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By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – The public had a chance to sound off last night about a nearly 30 percent rate increase by Berkshire Gas. WAMC's Carrie Saldo covered a public hearing on soaring prices for people who heat their homes and business with natural gas:

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Congressional members of the Northern Border Caucus met on Capitol Hill Wednesday with business leaders from the U-S and Canada to discuss a Department of Homeland Security plan that would require all travelers have a passport to enter the U-S. Opponents of the agency's initiative hope to develop an alternative proposal or delay the scheduled implementation of the plan. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Albany, NY – Yancey Roy, based in Albany, NY is a correspondent for the Gannett Newspapers who grew up in Louisiana. He was sent down to the Bayou to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. When he came back, he shared these thoughts with us....

By Deborah Runcie

Poughkeepsie, NY – A state transportation official says that at least two dozen highway and bridge construction projects in the Hudson Valley could fall by the wayside...if voters fail to approve a statewide, $2.9 billion bond issue on the November 8th ballot.

WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has the latest.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – The Nor'easter that struck the region yesterday caused only scattered power problems in the Hudson Valley....but an Ulster County lawmaker is concerned about potential problems for utility lines caused by unremoved dead trees. More, from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie:

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – The AARP-Vermont has released the results of a health care poll. The group
says their poll indicates there is a great deal of anxiety about health care costs and a feeling that health care in Vermont is in a state of crisis. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Carrie Saldo

Stockbridge, MA – A Berkshire County choreographer is celebrating 25 years of creating movement and dance in the area. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo recently spoke with Dawn Lane about her career thus far and where to go from here:

By Arielle Trimm

Saratoga Springs, NY – For the first time in 15 years, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will break even for it's summer season. That announcement came Wednesday at a post season membership meeting. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm

By Arielle Trimm

Saratoga Springs, NY – For the first time in 15 years, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will break even for it's summer season. That announcement came Wednesday at a post season membership meeting. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm

By Arielle Trimm

Saratoga Springs, NY – For the first time in 15 years, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will break even for it's summer season. That announcement came Wednesday at a post season membership meeting. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm