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By Deborah Runcie

Ellenville, NY – Many people in the Hudson Valley are seeking to help victims of Hurricane Katrina...and, in some cases, waiting to hear from missing family members.

WAMC's Hudson Valley bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has the latest:

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Relief organizations report they are overwhelmed by the generosity pouring in from around Northeast as people do whatever they can to help the victims of the nation's greatest natural disaster in nearly a century. Although the response has been unprecedented, the groups say that more needs to be done. More from WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Carrie Saldo

Williamstown, MA – A local 10-year-old wanted to help Hurricane Katrina survivors. So, she and a few friends put their heads together, greased a few baking tins, and didn't look back.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Vermont officials are mounting their own Gulf Coast relief effort. Locations have been set up across the state today and Saturday for Vermonters to donate basic supplies that will be trucked to Hurricane Katrina victims. State officials say the supplies they gather can be in the hands of victims before the end of the holiday weekend.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Deborah Runcie

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY – Charitable organizations in Hudson Valley are coming together to send support to those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Hurricane Katrina is being blamed for the sudden spike, because it knocked some oil refineries offline. Albany has seen an average increase of 40 cents per gallon over the past week, hovering right around the 3.00 mark. Our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm talked with Albany motorists to see how they are coping.

By Carrie Saldo

Great Barrington, MA – Many people in Berkshire County are rallying to aid those devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and many more are wondering what they can do to help.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Gasoline prices are more than three dollars a gallon at many gas stations across the region, and many people want to know why. But local retailers say they're caught between a rock and a hard place - bearing the brunt of consumers' ire and unable to control the prices at the pump.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Deborah Runcie

Catskill, NY – Plans to build a mega-mall called The Marketplace in Newburgh, New York, and The Landing Project, which is a proposal to build a large scale shopping center with condominiums in Kingston, New York, have both been met with opposition.
However, developers who are looking to build a shopping plaza in the Village of Catskill, New York, are receiving a warm welcome.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

By Deborah Runcie

Albany, NY – A new study shows a continuing upward swing in health-insurance costs paid by employers in New York state. Other reports show the same trend in Massachusetts, Vermont and the rest of the Northeast region.

Details from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie.