Auxiliary donates to Baby Jax

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 12:28pm

AMSTERDAM – The St. Mary’s Healthcare Auxillary presented a check for $1,000 to Jessica Varik in order to assist with the costs associated with raising her son.

Jackson suffers from EB, a rare skin disease that causes blisters.

The money was raised from sales at the Sweet Shop and Elves Workshop in November.

View Comments | Post a Comment

CDTA donates Albany Devils tickets

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 11:57am

ALBANY – The Capital District Transportation Authority is partnering with the Albany Devils on College Night to highlight the significant role area universities play in our community.

CDTA will donate 100 tickets to each of its 10 universal access college partners for the April 19th Devils game against Connecticut.

CDTA offers partnerships to area businesses, schools and universities that provide unlimited access to its service network across the Capital Region.

CDTA universal access partners include the University of Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Skidmore College, the College of St. Rose, Schenectady County Community College, the Sage Colleges, Siena College, Hudson Valley Community College, Branford Hall Career Institute and ShopRite supermarkets.

View Comments | Post a Comment

Free help offered to tax filers earning under $51,000

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 5:05pm

Albany County is teaming up with the Cash Coalition to offer free help for filers, earning less than $51,000 a year.

The Cash Coalition is a group led by The United Way of the Greater Capital Region.

The group has already helped thousands of taxpayers in Albany County this year.

Last minute filers can go to the Office of Catholic Charities Monday.

It's at 40 north Main Avenue in Albany.

Meanwhile for people in Massachusetts: your federal taxes are due today, but you have one more day to file state taxes.

That's because Monday is a holiday in the Bay State, it's Patriots Day.

View Comments | Post a Comment

NY has new grants for shooting ranges

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 9:38am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Cuomo administration, which has been under criticism from firearms-rights supporters for the state's new gun-control laws, has launched a new grant program for shooting ranges.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation says the new program will distribute $65,000 in matching grants this year for non-profit or municipal firing ranges across the state. The money comes from federal firearms tax money which is required to be used for educational programs.

Grant applications are being taken through May 31.

Ranges are used for developing firearms and archery proficiency necessary for safe and ethical hunting.

View Comments | Post a Comment

Community Sponsors

Eric Limon

Wedding Photographer

Statewide effort aims to stop declining number of volunteer firefighters

Submitted by Anna Didio on Friday, April 12th, 2:27 pm

CAPITAL REGION – Volunteer fire departments across the state will be opening their doors

and fire truck bays during the weekend of Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28.

This part of the third annual RecruitNY statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment effort.

For more information, or to find out if your fire department is participating in RecruitNY, click here.

View Comments | Post a Comment

Basketball Competition

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 1:14pm

TROY – On Sunday, April 14, more than 80 athletes and coaches from around the Capital Region will compete in the Capital District Local Basketball Competition.

The event, sponsored by the RPI Student Athlete Advisory Committee, will allow local athletes and coaches to showcase their skills and compete for awards.

All events are free and open to the public.

Athlete and volunteer registration begins at 12 p.m. with an opening ceremony at 12:45 p.m.

View Comments | Post a Comment

58 dams in Capital Region rated "High Hazard"

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 5:31pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Work at shoring up the Gilboa Dam is reported ahead of schedule.

Good news for Schoharie Valley residents who've worried what would happen if the earthen structure gave way.

Part of the alarm system set up to warn about that possibility was knocked out in the 2011 flooding.

The Gilboa Dam, and for that matter the Hadlock Pond Dam that failed in 2005, are both rated high hazards according to information gathered by Senator Chuck Schumer's office.

Nearly 60 other dams in the Capital Region are also placed in that high hazard category.

"I don't think any of these dams will burst tomorrow, God forbid, but many of them have not received the inspections that they should receive," Schumer said. "Most of them are old. They're 60, 80, a hundred years old and just as when a person gets older they need regular check-ups, so do these dams."

View Comments | Post a Comment