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Monday

May

22

12:21 am

Several candidates for Rensselaer County Sheriff

May 22, 2023 12:21 am • Staff

The Troy Record reports that Brian Owens, the retired City of Troy Police Chief now running for Rensselaer County Sheriff, has chosen Kerrie Peter-Marble as his Rensselaer County Undersheriff. Peter-M...

Sunday

May

21

6:03 pm

Audio Feature: WGXC Congressional Report

May 21, 2023 6:03 pm • Staff

Here is this week's WGXC Congressional Report, tracking the votes, statements, positions, and campaigns of the representatives and candidates for the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Congressional seats in...

Friday

May

19

3:30 pm

WGXC News Update: 20230519

May 19, 2023 3:30 pm • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's audio daily news update.

Friday

May

19

1:03 pm

Story that migrants were displacing homeless veterans was false

May 19, 2023 1:03 pm • Staff

Mid-Hudson News reports that that seven men have come forth to say they were paid to act as homeless veterans displaced from upstate hotels by incoming migrants. The men were staying at a homeless she...

Friday

May

19

12:51 pm

Good government activists want to keep easy access to absentee ballots

May 19, 2023 12:51 pm • Staff

Nick Reisman reports in New York State of Politics that during the COVID-19 pandemic New York state officials made it easier for people to receive an absentee ballot, and advocates for open government...

Friday

May

19

12:21 pm

It has been a bad spring for allergy sufferers

May 19, 2023 12:21 pm • Staff

Scott Stafford reports for The Berkshire Eagle that local allergy expert Dr. Jasdeep S. Badwal says that, "This spring has been particularly bad" for allergies. The specialist at Berkshire Allergy Car...

Friday

May

19

7:15 am

WGXC Daily News: 20230519

May 19, 2023 7:15 am • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's daily news audio update.

Friday

May

19

12:59 am

There is a state of emergency in Greene County

May 19, 2023 12:59 am • Staff

Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union that the Greene County legislature, through Chairperson Patrick Linger, voted May 17 to declare a state of emergency because at some time in the future...

Friday

May

19

12:51 am

Engineers predict Hudson-Athens Lighthouse will sink into the Hudson River within five years if not fixed

May 19, 2023 12:51 am • Staff

Raymond Pignone reports for Columbia-Greene Media that engineers predict that the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse will collapse and sink into the Hudson River within five years unless work begins soon to rep...

Friday

May

19

12:47 am

Unemployment drops slightly

May 19, 2023 12:47 am • Staff

Nick Reisman reports for New York State of Politics the the state's Department of Labor reported on May 18 that the unemployment rate declined from March to April from 4.1 percent to 4 percent, with t...

Thursday

May

18

3:30 pm

WGXC News Update: 20230518

May 18, 2023 3:30 pm • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's audio daily news update.

Thursday

May

18

1:03 pm

After a few months on job, Catskill superintendent is gone with little explanation

May 18, 2023 1:03 pm • Staff

Andrea Macko reports for Porcupine Soup that Melissa Barrow is no longer superintendent of the Catskill schools. But it is unclear when she left, and why she left. At the May 17 Catskill school meetin...

Thursday

May

18

12:55 pm

Catskill, Chatham, Hudson, Kinderhook schools get funding for pre-K

May 18, 2023 12:55 pm • Staff

Nancy Kern reports for Columbia-Greene Media that schools in Catskill, Chatham, Hudson, and Kinderhook will add full-day pre-kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year, state Sen. Michelle Hinchey anno...

Thursday

May

18

12:43 pm

Annucci retiring as DOCCS commissioner

May 18, 2023 12:43 pm • Staff

Kate Lisa reports for New York State of Politics that Anthony J. Annucci, the acting New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner, will retire effective Aug. 11 afte...

Thursday

May

18

12:21 pm

Esposito might run for 18th Congressional District seat

May 18, 2023 12:21 pm • Staff

Emily Jacobs writes in the Washington Examiner that Alison Esposito, a Republican who ran for lieutenant governor last year, might mount an election campaign for the 18th Congressional District seat n...

Thursday

May

18

7:15 am

WGXC Daily News: 20230518

May 18, 2023 7:15 am • Produced by Philip Grant.

Today's daily news audio update.

Thursday

May

18

1:03 am

State Police searching near Kinderhook for alleged criminal

May 18, 2023 1:03 am • Staff

Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union that residents the village of Kinderhook were warned by police to lock their houses and cars on May 16 as a search for a man involved in an unspecified...

Thursday

May

18

12:50 am

Some Greene County legislators suggest they'll implement a state of emergency

May 18, 2023 12:50 am • Staff

Nancy Kern reports in Columbia-Greene Media that some Greene County lawmakers say they intend to declare a state of emergency because Republican governors in Florida and Texas, and the Democrat mayor...

Thursday

May

18

12:44 am

Report blasts Molinaro for buying vehicle without oversight

May 18, 2023 12:44 am • Staff

Paul Kirby reports in the Daily Freeman that a report released this week by the Dutchess County Comptroller’s Office said that a government lease of a luxury vehicle by former Republican Dutchess Coun...

Thursday

May

18

12:33 am

Joy won't run for Congress in 2024

May 18, 2023 12:33 am • Staff

Tyler A. McNeil reports for the Daily Gazette that Republican Liz Joy will not run for a third time against Democrat Paul Tonko for the 20th Congressional District. Joy is a right-wing Republican who...