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Monday
Aug
06
12:01 am
Monday, August 6, 2012 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 84F; low 55F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 81F low 59F.[/caption]  ...
Friday
Aug
03
12:01 pm
Congress adjourns without farm bill
The U.S. Congress left for its summer vacation Thu., Aug. 2 without passing a new farm bill at a time when much of the country's agriculture is facing an epic drought. The U.S. Senate did vote for the...
Friday
Aug
03
2:29 am
TCI chemical fire update
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="360"]Photo of TCI fire, about 2 a.m. Thu., Aug., 2. Photo by Jeffrey Lependorf.[/caption]John Mason reported first in the Register-Star that a fire broke out ar...
Friday
Aug
03
12:03 am
DEC announces new fishing rules
On Thu., Aug. 2, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced changes to freshwater fishing regulations that go in effect Oct. 1, 2012. Assistant Commissioner for Natura...
Friday
Aug
03
12:01 am
Friday, August 3, 2012 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 88F; low 64F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 88F low 64F.[/caption]  ...
Thursday
Aug
02
1:37 pm
Live TCI press conference
Video streaming by Ustream Live video of press conference at the Columbia County Emergency Management Office.
Thursday
Aug
02
2:15 am
West Ghent evacuation ordered early Thursday
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="960"]Photo of TCI fire, about 2 a.m. Thu., Aug., 2. Photo by Jeffrey Lependorf.[/caption]UPDATE FROM COL. CTY EMERGENCY SERVICES: Discard garden produce with vi...
Thursday
Aug
02
2:01 am
Moore: Info requested on latest homeless proposal
On "@Issue" with host Victor Mendolia Wed., Aug. 1 on WGXC, Hudson Common Council president Don Moore said he wanted more information and details from the Galvan Foundation about the latest proposal f...
Thursday
Aug
02
12:54 am
Drought designation extends across U.S.
From Free Speech Radio News:[Wed., Aug. 1], the federal government stepped up its assistance to farmers and ranchers hit by the most severe drought in a quarter century. The USDA said more than half o...
Thursday
Aug
02
12:22 am
Gibson leads Schreibman in early polls
Brian Tumulty reports in the Poughkeepsie Journal recent polling in the newly drawn 19th Congressional District shows freshman Republican Rep. Chris Gibson leading the Democratic challenger, Kingston...
Thursday
Aug
02
12:20 am
State flags at half-mast Thursday
Governor Andrew Cuomo directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in honor of a Rochester soldier who died in Afghanistan on July 27. Pvt. 1st...
Thursday
Aug
02
12:01 am
Thursday, August 2, 2012 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 88F; low 64F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 88F low 64F.[/caption]  ...
Wednesday
Aug
01
11:30 am
Cuomo vetoes Special Ed law
Rick Karlin reports at Capitol Confidential Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have added “home environment and family background” as criteria for where kids with special education needs co...
Wednesday
Aug
01
7:53 am
Athens board gets an earful about noise
Melanie Lekocevic reports in The Daily Mail a dispute over loud music at Dionysos Restaurant on River St. in Athens has made its way to the Village Board. At a recent meeting, the restaurant's River S...
Wednesday
Aug
01
7:10 am
Greenport officials warn of insurance scam
Billy Shannon reports in the Register Star property owners in Greenport are being warned by town officials to ignore letters received from Stamford, Ct.-based HomeServe USA urging them to buy water-li...
Wednesday
Aug
01
4:05 am
Catskill slogan contest gets many entries
Peter Applebome reports in The New York Times on the recent effort to market the Catskills. After sorting through 3,714 slogan submissions in a campaign to rebrand the region, a promotional group form...
Wednesday
Aug
01
4:02 am
Local punk band releases split 7"
[caption id="attachment_21496" align="alignleft" width="234"] Bourbon Scum at WGXC's Wave Farm studio in Acra.[/caption] Greene County-based punk band Bourbon Scum stopped by WGXC's Wave Farm studi...
Wednesday
Aug
01
4:00 am
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 local almanac
Weather right now [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 84F; low 63F.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F low 63F.[/caption]  ...
Tuesday
Jul
31
2:00 pm
Beyond the Hype: Expert panel talks hydrofracking
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="301"] Pennsylvania farm with drilling tower.Photo by Frank Finan[/caption] On Thurs., July 26, a group of experts gathered at the Guggenheim Pavilion at the...
Tuesday
Jul
31
6:52 am
Animalkind to rescue Furgary cats
Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the last of the Furgary Boat Club residents are about to be evicted. More than 40 stray cats and kittens residing inside the fenced off area of the now form...