17, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

Deborah Lans in The Columbia Paper reports Stuyvesant's 117-acre Nutten Hook Unique Area owned by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is getting an upgrade thanks to General Elect...

Friday

Jul

17

12:02 am

Cuomo announces shared reneweable energy program

Jul 17, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 16 announced a new program, allowing individuals, schools, or businesses to join together on small-scale renewable energy projects to share costs and savings. “The Shared...

Friday

Jul

17

12:01 am

Friday, July 17, 2015 local almanac

Jul 17, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 83F; low 62F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F; low 63F.[/caption] &nbs...

Thursday

Jul

16

9:26 am

Audio link

Jul 16, 2015 9:26 am • Staff

Full audio of the local headlines and weather for Thu., Jul. 16 (6:31). (Produced by Philip Grant.) https://data.wavefarm.org/r/sn/z6/8b/WGXC%20Daily%20News%20Thursday%2007162015.mp3

Thursday

Jul

16

6:53 am

Poll: 2-to-1 support for recent SCOTUS decisions

Jul 16, 2015 6:53 am • Staff

Casey Seiler is reporting at Capitol Confidential New Yorkers support by a wide majority the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision last month, according to a new poll released Thu., Jul. 16,...

Thursday

Jul

16

6:50 am

Oak Hill to hold 10th annual celebration

Jul 16, 2015 6:50 am • Staff

Kate Seckinger is reporting in The Daily Mail what started as a simple yard sale day in the hamlet of Oak Hill has turned into Oak Hill Day, an annual celebration for the entire community. The 10th an...

Thursday

Jul

16

12:04 am

Pipeline for Schoharie, Albany, Renselear counties discussed

Jul 16, 2015 12:04 am • Staff

Brian Nearing in the Albany Times-Union reports that more than 60 locals in Nassau July 14 signed up to speak at the first of three public hearins about a proposed natural gas pipeline that would pass...

Thursday

Jul

16

12:03 am

Gibson Lyme legislation passes U.S. House

Jul 16, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

[caption width="245" align="alignleft"] Deer tick, from Wikipedia.[/caption]Last fall, Representative Chris Gibson (R-Kinderhook) ran for re-election bragging about one accomplishment during the "do-n...