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By Carrie Saldo

The trouble with the flu ... vaccine

Great Barrington, MA – For the second year in a row some regional health care providers are experiencing difficulty obtaining doses of the influenza vaccine.

By Pat Bradley

Owners of Independence Air File for Bankruptcy Protection

By Deborah Runcie

$2.3 Million Arsenic Cleanup

Fishkill, NY – The state Department of Environmental Conservation has come up with a 2.3 million dollar clean-up plan to address arsenic and other pollutants generated at a former wood treatment facility in Dutchess County, New York.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has a report on what the clean-up will entail, as well as who will cover the cost of it.

By Carrie Saldo

Funding that builds

Williamstown, MA – In a time when capital improvements to public facilities often take the back burner because of tight budgets, Williams College has found a way to help a local school avoid that problem.

By Deborah Runcie

FEMA Funds Provide Decontamination Trailer

Highland Falls, NY – The Hudson Valley's Orange County has its first haz-mat decontamination trailer, courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security's post-9/11 funding for small-town first responders. The rig is designed to help cope with chemical and radiation leaks from natural disasters...or any possible bioterrism attacks.

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

Joe Donahue's interview with Jimmy Carter

Albany, NY – In the book, Carter offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred.

By Deborah Runcie

Property Taxes Decrease

Poughkeepsie, NY – As property taxes increase throughout most of the Northeast region, several New York state counties, including Dutchess and Saratoga, are cutting taxes by as much as 9%.
WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Jessica Bloustein

Chicopee mayor stays quiet

Chicopee, MA – Chicopee, Massachusetts mayor Richard Goyette has not responded to a request for his resignation from city aldermen. He has withdrawn from the election, but his name remains on the ballot for re-election.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany Crime: Twice The National Average?

Albany, NY – The Albany residents responsible for starting a community watch program in Albany's Pine Hills neighborhood after a crime wave hit the area are taking their concerns one step further. Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm has more:

By Pat Bradley

Park Agency Commissioners Reject Proposal to Reduce Public Comments