Last July, severe storms and flash floods hurt roads, homes, and businesses. Now those hurt by the storms may apply for low-interest loans.

Examinations for people seeking a license to practice the sport of falconry, become a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, or use leashed tracking dogs to find wounded or injured big-game animals are scheduled for Friday, April 13, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which gives the tests.

Kathy Meany, an Altamont resident, will be honored for her dedication and support of conservation efforts in the Capital Region at an upcoming Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy awards dinner.

The Brain Injury Association of New York State will host Certified Brain Injury Specialist training at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs on June 12 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Elliott House Thrift Shop will open for the 2018 season on Wednesday, March 14, weather permitting; it will close if the weather is inclement.

Just back from federal court in Ohio for a lawsuit against the drug industry, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy hopes to return for a settlement in a matter of months.

In New York State, only one in 44 cases of elder financial abuse are ever reported. Local police were instructed Monday on ways to ferret out elder financial abuse.

The Book Nook at Grace United Methodist Church in Ravena is holding its semi-annual Huge Winter Book Sale on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 22, 23, and 24. The hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

A refugee from the civil war in Rwanda helped found a not-for-profit group in Albany that teaches new immigrants and refugees the English language and about American culture.

If Congressman Paul Tonko’s bill passes, an inmate with an addiction could go from a prison recovery program to an outside program without having time in between to relapse.