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Monday

Feb

09

12:02 am

Winter Storm Warning through 6 a.m. Tuesday

Feb 09, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 1 a.m., Sun., Feb. 8 until 6 a.m. Tue., Feb. 10. A steady, mainly light snowfall will continue into Monday night. The snow will occa...

Monday

Feb

09

12:01 am

Monday, February 9, 2015 local almanac

Feb 09, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 24F; low 16F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 25F; low 17F.[/caption] &nbs...

Sunday

Feb

08

12:02 am

Berne buys Buddhist retreat

Feb 08, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

The Albany Business Review reports that the Town of Berne in Albany County bought a 350-acre former Buddhist retreat for $475,000. The story says the sale is part of a plan to use the land on Game Far...

Sunday

Feb

08

12:01 am

Sunday, February 8, 2014 local almanac

Feb 08, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Local News Local news Click here for news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sun., Feb. 8. PLAY AUDIO (2:15) Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to A...

Saturday

Feb

07

12:03 am

Data breach at Empire may affect locals

Feb 07, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

Eric Anderson in the Albany Times-Union reports that at least 109,000 people in the Capital Region may be affected by a data breach. Locals who have medical coverage with Anthem/Empire Blue Cross, the...

Saturday

Feb

07

12:02 am

Radio Roundup

Feb 07, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

This week one "public" station finishes a pledge drive, one "community" station begins a pledge drive. • WAMC aka Northeast Public Radio completed its latest million dollar fund drive in just three...

Saturday

Feb

07

12:01 am

Saturday, February 7, 2015 local almanac

Feb 07, 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., Feb. 7. PLAY AUDIO (3:03) Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene Count...

Friday

Feb

06

7:00 am

State, engineers inspect Ferry St. Bridge

Feb 06, 2015 7:00 am • Staff

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="263"] Ferry St. Bridge, Hudson.(Courtesy bridgehunter.com)[/caption] John Mason is reporting in the Register Star the Ferry Street Bridge in Hudson was insp...

Friday

Feb

06

6:42 am

Catskill trustees begin annual budget work

Feb 06, 2015 6:42 am • Staff

Ryan Anglim is reporting in The Daily Mail the annual village budget season has begun in Catskill. Catskill Village President Vincent Seeley said a few capital purchases are currently under discussion...

Friday

Feb

06

6:14 am

Report: Tons of fracking waste dumped in NY

Feb 06, 2015 6:14 am • Staff

Public News Service is reporting nearly a half million tons of solid fracking waste from Pennsylvania have been dumped in New York landfills, according to a new report that calls upon the Cuomo admini...

Friday

Feb

06

12:04 am

Solar power would save Durham dollars

Feb 06, 2015 12:04 am • Staff

Kate Seckinger in The Daily Mail reports that Durham officials were excited that they could save taxpayers money by putting up solar panels, when they heard that Coxsackie saves 20 percent on electric...

Friday

Feb

06

12:03 am

Sales tax revenues up regionally

Feb 06, 2015 12:03 am • Staff

All counties in the WGXC listening area had sales tax revenues grow in 2014, according to a report released Feb. 3 from New York's comptrollers office. Columbia County had the biggest increases in the...

Friday

Feb

06

12:02 am

Today's Albany corruption update

Feb 06, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

Some days the news about corruption in Albany comes faster then usual. Today was one of those days: • New York State Senator John Sampson's trial on federal corruption charges, which was scheduled...

Friday

Feb

06

12:01 am

Friday, February 6, 2015 local almanac

Feb 06, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 22F; low 7F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 23F; low 6F.[/caption]  ...

Thursday

Feb

05

7:44 am

Measles worries decline at Bard College

Feb 05, 2015 7:44 am • Staff

Katie Kocijanski is reporting in the Register Star worries have subsided at Bard College since the report surfaced last week of a student contracting measles. Mark Primoff, Bard’s director of communic...

Thursday

Feb

05

7:15 am

Greene Co. gets $700K for security, training

Feb 05, 2015 7:15 am • Staff

Ryan Anglim is reporting in The Daily Mail Greene County has been awarded grants from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and FEMA totaling more than $700,000. Greene County Department Em...

Thursday

Feb

05

6:54 am

No injuries in Valatie house explosion, fire

Feb 05, 2015 6:54 am • Staff

The Daily Freeman is reporting there appear to have been no injuries Wed., Feb. 5, when a home in Valatie exploded and caught fire, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Columbia County 9...

Thursday

Feb

05

6:17 am

Closings and delays

Feb 05, 2015 6:17 am • Staff

Closings and delays for Thu., Feb. 5 Cairo-Durham Central School District | Delayed two hours. No morning pre-K. Catskill Central School District | Delayed two hours. No morning pre-K. Chatham...

Thursday

Feb

05

12:02 am

PSC delays telecommunications study

Feb 05, 2015 12:02 am • Staff

Scott Waldman in Capital New York reports that the state's Public Service Commission (PSC) is delaying a telecommunications study that, "could be used to launch a more aggressive state oversight of th...

Thursday

Feb

05

12:01 am

Thursday, February 5, 2015 local almanac

Feb 05, 2015 12:01 am • Staff

Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 25F; low -4F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 26F; low -7F.[/caption] &nbs...