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3:21 Troy has launched a multi-year effort to replace critical water transmission lines that connect the city’s Tomhannock Reservoir to the Water Treatment Plant. Credit Lucas Willard / WAMC The nearly $40 million dollar infrastructure project will ensure daily delivery of over 21 million gallons of clean water from the Tomhannock 6½ miles northeast of the city through the Troy Water plant. The reservoir serves 135,000 customers in Troy and nine communities across Albany, Rensselaer and Sar...

5of32 Albany police clashed with anti-brutality protesters Thursday as officers cleared them from an encampment of tents built next to the departments South Station. Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less 6of32 7of32 Albany police physically removed demonstrators from a camp they set up in front of South Station Thursday, April 22, 2021.Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less 8of32 An Albany police officer with tape over his badge on April 22 at South Station.Eduardo MedinaShow MoreShow Less 9of32 10of32 A...

New Orleans-Baton Rouge public radio partnership honored for hurricane, climate change reporting. NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE, La. – The combined newsroom of public radio stations WWNO New Orleans and WRKF Baton Rouge, has won two 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020. The stations won in Continuing Coverage for reporting on the Hurricane Laura aftermath, including a story by Aubri Juhasz, “‘I Lost My Mind’: Lake Charles Residents Come to Terms with Hurricane ...

3:26 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced millions of dollars in grants to address contaminated brownfields. As WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports, some of the grants are for projects in upstate New York. The EPA recently announced $66.5 million in grants to address brownfields, and during a press conference Wednesday, some of those projects in the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region were highlighted. Walter Mugdan is the acting Regional Admini...

WWNO-WRKF newsroom wins two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards 05/12/2021 NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE (press release) – The combined newsroom of public radio stations WWNO New Orleans and WRKF Baton Rouge, has won two 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020. The stations won in Continuing Coverage for reporting on the Hurricane Laura aftermath, including a story by Aubri Juhasz, “‘I Lost My Mind’: Lake Charles Residents Come to Terms with Hurricane Laura’s Devastati...

WWNO Damage in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans from what may have been tornado on May 12, 2021. Meteorologists will soon determine whether a tornado touched down in New Orleans early Wednesday morning. The storm caused damage in the Carrollton, Broadmoor and Algiers Point neighborhoods. There have been no reports of injuries, according to a press release from the city. National Weather Service (NWS) forecaster Kevin Gilmore told New Orleans Public Radios Diane Mack they will need to su...

TROY, N.Y. — Back on April 6, the state budget agreement marked a major win for historic preservation is the increase in the NYS Historic Tax Credit for small projects. This improvement aims to help small business and Main Street building owners rehabilitate their historic buildings, while ensuring that the NYS Historic Tax Credit serves as an incentive throughout upstate urban centers, by increasing the NYS Historic Tax Credit from 20% to 30% for small projects under $2.5 million. A recen...

TROY, N.Y. — The city of Troy is committing to strengthening the citys water infrastructure connections for both the short and long term. Mayor Patrick Madden gathered with city, county, and state officials to break ground on the major water infrastructure project to preserve the reliability of the city’s water infrastructure network for at least the next 200 years. The groundbreaking set forth phase 1 of a multi-year effort to replace vital water transmission lines that connect the C...

Troy starts $40M project to replace lines to Tomhannock Reservoir FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Buy PhotoLarge pieces of pipe are seen on wood pallets as Troy Mayor Patrick Madden, background, speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for a water infrastructure project on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Troy, N.Y. The project which will take multiple years, is being done to replace the water transmission lines that connect the citys Tomhannock Reservoir to the water treatment plant. (Paul B...

TROY, N.Y. — The City of Troy will add six new community police officers. At Thursday evenings Troy City Council meeting, the measure passed in a bipartisan fashion, 5-2. The proposal placing two new officers in each zone also had the support of Troy Mayor Patrick Madden. The passage followed much contentious and deliberate discussion on the issue. "Listening to folks [Thursday night], you would get a picture that theres not a lot going on in the city and what were doing tonight is just hi...