Hudson boys basketball team wins again

The Hudson High School boys basketball team remained undefeated March 2 beating Northeastern Clinton 76-66 at the Glen Falls Civic Center in the regional final. The Hudson team is now 25-0 and plays n...

Immigrants ask for fair share of NY budget

Click here to play or download an audio version of this report. Andrea Sears reports from New York News Connection for Public News Service that as legislators debate the state budget in Albany, New Y...

Walleye caught south of Rip Van Winkle Bridge show elevated PCB levels

Claire Hughes reports in The Albany Times-Union that walleye fish in the Hudson River caught between the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill and the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester County show elevated...

Google search results predict Trump will do well in New York primary

The New York presidential primary is April 19, and anyone wondering if Donald Trump will win here might check Google search results. New York ranks 11th among the 50 states for "Racially charged se...

Hudson boys basketball team heads to its first state tournament Wednesday

After winning the Section II title Feb. 26, the Hudson High School boys basketball team attempts to keep its undefeated season alive March 2 in the state playoffs against Northeastern Clinton at 7:30...

Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse in New York women's prisons

Benjamin Weiserfeb in The New York Times reports that six female prisoners filed a lawsuit Feb. 25 claiming sexual abuse of females inmates is persistent in New York prisons. Corrections officers are...

Educators ask for more funds for schools

Click here to play or download an audio version of this report. Andrea Sears reports from New York News Connection for Public News Service that city and state university faculty and staff held a "Hig...

Mountain bike event canceled

The warm winter has wrecked havoc on the local ski industry and canceled all sorts of events. The Round Top Mountain Bike Association's "Fat Fest" this weekend at Riedlbauer's Resort is the latest cas...

Recycling costs are spiraling out of control

Brian Nearing reports in The Albany Times-Union that electronics manufacturers were supposed to cover the costs of recycling waste under the 2010 e-waste law. Instead New York taxpayers are on the hoo...

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Cuomo keeps quiet on ethics reform

Casey Seiler in Capitol Confidential reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to keep quiet on possible ethics reform in Albany. In Kingston Feb. 24 to tout his $15 minimum wage proposal, asked wh...

WGHQ turns country

The Daily Freeman reports that Kingston-based radio station WGHQ (920-AM) stops airing Connecticut's "Robin Hood Radio," changing to a country music format next week. Robin Hood Radio airs on three st...

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School districts not clamoring for $2 billion bond money

Kenneth Lovett in The New York Daily News reports that though voters approved a $2 billion bond act in 2014 for schools to buy new technology, "not a dime has been spent on the effort." And only about...

Claverack's Brookwood Secure Facility leaves doors unlocked

Roger Hannigan Gilson in the Register-Star reports that doors are routinely left unlocked at the Brookwood Secure Facility in Claverack. The revelation that a local prison regularly leaves doors unloc...

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Flu is prevalent in New York

Rick Karlin in Capitol Confidential reports that New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker declared influenza prevalent in New York State on Feb. 11. So far, 44 counties and New York City h...

Schodack board, again, opposes Kinder Morgan pipeline

Kenneth C. Crowe II reports in The Albany Times-Union that the Schodack Town Board voted unanimously Feb. 11 to restate its opposition to the Northeast Energy Direct pipeline that is proposed to pass...

Coeymans continues to court controversy

Lauren Stanforth in The Albany Times-Union reports that former Coeymans Supervisor Stephen Flach put himself on a 2016 staff list for a job in the town highway department after losing a re-election at...

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Bitter cold wind chills coming this weekend

The National Weather Service warns of bitter cold temperatures and extreme wind chills this weekend. The Albany NWS office has issued a "Special Weather Statement" and a "Wind Chill Warning" is in eff...

Rensselaer County jail strip-search policy was unconstitutional, court rules

Casey Seiler in the Capitol Confidential blog reports that Rensselaer County must pay $1,000 apiece to more than 800 people who were strip-searched between 1999 to 2002 at the county jail. The state C...

Activist group sues New York over lack of access to public records

Rick Karlin in Capitol Confidential is reporting about a lawsuit filed in Columbia County Feb. 11 that claims New York is not responding so far to a Freedom of Information Law request about plans to e...

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New York Senate bills would boycott companies boycotting Israel

Two bills in the New York State Senate would prohibit the state from doing business with anyone boycotting Israel, and set up an actual list of such companies. Senate Bill S6378A would, "prohibit stat...

Local radio stations face cutbacks

Brian Nearing reports in The Albany Times-Union that the local division of Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. is making cuts at several of its local radio stations. Bob Green from Magic (590-AM and 100.5-FM) is...

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Elections in Hudson, Austerlitz Tuesday

The Hudson schools hold an election on a capital project, and the Austerlitz fire district votes on a new truck on Feb. 9. The Hudson schools vote is from noon to 9 p.m. at the John L. Edwards School...

Coeymans may oppose Pilgrim Pipeline

Bryan Rowzee in the Ravena News-Herald reports that Coeymans is now crafting a resolution against the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline project for vote this month. At the Jan. 28 Coeymans Town Council meetin...

Albany considers some prison reform

Rick Karlin in The Albany Times-Union reports that after the prison escape in Dannemora last June, Albany legislators continue to hold hearings to prevent another massive manhunt. At a budget hearing...

Farming group opposes New York minimum wage hike

Click here to play or download an audio version of this report. Nia Hamm reports from New York News Connection for Public News Service that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to raise New York's minimum wa...

New York to revamp training for child welfare caseworkers

Click here to play or download an audio version of this report. Nia Hamm reports from New York News Connection for Public News Service that the state of New York plans to revamp the way it trains chi...

Cairo re-opens zoning discussion

Cairo's first zoning law passed Oct. 5 after over eight years and 60 public meetings, and on Feb. 1 the process starts again. The first proposed change to the law, making the current "Hamlet-Cairo" zo...

Catskill, Coeymans consider cell towers

Catskill and Coeymans are considering adding new cell phone towers. Jim Planck reports in The Daily Mail that the Village of Catskill is looking into adding a Verizon tower next to another one at a si...

Teachers union wants more school funding

Click here to play or download an audio version of this report. Andrea Sears reports in New York News Connection for Public News Service that the union representing 600,000 educators in New York is c...

Prattsville planning board hears about new projects

Michael Ryan in The Windham Journal reports that plans for a 44-unit residential complex will be presented at the Prattsville planning board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3. A regional urgent-care facilit...

Columbia County has 'homeless explosion'

Jeanette Wolfberg reports in The Columbia Paper that Columbia County has 54 homeless people who have contacted the Department of Social Services, and officials think the true number could be twice as...

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Greenville schools won't consider veterans' exemption

Audrey Matott in The Daily Mail reports that Greenville Central School District would not reconsider a proposed veterans’ tax exemption, voting 4-3 Jan. 21 not to hold a public hearing to consider the...

Greenville keeping its public water

Harley Goodnough reports in The Greenville Pioneer that the town of Greenville voted Jan. 4 to suspend the commercial sale of town water. Board members said they heard complaints about water shortages...

Ghent considers two laws Wednesday

The Town of Ghent holds two public hearings at 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 27 at the Ghent VFW, 2237 Route 66, to consider two proposed laws. One law would eliminate any site plan review for structures for priv...

Copake's High Valley Farm protected from future development

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Jan. 25 that the High Valley Farm in Copake has inked an 800-acre conservation agreement, enlarging a major protected forest area in the Taconic Mountains. The agreemen...

CommutAir expands at Albany airport

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Jan. 22 that CommutAir, a United affliate, will add planes, flights, and jobs at at Albany International Airport. The airline currently operates as "United Express" wit...