Voorheesville News

“The mortality has been substantial”

VOORHEESVILLE, Albany County - With survivors of the area's ravaged bat population poised to emerge from hibernation, biologists are still trying to find out what caused the mass die-off this winter. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“It amazes me in this day and age that people want to limit what we can use to decide (on what) basically amounts to a lifetime appointment to a job”

A battle over teacher tenure erupted in the Legislature Wednesday, with local and statewide school officials pitted against lawmakers they say are trying to stifle reform at the behest of powerful teachers ... via Times Union

“Every person young and old is sworn to secrecy before the search begins. If a basket is found that is not yours, you silently continue looking”

Staff writer You're an adult now with a mortgage, a big job, car payments and season tickets to Proctors. via Albany Times Union

“I don't know what I'm going to do with her when she gets older.”

Like most snapping turtles, he has a craggy face, thick skin and strong jaws. But Dee Strinsa, who has handled amphibians and reptiles since she was a child, isn't afraid. via The Gazette

“Even with the partial opening of roundabouts over the last two weeks we have a seen a significant improvement in the flow of traffic”

You'll have to use caution the first few times you go through them. But DOT officials say after you get used to it, it'll work better. via Capital News 9

Greenwich/Cambridge winner at 1. Hoosick Falls, 3 p.m. 5. Mayfield at 4. Albany Academy, 3 p.m. Berne-Knox/Galway winner at 3. Stillwater, 3 p.m. Lake George/Voorheesville winner at 2. Mechanicville, 3 p.m. ... via The Post-Star

A permanent structure for Cheshire's swimming pool could cost $1.6 million to $4.5 million. via The Waterbury Connecticut Republican

“DEC's wildlife managers have been monitoring EHD as it has worked its way north through neighboring states”

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed that several dead deer found in Albany County have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic fever. via The Daily Star

A sad update to the crash in Rotterdam that shut down Curry Road for a few hours Monday, police now tell us two of the three people in the car did not survive the crash. via CBS 6 Albany

I received a press release from the public affairs office at the Department of Environmental Conservation in Albany last Friday evening, just about 12 hours before the start of the Southern Zone archery season. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“We would appreciate the cooperation of the hunters in the Hudson Valley to report to us anything unusual that they may see in the field”

Two deer carcasses in Albany County recently tested positive for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease , a virus transmitted by biting flies. via Middletown Times Herald Record

A group of deer found dead last week in Voorheesville died of an insect-borne disease known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday. via CBS 6 Albany

Posted by Katrina Smith DEC sites first case of EHD in New York deer Man found dead in Onondaga Lake Park Towns: Local SPCA 'no kill' policy costs too much Murder suspect linked to other area crimes The man ... via WSTM-TV Syracuse

ALBANY - State conservation officials are asking deer hunters heading out for the start of bow hunting season Saturday in the state's Southern Zone to report any sick, dying or dead animals as part of an ... via Poughkeepsie Journal

October 11, 2007 at 2:54 pm by Chris Churchill Voorheesville Centre, a 38,000-square-foot strip center anchored by KeyBank and Nichols Shop n' Save, sold yesterday for $3.4 million, according to Coldwell Banker ... via Albany Times Union

The Mohonk Mountain House, outside of New Paltz, offers stunning autumn views. The Hudson Valley will soon be awash in majestic colors as the region takes on the brilliant palette of fall. via New York Daily News