ALBANY — New York health officials confirmed Thursday that a case of polio was recently recorded in Rockland County, the first time the highly infectious virus has been reported in the U.S. since 2013. Read moreNew York records first U.S. polio case in almost a decade
Downstate progressive Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly will fight for decarceration of New York prisons and immigration reform next year, they said Tuesday, citing the party’s new Senate supermajority as the momentum lawmakers need to move their agenda forward.
ALBANY — Local hospitals will develop and submit plans to the state Health Department at the start of 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday, and established regional hubs in each part of New York for a smooth, effective rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
HUNTER - A hike Saturday afternoon turned deadly in Greene County when an 11-year-old boy died after falling from a trail, said Greene County Sheriff Pete Kusminsky.
HUDSON — Hudson Senior High School has new leadership with the appointment of Robert LaCasse as the new building principal and William Wood as the new associate principal.
RED HOOK — Red Hook High School announces the first quarter honor roll for the 2019-2020 school year.
CHATHAM - Chatham High School announces the Excellence in Effort for the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
WEST SAND LAKE — On Veteran’s Day, the grand opening of the STRIDE Health and Recreation Education (SHARE) Center took place at the STRIDE headquarters in West Sand Lake. For the first time in Capital Region history, the newly renovated SHARE Center now functions as the premiere adaptive spo…
VALATIE - Valatie Boy Scout Troop 2114 and Valatie/Niverville Cub Scout Pack 2117 delivered three pickup truckloads of sorted, donated food to the Valatie Food Pantry Nov. 9, where it will be distributed to people in need in the Ichabod Crane school district.
SCARBOROUGH, Maine. — Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program crossed a major milestone last month when it surpassed $1 million in total donations.
TIVOLI — Kevin McKenzie, co-founder and cChair of the board of trustees and Sonja Kostich, executive director of Kaatsbaan | Cultural Park for Dance announced that Stella Abrera will join the organization as its new artistic director, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Joining Kostich at the prominent …
CHATHAM - The Alice and Murray Giddings Foundation is requesting submissions by qualified high school seniors graduating in 2020 from one of the six public schools in the county and BOCES/Questar III. Recipients will receive $5,000 for a merit based scholarship to put towards their coursewor…
WASHINGON, D.C. - Starting on Jan. 8, 2020, Social Security offices nationwide will be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons, Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, announced. This change restores Wednesday public service hours that were last in place in late 2012. “I don’t want …
CATSKILL - Richard Golden, Chairperson of the Advisory Council to the Greene County Department for the Aging (Human Services), announces that nominations are being accepted for the annual Greene County Senior Citizen Awards. The two awards, presented annually, are the Senior Citizen of the Y…
ALBANY — Price Chopper/Market 32 concluded its annual month-long St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude) fundraising program for October, during which customers could donate to St. Jude at check out in $1 increments. In total, more than $59,000 was raised chain-wide to benefit the w…
ALBANY — The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID), Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III joined Rivkin Radler partners, attorneys and staff on Nov. 7 in officially welcoming the law firm to Downtown. Located at 66 S Pearl Street, the move comes as…
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced its early-bird savings for online renewals of the 2020 Empire Pass. Customers who keep their existing card and renew online before …
MILLBROOK — Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (CCEDC), in partnership with the Dutchess County Division of Solid Waste Management (DCSWM), and the Dutchess County Environmental Management Council (EMC) kicked off its Countywide Single-use Plastics Pollution Prevention (S.U.P.P.P.…
HUDSON — The Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) has announced the participants in the third class of its Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) Program. Nine farmers and food entrepreneurs were selected from a wide field of applicants to join the intensive FFFA prog…
ALBANY — The State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the creation of a task force to develop comprehensive plans to protect the greater High Peaks Wilderness and address the ecological, public safety, and community issues associated with overuse.
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) announced that the state is accepting applications from youth who want to serve on the New York State Youth Council. First announced in Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s State of the State address, the Youth Council will incr…
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards on the evening of Nov. 11. This was the fourth year the awards have been presented to honor and celebrate th…
HUDSON — Hudson Senior High School announces the first quarter honor roll for the 2019-2020 school year.
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HUDSON — Ryan Scott of Saugerties had been named a new member of the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation board of trustees, the philanthropic arm of Columbia Memorial Health.
CATSKILL — Catskill High School choral student Ava Higgins was selected to attend and perform at the Zone 9 Area All-State Festival held at Suffern Central School District on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23. There, the junior joined other top student singers from the region in performing with the Mixed …
CAIRO — The Cairo Durham Middle School announces the first quarter honor roll for the 2019-2020 school year.
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ALBANY — Price Chopper/Market 32 concluded its annual month-long St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude) fundraising program for October, during which customers could donate to St. Jude at check-out in $1 increments.
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SYRACUSE — More shoppers are carrying less cash these days, and it poses a challenge to The Salvation Army, which funds much of its yearly budget through The Red Kettle Campaign.
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ATHENS — The Athens Cultural Center is sponsoring the fifth annual Athens Holiday House Decorating Contest with a grand prize of a beautiful gift basket from Blackhorse Farm.
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