Lucas Willard

Anne Tonneson Palamountain, the former “First Lady” of Skidmore College, has died at age 91.

WAMC's theater reviewer, Bob Goepfert of the Troy Record, is directing a staged reading of Lydia Strike's An Accident on Monday, January 26th.

An employee of International Paper’s Ticonderoga Mill has died of injuries sustained Friday night while working on the mill’s power plant.

57-year old Jorg Borowski died Friday evening.

In a statement company spokeswoman Donna Wadsworth said, “We are deeply saddened by this loss.  Jorg was a valued and respected member of the Ticonderoga mill family.  Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family, friends and mill team members.”

An investigation is underway.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of Northern New York toured the region today to discuss education issues with students and faculty. WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard caught up with the freshman lawmaker in Malta.

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was in Glens Falls to discuss the governor’s budget proposal, but this morning’s arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was on the minds of many.

Montgomery County, New York is celebrating its first year under a new system of government — and doing so under new leadership. County Executive Matt Ossenfort spoke to WAMC’s Lucas Willard about his first year in office and what’s ahead for the largely rural county.

The New York Racing Association has reached a settlement with the owners of a food truck that was booted from an upstate track.

The Times Union of Albany reports (http://bit.ly/15sesaJ ) that NYRA agreed last week to pay the owners of the Wandering Dago nearly $70,000 to settle the lawsuit they filed in August 2013 against the racing organization and the state Office of General Services.

The future of Saratoga Springs — a burgeoning tourist and residential destination — is always the subject of intense debate. But today, city officials looked to the past, as organizers gathered to officially kick off the city’s centennial celebration.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke on the campus of New York University Saturday to announce his push for all private and public colleges and universities in the state to adopt the same protections against sexual assault adopted in December by the State University of New York system.

The 4 –point plan to prevent sexual violence defines consent, establishes a victim’s Bill of Rights, provides amnesty for victims and bystanders for related offenses, and would train administrators and staffers.  

The Village of Salem has voted to approve a draft dissolution plan. After a voter petition was brought forward last year, in August village residents overwhelmingly approved to dissolve their village government.