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By Deborah Runcie

Ithaca, NY – Cornell University will use a 25 million dollar gift from Microsoft Founder Bill Gates to build a center for a new information campus.
WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Deborah Runcie has more.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – Congressman Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat from Ulster County New York, has received a response to the letter he wrote asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into price gouging by oil companies.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Carrie Saldo

Chatham, NY – Much of the northeast is dotted with defunct industrial mills. And some of those mills have been given new life in a variety of ways, take the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts, in North Adams, for instance. Now one man has a vision for a former mill in Chatham, New York - An industrial arts mill powered entirely by sun and water.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – One of the Capital Region's most devoted benefactors, 93-year-old Morris Silverman, has died. But he has left a legacy in his native region that will last for a long time to come.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has more.

By Pat Bradley

Ticonderoga, NY – Cities, villages and towns across the country are trying to craft their budgets with as few cuts and loss of services as possible. But that's becoming increasing difficult. In Ticonderoga, New York, the library was at risk due to cuts. At least, until the town supervisor stepped in and made a unique offer to keep the library open. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – The New York State Department of Transportation has completed a study that recommends infrastructure improvements to the Hudson Line-the railway between New York City and Schenectady. The state Senate's high speed rail task force is advancing a similar agenda. Both point to the need for improvements to tracks in the Capital Region, which has become one of the nation's busiest transit hubs.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has more.

Albany, NY – As the war in Iraq rages on and the death toll rises daily, Theatre 88 will present WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ, a staged reading of the play that ignited the Los Angeles area. The play was originally adapted for the stage by Simon Levy from Eliot Weinberger's provocative article, "What I Heard About Iraq."

The cast is composed of Albany area theatre professors who are concerned about the war and wish to inspire a thoughtful, enlightened discussion. The reading also interweaves multi media sounds and images from real news footage.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – Statistics from the New York state Division of Criminal Justice Services, shows that drug distributors from New York City are continuing to migrate north to communities such as Kingston, Schenectady and Binghamton.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Pat Bradley

Tupper Lake, NY – The Adirondack Club and Resort is a proposed development in and around the former Big Tupper Ski Area. It would be the largest development project ever considered by the Adirondack Park Agency. The developers and town officials supporting the project held an informational meeting Thursday evening in an effort to quell negative rumors about the project. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Troy, NY – With an endorsement from Governor George Pataki, New York State's first Technology centered-high school is on the fast-track to open its doors at the Troy-based global headquarters of the MapInfo corporation in September of 2007.

WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has more on plans for Tech Valley High School.