These local students were among 1,300 named to the Purchase college Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester, each with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Sarah Alden of Altamont, majoring in history, visual arts;

— Sean Gordon of Slingerlands, majoring in theatre and performance;

These local students have recently distinguished themselves:
 

— Elias Assimakopoulos of Schenectady, at State University of New York Potsdam, interns with Music Industry at 2020 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, California; and

The Elliott House Thrift Shop on Route 81 in Norton Hill will be open for the 2020 season beginning Wednesday, March 18, weather permitting; it will close if the weather is inclement.

The hours at the Thrift Shop are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday,  and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.  

Albany County recently announced a partnership with the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation, which will help local farmers with “everything from strategic planning to grant writing,” according to County Executive Daniel McCoy, who said that these are skills “not everyone has learned and can determine the fate of some of these businesses.”

ALBANY COUNTY — In December, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that, after nearly a decade of ever-increasing opioid-related overdose deaths in New York State, there was a near

These local students recently graduated from the State University of New York College Oneonta:

— Meryl Juster of Delmar, earned a bachelor of science degree in digital & Studio Art; 

— Christopher Wertman of Altamont, earned a bachelor of science degree in dietetic Magna Cum Laude;

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany is screening “The Ritchie Boys,” the riveting, untold story of a group of young men who fled Nazi Germany and returned as soldiers in United States uniforms.

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy welcomes the public at its Annual Awards Dinner at the River Stone Manor in Schenectady on Feb. 23.

William Bryant Logan, arborist and author of “Sprout Lands, Oak, Air and Dirt,” will speak.

These local students were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at  SUNY New Paltz, with a grade-point average of 3.3 or higher:

— Erin Baumgras of Delmar;

— Jana Bergere of Delmar;

— Amanda Bogatka of Schenectady;

— Michael Considine of Delmar;

— Conlee Deleonardis of Voorheesville;