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Monday
Apr
17
12:01 am
Monday, April 17, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: TODAY: Mostly sunny. High near 59 Monday night, mostly clear. Low around 39.. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. High near 60. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy....
Saturday
Apr
15
10:45 pm
Local newspapers win awards
The Columbia Paper, The Daily Mail, and the Register Star all took home some editorial awards at the 2016 New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest April 7-8 in Saratoga. Kate Seckinger at...
Saturday
Apr
15
10:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Sat., Apr. 15 (4:54). (Produced by Tom Roe.)
Saturday
Apr
15
12:06 am
Clear bags now required at prison visits
Joseph Spector reports in The Poughkeepsie Journal that anyone visiting a state prison must now carry anything with them in clear plastic bags. The state Department of Corrections issued the new regul...
Saturday
Apr
15
12:05 am
State tax hotline extends hours
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced April 14 that it’s extending the hours of its Income Tax Call Center through the April 18 filing deadline to assist taxpayers. On Monday...
Saturday
Apr
15
12:04 am
New Baltimore gets wastewater loan
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced April 14 $32 million in grants and interest-free loans for water and wastewater projects. The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors app...
Saturday
Apr
15
12:02 am
PSC asked to add 'people's commissioner'
Rick Karlin reports in Capitol Confidential that activists are pushing for Gov. Andrw Cuomo to add what they term a ”People’s Commissioner’ to the state's Public Service Commission. The Energy Democr...
Saturday
Apr
15
12:01 am
Weekend, April 15-17, 2017 local almanac
Local weather forecast: TODAY: There is a 20 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. Saturday according to the National Weather Service in Albany. Increasing clouds, with a high near 62, and a low arou...
Friday
Apr
14
3:10 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Friday, April 14 (3:46). (Produced by Neva Wartell.)
Friday
Apr
14
10:48 am
Petersburgh water clear of PFOA
WRGB TV reports that Petersburgh in Rensselaer County has lifted all restrictions on its drinking water. Like Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh has been struggling with the dangerous chemical PFOA in its dri...
Friday
Apr
14
10:45 am
Contractor gets penalties for industrial accident in Saugerties
The Daily Freeman reports that an industrial accident that killed a Greene County man will cost a contractor $360,000 in penalties. Catskill-based North American Quarry will pay for the death of emplo...
Friday
Apr
14
10:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Fri., Apr. 14 (7:54). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Friday
Apr
14
8:00 am
More than half of Bliss residents owe rent
Rosa Acheson is reporting in the Register-Star more than half of Hudson's Bliss Tower residents could face eviction because of outstanding rent and apartment fees, Hudson Housing Authority board membe...
Friday
Apr
14
7:45 am
Ronel Cook named Catskill schools chief
Amanda Purcell is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media the Catskill Board of Education has named Ronel Cook as its next superintendent, effective July 1. Cook is currently serving as deputy superintend...
Friday
Apr
14
7:15 am
Asbestos slows Lumberyard project
Daniel Zuckerman is reporting in The Daily Mail asbestos has been discovered in the building slated to house Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts in Catskill, and a fundraising campaign to help wit...
Friday
Apr
14
12:07 am
Audio Feature: April 13 City of Hudson Planning Board meeting
Click here to play or download a recording of the April 13 Hudson Planning Board meeting.
Friday
Apr
14
12:06 am
Audio Feature: April 10 City of Hudson Common Council meeting
Dan Udell recorded and uploaded the April 10 Hudson Common Council meeting. This is the first part.
Friday
Apr
14
12:05 am
Coxsackie's drive-in reopens
Locally, you can always tell it is spring if the local drive-in movie theater is open. This weekend, the Hiway Drive-In in Coxsackie reopens, with eight movies on four screens. The double features now...
Friday
Apr
14
12:04 am
Don't bring your gun to town meetings
William J. Kemble reports in The Daily Freeman a Woodstock Town Councilperson brought a BB gun to a town meeting April 11. “There were several complaints because bringing a weapon onto town property i...
Friday
Apr
14
12:03 am
Court upholds state hydrofracking ban
Casey Seiler reports in Capitol Confidential a New York court upheld the ban on hydrofracking in the state April 13. The state Appellate Division’s Third Department upheld a lower court ruling denying...