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By Deborah Runcie

Albany, NY – Car insurance rates in New York State are dropping faster than anywhere else in the country.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie tells us why.

By Carrie Saldo

Cheshire, MA – Many communities are still in the process of assessing the damage resulting from heavy rainfall over the past week. The wet weather has also kept highway crews in Berkshire County extremely busy maintaining and repairing the many dirt roads that wind through it.

By Jessica Bloustein

Boston, MA – The Massachusetts state legislature voted unanimously Wednesday to give forty-two million dollars in retroactive pay raises to thirteen thousand state college and university employees. The decision was an override of Governor Mitt Romney's September veto of the pay raise, contracted during former Governor Swift's administration.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – The sole provider of natural gas for heating for Western Massachusetts may need to raise its rate by nearly 30 percent this season.

By Pat Bradley

Vernon, VT – Entergy Nuclear has formally notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission they plan to seek permission to run the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant for twenty years beyond its 2012 license expiration. But some call the plant antique , and say the license should be allowed to expire. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

Ticonderoga, NY – International Paper is a step closer to burning tires to power its mill on Lake Champlain. The company has received a draft permit for a test burn of tire-derived fuel at its Ticonderoga, New York mill. International Paper now faces a 75-day public comment period, a public hearing and a review by the U-S Environmental Protection Agency before the test can be conducted. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – A series of violent incidents involving teenagers in Orange and Ulster Counties this past weekend has motivated one school district in Ulster County to take action.

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

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – For the first time since a settlement was drafted five years ago, the Pittsfield City Council is seeking amendments to the PCB clean-up agreement it has with General Electric.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey of Ulster County has proposed an alternative to the building of the controversial Belleayre Resort in the heart of the Catskill Park.

Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie reports.

By Pat Bradley

Rouses Point, NY – Madison, New Jersey-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced Tuesday that it will close its manufacturing plant in Rouses Point, New York. The facility is the largest private-sector employer in northern New York's Clinton County, and local leaders are scrambling to create a recovery plan. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.