Heating Oil Prices Are Surging. Local Suppliers Say They’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
Recent data shows the average price for heating oil in New York has skyrocketed from $3.72 to $6.27 per gallon over the past year.
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Red Cross Urges Hudson Valley Families To Prepare For Emergencies On A Budget
Families can prepare gradually by stocking essential supplies, planning evacuation routes, staying connected to emergency alerts and making sure everyone knows what to do when disaster strikes.
How the Hudson Valley Helped Make America
Author and journalist David Levine explains how the Hudson Valley helped shape the American Revolution and the nation’s democratic foundations.
THC-CBD Treatment Shows Promise for Agitation in Advanced Dementia
Meg Boyce of the Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter told Radio Catskill the early findings are promising, but more research is needed and families should consult a doctor before considering cannabis-based treatment.
United Way Challenges Attribution of ALICE Research Used by Pattern for Progress
Nearly half of New York households are struggling to afford basic living expenses, according to the latest ALICE data from United Way of New York State and United For ALICE. The data are also at the center of a dispute over how the research was presented recently by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress. United Way […]
From The Catskills to The Big Island: This is Kaaterskill Falls
One of the most glorious depictions of the Catskill landscape is 200 years old this year. Kaaterskill Falls on the Catskill Mountains, Taken Under the Cavern is a painting by Irish-American artist William Guy Wall. As one of the contemporaries of Thomas Cole, Wall was inspired by the romantic landscapes that made Cole so prolific […]
The Podcast Uncovering a Hidden Cold Case in the Hudson Valley
A routine construction project in the Hudson Valley uncovered something no one expected: human remains buried behind a home. The discovery in April 2024 is now the subject of a new investigative podcast from the Times Union. The limited-series, Long Buried, explores explores the central question: How does someone disappear for more than four decades […]
Chester Town Official Found Guilty in Driveway Shooting
GOSHEN, NY — A Chester town official was found guilty by an Orange County jury on Thursday for shooting a delivery driver last year. Town Highway Superintendent John Reilly was found guilty of multiple charges, including assault in the first degree for depraved indifference, criminal possession of weapon in the second degree, assault in the […]
Advocates Push New York Bill to Prepare for Hazardous Air Quality Emergencies
Air quality has become an increasing concern across New York State in recent years, particularly after smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed much of the region in 2023. The hazy skies and air quality alerts that summer exposed gaps in how the state responds to dangerous air pollution events. Now advocates are urging lawmakers to pass […]
