New York, NY – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has declared a drought watch for 15 counties across the state, due to significantly reduced rainfall and declining water…
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One Small Step Conversations: Camille and Brett
One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn who we are as people. Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step…
Fire Department Combines Civic Duty with Clam Chowder
The White Sulphur Springs (NY) Fire Department is hosting its annual clam chowder soup sale on Election Day, as residents make their voices heard in the polling location for Liberty District 4….
Rural Caregivers Struggle as State Leaves Thousands Waiting For Help at Home: AARP NY Survey
Family caregivers in the Mid-Hudson Valley are stressed and cutting work hours or even leaving jobs because they do not have enough help, according to a new A-A-R-P New York survey The…
“Boogie Boo!” Brings Swing to Halloween
April Mae & The June Bugs are performing their ‘Boogie BOO!’ spooky season show at Delaware Valley Opera in Lake Huntington, NY on Thursday. Inspired by themes of the supernatural, enchantment, the…
NY Officials Assure Voters of Election Safety as Early Voting Surges
Early voting is underway in New York and more than 700,000 people took part in the first weekend of early voting for general elections, according to state Board of Elections. A significant…
Environmental Advocates Relaunch Campaign to Pass NY HEAT Act
A coalition of nearly 250 environmental and community groups released a letter last week calling on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to cap low-income residents’ energy bills. The letter also asks the…
Liberty Student Charged for Fake School Lockdown Post
A 13-year-old student at Liberty (NY) Middle School is facing charges for falsely reporting an incident that caused panic among students and parents last week. On Friday, October 25, Liberty Middle and…
New York State Confirms First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) and Environmental Conservation (DEC), in coordination with the State Department of Health (DOH), announced a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)…