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By Carrie Saldo

North Adams, MA – Con. John Olver, and several other members of the federal government are working to secure $4 billion for heating fuel assistance, a measure that local officials say is of dire importance.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany NY – Plans were unveiled today for a Capital area concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Alice Green, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of Albany, said Wednesday that she is running on a platform to build strong families and good employment opportunities for Albany residents. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Carrie Saldo

Lenox, Massachusetts – A $300,000 gift to the Boston Symphony Orchestra is the latest from a well known music artist.

By Hank Gross

Buchanan, NY – Crews digging up the floor of the Indian Point 2 fuel storage building as part of a reinforcement project currently underway in advance of the Indian Point Energy Center dry cask storage project, discovered two cracks in four to six foot thick walls of the spent-fuel pool and a small amount of moisture on the newly exposed pool wall. WAMC's Hank Gross reports.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Three New York State Assembly Standing Committees convened a public hearing Tuesday. It's purpose was to help determine the best ways New York State laws can be changed to better protect the public from sex offenders. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Carrie Saldo

Stockbridge, MA – Bending Boston's ear in the Berkshires, the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development is set to hold a forum at the Norman Rockwell Museum next week.

By Deborah Runcie

Catskill, NY – Greene County is taking new steps to improve economic development in the region.

WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – A growing trend in the ski industry is resort expansion to four-season operations.
Multi-million dollar developments are occurring across the country, including at some ski areas in the east. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Carrie Saldo

Lenox, MA – With several wind turbine projects proposed for ridge lines through out Berkshire County, one community is moving forward with plans for a project.