For K-12 students, chronic absenteeism is typically defined as missing at least 10 percent of the school year, for any reason, excused or unexcused. 

As fair season ramps up, New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball spoke with The Enterprise about bird flu, which has been infecting dairy herds in other parts of the country, and has led to testing requirements for animals shown at fairs and other measures that are helping New York ward off danger. 

Hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits for the 2024-25 season are now on sale.

While an aging John Steinbeck traversed the country in 1960 in his camper with his dog, Charley, to discover and write about the “new America,” Carey is aware of a still newer America permeated with technology. She wants to help people find a path in this brave new world.

ALBANY COUNTY — In April, New York State passed the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment (RAPID) Act through its budget, making it easier for transmission-line projects to be built in the state by shifting the Office of Renewable Energy Siti

ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County like the rest of the state, the nation, and the world has been affected by the faulty software update sent by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.

ALBANY COUNTY — Several local bridge or culvert projects are among the 216 across New York receiving more than $484 million in state funds, announced on July 11:

The update to the over-40-year-old fire safety standard has its roots in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, after which gaps in protections for emergency responders were identified.

For Albany County Legislator Carolyn McLaughlin, the 250th anniversary is about unity and education. “When I look at things” she said, “I try to see the intersection across communities and this is something we can all be proud about and the opportunity to educate, educate, educate is foremost in my mind.”