Michael Koff News Today

Rather than the bitterness and the name-calling and finger-pointing we see on the national level, Democrat Dustin Reidy learned from the Republicans who had rejected his first proposal.

ALBANY COUNTY — At the county’s inaugural gun buyback program on Saturday, so many guns were handed over — 117 — that the Westmere firehouse venue shut down ahead of schedule. The sheriff’s office handed out over $10,000:  $50 for an inoperable firearm, $100 for a rifle or long gun, and $200 for a pistol or handgun.

We attended workshops to improve our writing and reach, we commisserated with colleagues over the hurdles posed by covering news in the midst of the pandemic, and we celebrated the work that has carried communities forward and shone light in dark times.