New York News

By Brian Shields

Albany, NY – An Albany synagogue on Monday, Yom Kippur, honored three people who in different ways worked to fight and expose the horrors of the Nazis. WAMC's Brian Shields reports.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Pittsfield, MA – A federal grant will go towards helping homeless veterans in need of housing and support services in the Western Massachusetts area. The United Veterans of America received the grant. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson talked with their executive director about how the new funding will affect the area's homeless veteran population.

By Allison Dunne

Albany, NY – They are a burden on the shoulders, and the wallet. A report by New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer says the average college textbook rings up at more than one-hundred dollars. So he is proposing a tax deduction to ease the pain. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has more.

By Brian Shields

Albany, NY – Police using dogs that are trained to sniff-out guns, drugs and explosives have searched Schenectady High School several times since the school year began in September. School officials and police say the searches are for the safety of students, faculty and staff in a city with a recent history of violent crime. WAMC's
Brian Shields reports.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Great Barrington, MA – Every public school in Berkshire County will now have endowed education funds, thanks for a public-private partnership. The money will be used for enrichment programs that fall outside the scope of school's operating budges. Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson has more.

By Pat Bradley

Syracuse, NY – New York Governor George Pataki has signed into law a forestry measure that addresses timber theft and sustainable forestry. The measure also establishes a ""Right to Practice Forestry" initiative to ensure that legitimate and sustainable forestry activities are not unduly restricted or banned by local ordinances. More from North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley.

By Allison Dunne

Greenport, NY – Hearings on noise impacts from the proposed St. Lawrence Cement plant in Columbia County are a few weeks away, and the Department of Environmental Conservation has requested additional information from the cement company on the topic. Opponents say the letter backs what they've been contending all along. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne reports.

By Allison Dunne

Kingston, NY – The three founders of a Breast Cancer Foundation are walking one-hundred miles this week to raise money for Hudson Valley women and families affected by breast cancer. One of the walkers, and founders, is area Assemblyman Patrick Manning. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne spoke with the founders during their walk.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Northampton, MA – Governor Romney was in Western Massachusetts yesterday, stopping first in Springfield and then Northampton to make an affordable housing announcement. Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson has more.

By Brian Shields

Albany, NY – Predictions that natural gas prices would skyrocket leading to higher heating bills this coming winter may not come true. WAMC's Brian Shields reports.