The Museum Education Act should be funded in the state’s budget as it would support the important learning that comes from museum visits and would allow students from poor districts the same opportunities for field trips that students in wealthier districts enjoy.

These local students were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Le Moyne College, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Rachel Arnold of Altamont, a junior majoring in psychology;

— Michael Young of Voorheesville, a junior majoring in  information systems;

These local students were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at University of Rhode Island, with a grade-point average of 3.30 or higher:

— Ryan Amadon of Delmar;

— Andrew Boeri of Schenectady;

— Emme Callender of Altamont

— Austin Fox of Delmar;

— Emma Kelly of Slingerlands;

New York’s state parks, historic sites, campgrounds, and trails hosted a record-breaking 77.1 million visits in 2019, according to a release from the governor’s office. Locally, visits to John Boyd Thacher State Park in the Helderbergs was up 13 percent.

Albany County is among 43 New York counties designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as primary natural disaster areas.

Producers who suffered losses due to recent disasters may be eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency emergency loans.

John Standish of Slingerlands, a member of the New York Army National Guard assigned to the Company D, 3-142nd Aviation, has received a promotion to the rank of first lieutenant.

Pressure from the governor to rein in Medicaid costs will affect Albany county, starting in 2021, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy says.

For short-term profits from logging or drilling or mining, ecosystems that would sustain humans in the long run will be undermined. What recourse do we have in the face of such hubris? How can we avert the catastrophe that will surely follow?

This is the second of a two-part series examining how views of — and from — the Helderberg escarpment have shaped our development and how this asset continues to provide unique definition to