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Thursday

Mar

12

12:03 am

Hudson River transmission line gets exemption

Mar 12, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

Scott Waldman in Capital New York reports that federal regulators say the proposed transmission project on the Hudson River from Canada to New York City can be exempt from rules regulating the state's...

Thursday

Mar

12

12:02 am

Barrett talks again at local diners

Mar 12, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="220"] Didi Barrett, from Assembly website.[/caption] Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Hudson) will again meeting constituents at local diners this spring, beg...

Thursday

Mar

12

12:01 am

Thursday, March 12, 2015 local almanac

Mar 12, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 37F; low 14F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 37F; low 16F.[/caption] &nbs...

Wednesday

Mar

11

11:52 pm

Radio News: 'Blurred Lines' about verdict?

Mar 11, 2015 11:52 pm • admin

[caption width="250" align="alignright"]Marvin Gaye, from Wikipedia.[/caption]The Guardian reports that a jury awarded Marvin Gaye’s children almost $7.4 million on March 10, determining Robin Thicke...

Wednesday

Mar

11

7:27 am

Germantown voters say 'no' to building plan

Mar 11, 2015 7:27 am • Staff

Parry Teasdale is reporting in the Columbia Paper the proposed $11.3 million capital project put forward by the Germantown Board of Education was defeated Tue., Mar. 10. The referendum drew 657 voters...

Wednesday

Mar

11

6:59 am

Windham supervisor arraigned, pleads not guilty

Mar 11, 2015 6:59 am • Staff

Michael Ryan is reporting in The Daily Mail Windham Town Supervisor Stacy Post was arraigned on charges of felony eavesdropping before the Hon. Charles Tailleur (tie-ler) in Greene County Cour...

Wednesday

Mar

11

6:48 am

Unemployment rates fall in Mid-Hudson counties

Mar 11, 2015 6:48 am • Staff

The Daily Freeman is reporting unemployment rates were markedly lower in all Mid-Hudson counties in January than they were a year earlier, the state Department of Labor reported Tue., Mar. 10. In Gree...

Wednesday

Mar

11

6:39 am

Sentencing in X-ray weapon case postponed

Mar 11, 2015 6:39 am • Staff

The Times Union is reporting the sentencing of a Eric J. Feight, the Columbia County man who pleaded guilty to domestic terrorism-related charges for agreeing to help build an X-ray weapon, was adjour...

Wednesday

Mar

11

12:03 am

Amedore's term limit bill voted down

Mar 11, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

State Senator George Amedore (R-Rotterdam) introduced a bill (S.3808) Feb. 17 that would impose term limits for members of the New York State Senate and Assembly, which was voted down Mon., March 9, a...

Wednesday

Mar

11

12:02 am

Gillibrand backs federal medical marijuana

Mar 11, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

The Associated Press reports in the Albany Times-Union that New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (JILL'-uh-brand) joined Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democrat Senator Cory Booker of N...

Wednesday

Mar

11

12:01 am

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 local almanac

Mar 11, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 49F; low 31F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 50F; low 31F.[/caption] &nbs...

Tuesday

Mar

10

11:33 pm

Foo turns EEG waves into song

Mar 10, 2015 11:33 pm • admin

[caption width="120" align="alignright"] Brian Foo, from brianfoo.com.[/caption]Listen to this interview with Brian Foo, programmer and visual artist, who has translated the EEG brainwave data of an a...

Tuesday

Mar

10

9:42 pm

Radio News: Clinton gives press conference about email

Mar 10, 2015 9:42 pm • admin

Name the presidential candidate who used personal email for official busines, with a server on private property as an elected official. Jeb Bush, as Republican governor of Florida, is the answer to th...

Tuesday

Mar

10

8:52 am

Trailer replacement program receives $300K grant

Mar 10, 2015 8:52 am • Staff

The Daily Mail is reporting the Catskill Mountain Housing Development Corporation has received $300,000 in funding from the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation to fund the Greene County Trai...

Tuesday

Mar

10

6:34 am

Sale of former Greenport school finalized

Mar 10, 2015 6:34 am • Staff

Arthur Cusano is reporting in the Register Star the Hudson City School District announced Mon., Mar. 9, it has finalized the sale of the former Greenport Elementary School to a local developer. The de...

Tuesday

Mar

10

6:03 am

Assembly releases details of budget plan

Mar 10, 2015 6:03 am • Staff

Matthew Hamilton is reporting in the Times Union the state Assembly's Democratic majority wants a $1.8 billion increase in school aid in the coming fiscal year. That represents $830 million more than...

Tuesday

Mar

10

12:04 am

Bomb threat at RCS High School

Mar 10, 2015 12:04 am • Staff

Marlene McTigue is reporting in The Daily Mail a bomb threat at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School Mon., Mar. 9, turned out to be a false alarm. At approximately 11 a.m., a student found a message in...

Tuesday

Mar

10

12:03 am

Fourth oil train accident this month

Mar 10, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

A fourth oil train accident in the past month happened Sat., March 7 in Canada, and one local enviromental group is worried the next one might be along the Hudson River. The Wall Street Journal report...

Tuesday

Mar

10

12:02 am

Austerlitz gets new town hall

Mar 10, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

Vince Pecoraro in The Chatham Courier reports Austerlitz will get a new Town Hall soon, though it is actually a very old building, built in 1836. Town business will move into a former Methodist Episco...

Tuesday

Mar

10

12:01 am

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 local almanac

Mar 10, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 49F; low 36F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 47F; low 36F.[/caption] &nbs...