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Thursday
Dec
18
12:03 am
Schenectady gets a casino
Casey Seiler in Capitol Confidential reports that the state Gaming Commission’s casino siting board picked Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady for one of three casino licenses. Montreign Resort Casi...
Thursday
Dec
18
12:02 am
New York to ban fracking
Matthew Hamilton reports at Capitol Confidential acting state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Wed., Dec. 17, he would not recommend high-impact hydraulic fracturing in New York s...
Thursday
Dec
18
12:01 am
Thursday, December 18, 2014 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 37F; low 27F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 38F; low 29F.[/caption] &nbs...
Wednesday
Dec
17
11:30 am
Voters approve Cairo-Durham capital project
Audrey Matott is reporting in The Daily Mail the Cairo-Durham Central School District's $3.3 million capital project was approved by voters, Tues., Dec. 16. The referendum was agreed to on a vote of 1...
Wednesday
Dec
17
11:29 am
Mike Kelsey arrested on sex abuse charges
Arthur Cusano is reporting in the Register Star former state Assembly candidate Mike Kelsey was arrested Mon., Dec. 15, on charges he sexually abused two Boy Scouts during an upstate camping trip. He...
Wednesday
Dec
17
7:28 am
Czajka withdraws from Windham investigation
Michael Ryan is reporting in The Daily Mail Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka (CHIA-kah) has become the second prosecutor to withdraw from the investigation into potential wrongdoing in Wi...
Wednesday
Dec
17
12:10 am
Selkirk power plant stays online
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"] The Selkirk Cogeneration Project. From American Power Ventures website.[/caption] The 348-megawatt Selkirk Cogeneration Project announced plans to ret...
Wednesday
Dec
17
12:05 am
Victims get texts on prisoner status
The Register-Star reports that Columbia County crime victims can now receive a text message notification about the custody status of an offender incarcerated in a county correctional facility in New Y...
Wednesday
Dec
17
12:02 am
DEC to hold Kaaterskill information meeting
The Daily Freeman is reporting the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will host a public information meeting and open house to solicit public input and recommendations to amend th...
Wednesday
Dec
17
12:01 am
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 43F; low 32F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 45F; low 32F.[/caption] &nbs...
Tuesday
Dec
16
6:58 am
Board of Supervisors adopts budget
Arthur Cusano is reporting in the Register Star following a public hearing Mon., Dec. 15, the Columbia County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the county's 2015 budget. The $147.3 million spen...
Tuesday
Dec
16
6:35 am
Concerns raised over use of shrill device in NYC
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="335"] The LRAD 100X Handheld Acoustic System, the device purchased by the New York Police Department in 2004. (Courtesy LRAD website)[/caption] Colin Moyniha...
Tuesday
Dec
16
6:20 am
State gasoline prices drop another 5.4 cents
The Daily Freeman is reporting gasoline prices continue to fall. The average retail price of gas in New York state fell an additional 5.4 cents per gallon last week. According to New York State Gas Pr...
Tuesday
Dec
16
6:14 am
Cuomo reports results of latest rail inspections
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Mon., Dec. 15, announced the results of the latest round of crude oil tank car and rail inspections. In a statement released by his office, Cuomo said inspectors from the New York...
Tuesday
Dec
16
12:01 am
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 39F; low 35F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 41F; low 37F.[/caption] &nbs...
Monday
Dec
15
12:00 pm
Foundations fill NY charitable gaps in 2014
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="295"] A Kindergarten to Career program that encourages students to explore job options is just one of the funding recipients of the Long Island Community Found...
Monday
Dec
15
7:35 am
Weekend in review
Some of the stories that made the news Fri., Dec. 12 through Mon., Dec. 15: Melanie Lekocevic reported in The Daily Mail Coxsackie Police Chief Donald Meier abruptly resigned early last week. There...
Monday
Dec
15
12:01 am
Monday, December 15, 2014 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 36F; low 26F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 37F; low 28F.[/caption] &nbs...
Sunday
Dec
14
12:04 am
New York health care deadline extended
The New York State Department of Health announced Fri., Dec. 12 an extension of the December 15 deadline for enrolling or renewing health insurance coverage through the NY State of Health (NYSOH) Mark...
Sunday
Dec
14
12:03 am
Hudson River 'heritage' status extended
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced Fri., Dec. 12 that a measure to reauthorize the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area designation passed...