Researchers at the University at Albany are voicing concerns over the impacts of the Trump administration's federal funding freeze. ... Read full Story
One group of activists wants to stop a disturbing trend of homelessness in New York State. They said a statewide housing voucher program would get people off the streets.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--It’s been a little over two weeks since the correction officer strike ended. It resulted in more than 2,000 officers being terminated. Some of those officers were at the New York State Capitol on Thursday, continuing to bring attention to unsafe working conditions at state prisons. Nate Locke, a former CO, shared a [...] ... Read full Story
The Albany Police Department announced on Thursday that the dead body found on Boenau Street on March 26 was identified as 24-year-old Jamier Allen. ... Read full Story
New York Republicans—Assemblymember Jeff Gallahan and State Senator Mark Walczyk—proposed a DOGE-style Commission On Government Efficiency to reform state government spending. ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump announced that North Country Congressmember Elise Stefanik will not be the next Ambassador to the United Nations. ... Read full Story
Albany County is proactively approaching the state's projected nurse shortage with a paid certified nursing aide (CNA) program. Certified by the New York State Education Department, the program prepares prospective trainees for the New York State Department of Health CNA certification exam and a potential full-time position with Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. ... Read full Story
The Columbia-Greene SPCA has a new addition to its cruelty investigation team. The animal shelter announced on Thursday they are excited for Donald Schoenborn, a former Greene County Sheriff's Office deputy, to begin his next journey with them. ... Read full Story
Ulster County rejected a motion seeking a civil penalty of over $100,000 against Dr. Margaret Carpenter of New Paltz over a missed court appearance for prescribing mifepristone to a Texan. ... Read full Story
Electrical improvements at the Saratoga Spa State Park are underway. According to the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the $6.1 million improvement project will replace current electrical components to modernize the power grid. ... Read full Story
"Sly Lives! is exceptionally strong in its attention to musical detail—even more than Questlove's previous cinematic effort, the Academy Award–winning Summer of Soul, Sly Lives! feels like a film made by a great musician. The film's interviewees offer illuminating ruminations on Sly's vocal arrangements, including his penchant for switching back and forth between unison vocal parts and harmonized ones ..." — Jack Hamilton, Slate, 13 Feb. 2025
Did you know?
English has multiple p-words that imply a strong instinct or liking for something, including propensity and proclivity, but to keep things precise, penchant is the proper word for implying a pronounced, persistent taste in a person ("a penchant for pretty pendants") or a predominant predilection for performing particular actions ("a penchant for petting penguins"). Penchant traces back all the way to the Latin verb pendere, meaning "to weigh," but is more immediately preceded in English by the French word penchant, from the present participle of pencher, meaning "to incline."