Gov. Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers to be safe during a very intense storm that is expected to dump one to three feet of snow locally from now through March 15. Hochul said on March 13 that, "This will be a dangerous storm. Please stay off the roads for your own safety. Stay in your homes, also for the safety of these incredible men and women throughout Upstate New York who will be giving up their time, working around the clock to make sure that the roads are plowed." PLAY BRIEF EXCERPT OF HOCHUL. Hochul put a State of Emergency into effect at 8 p.m. on March 13. Most local schools are closed March 14 because of the snow storm, including the following:
Averill Park
Berkshire Community College
Berlin
Cairo-Durham
Catskill
Chatham
Columbia-Greene Community College
Coxsackie-Athens
Emma L. Miller Memorial School
Ichabod Crane
East Greenbush
Germantown
Grapeville Christian School
Greenville
Hawthorne Valley School
Hudson (Board of Education Meeting postponed to March 16.)
Hunter-Tannersville
Lee
Lenox
New Lebanon
Pine Plains
Pittsfield Public Schools
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
RPI College
Schodack
Taconic Hills
Windham-Ashland-Jewett

Also, Greene County Transit is closed, There is no transportation, no public buses running in Greene County. COARC Adult Transportation in Columbia County buses are not running. Dutchess County has issued a state of emergency. The state's state of emergency means no Daily Mail or Register-Star newspapers will be delivered, and the HudsonValley360.com website will be free.