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Thursday
May
04
7:30 am
North Chatham church launches 'Get the Bell Well' campaign
Karrie Allen is reporting in the Chatham Courier the North Chatham United Methodist Church has launched the "Get the Bell Well" campaign to raise the money needed to repair its bell and belf...
Thursday
May
04
6:50 am
Greene County discussing video arraignments
Daniel Zuckerman is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media the Greene County Legislature is contemplating the use of video arraignments as a cost-savings and efficiency measure. The topic arose during a...
Thursday
May
04
12:05 am
Germantown board appoints Kukon
Debby Mayer reports in The Columbia Paper that John Kukon was appointed to the Germantown Town Board to replace Matthew Phelan, who resigned in March. Kukon is, "a principal in Kukon Brothers, LLC, a...
Thursday
May
04
12:04 am
Six Dems talk about running against Faso
Three Democratic candidates -- Steven Mitchell Brisee, Brian Flynn, and Antonio Delgado -- have previously filed paperwork to run for New York’s 19th Congressional District against incumbent John Faso...
Thursday
May
04
12:03 am
Thruway will occasionally stop for rock construction through mid-July
The New York State Thruway Authority announced May 2 that work on the rock along the I-87 Thruway between Catskill and Coxsackie will occasionally stop traffic. The Thruway will grind to a halt at 11...
Thursday
May
04
12:02 am
Towns begin to work on shared services
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to mandate municipalities bring ideas for shared services before voters has reached local leaders. Catskill Town Supervisor Doreen Davis explained the issue at the town's May...
Thursday
May
04
12:01 am
Thursday, May 4, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: TODAY: Areas of frost before 7 a.m. Otherwise, increasing cloudy. High near 62. Thursday night, a chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Cloudy. Low around 44. FORECAST FOR TH...
Wednesday
May
03
4:30 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Wednesday, May 3 (4:06). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Wednesday
May
03
9:45 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Wed., May 3 (7:51). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Wednesday
May
03
7:20 am
Catskill village to restrict parking on Lower Main Street
Amanda Purcell is reporting in The Daily Mail the Catskill Village Board has decided to temporarily restrict parking to one side of Lower Main Street for 30 days due to safety reasons. The area become...
Wednesday
May
03
6:55 am
Travis Tritt named Columbia County Fair headliner
The Daily Freeman is reporting country music artist Travis Tritt will be the headline performer at the Columbia County Fair in September. Tritt will perform one show, on September 3, on the main stage...
Wednesday
May
03
6:30 am
Questar III BOCES budget approved
Questar III BOCES is reporting its 22 component school districts on Apr. 25 unanimously approved the board's $6.1 million administrative budget for the 2017-18 school year. The 22 component school boa...
Wednesday
May
03
12:06 am
Poll shows proposed healthcare plan unpopular among 19th District voters
Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that a new poll suggests 50 percent of voters in the 19th Congressional District support the current Affordable Care Act healthcare plan and only 33 pe...
Wednesday
May
03
12:05 am
Gillibrand running for Senate in 2018, not president in 2020 she says
Nick Reisman reports for Spectrum News that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said on May 1 she is “focused entirely” on running for re-election in 2018, and not thinking about running for president in 202...
Wednesday
May
03
12:04 am
April among warmest ever locally
April 2017 goes down in the history books as one of the warmest on record. #nywx pic.twitter.com/HZP2CqDuMv— NWS Albany (@NWSAlbany) May 2, 2017 The National Weather Service in Albany ranks Apr...
Wednesday
May
03
12:03 am
Woodstock venue re-opening as Colony
John Burdick reports in Hudson Valley One that Colony opens in Woodstock this month in the former Colony Cafe space on Rock City Road. New owner Neil Howard has expansive plans for the concert venue a...
Wednesday
May
03
12:02 am
New York spent $75,000 promoting tweets
Luke Stoddard Nathan reports in The Alt the state’s leading economic development agency, Empire State Development, spent more than $75,000 promoting its own tweets since October. The weekly newspaper...
Wednesday
May
03
12:02 am
Audio Feature: May 2 Catskill Town Board meeting
Click here to play or download the Catskill Town Board May 2 meeting. (Recorded from live webstream.)
Wednesday
May
03
12:01 am
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: TODAY: Partly sunny. High near 55. Wednesday night, a patchy frost after 2 a.m. The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Frost Advisory for the region from 2 a.m. to...
Tuesday
May
02
4:30 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Tuesday, May 2 (3:58). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)