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By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Albany mayoral hopeful Dr. Alice Green talks with WAMC's Arielle Trimm. This is one in a series of interviews with all of the candidates.

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By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Albany mayoral hopeful Joe Sullivan talks with WAMC's Arielle Trimm. This is one in a series of interviews with all of the candidates.

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By Pat Bradley

Tupper Lake, NY – New York Governor George Pataki announced Monday that the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, under construction in Tupper Lake, will receive five million dollars from the state. The funds mean the state's newest museum will open on schedule next year.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley was in Tupper Lake for the Governor's announcement.

By Arielle Trimm

Schenectady, NY – Tuesday marks the first full day that five artists will be working out of the newly developed "Jay Street Studios" in downtown Schenectady. Their presence is part of a multi-agency strategy to build a vibrant arts and cultural scene in Schenectady's downtown area. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Massachusett's John Olver joins WAMC'S Alan Chartock to discuss climate change, global warming, and the Patriot Act

By Pat Bradley

Albany, NY – Officials in the governor's office announced Sunday night that Governor Pataki plans to veto legislation that would allow pharmacists to provide women, without prescriptions, the contraceptive commonly known as the morning-after pill. Pro-choice advocates say it's a turn-about for the governor and believe a veto is politically motivated.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – A documentary that chronicals a family farm in New York State will make its New England debut Monday at Image Cinemas in Williamstown, MA. James Spione's film "American Farm" uses the New York farm as a microcosm to show why family farms are vanishing across America. More from WAMC's Arielle Trimm

By Arielle Trimm

Scotia, NY – After years of planning, the Board of Direcrtors of Schenectady Community Home Inc. are finally breaking ground for a house that will serve as Schenectady County's first and only home for terminally ill patients in their final days. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Allison Dunne

Buchanan, NY – The parent of New York's Indian Point is about to invest several-million-dollars into a backup power system for the nuclear power plant's emergency sirens. The decision from Entergy Nuclear Northeast officials to install backup power follows pressure from citizens and legislators, and comes after a pair of power outages this month. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By Allison Dunne

Buchanan, NY – The parent of New York's Indian Point is about to invest several-million-dollars into a backup power system for the nuclear power plant's emergency sirens. The decision from Entergy Nuclear Northeast officials to install backup power follows pressure from citizens and legislators, and comes after a pair of power outages this month. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.