On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul quietly extended for another month the pandemic state of emergency she had declared on Feb. 14, set to end March 16. The shortened declaration, which says, “New York continues to experience COVID-19 transmission, with the rate of new COVID-19 hospital admissions remaining at over 100 new admissions a day,” runs through April 15.

WESTERLO — Ruth Lucille Bates, a hard-working animal lover who challenged expectations, died on Thursday, March 10, 2022. She was 89. 

These local students were named to the dean’s list at RIT for the fall 2021 semester, each with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher:

— Cameron Myron of Altamont, majoring in computer science;

— Brendan Mahoney of Voorheesville, majoring in mechanical engineering;

These local students were named to the fall 2021 president's list at State University of New York Oswego, with a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher:

— Katherine J. Bablin of Altamont, majoring in  biology, economics;

— Skylar H. Peay of Westerlo, majoring in zoology; and

These local students were named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the fall 2021 semester:
 

— Caleb Jacobson of Altamont, at Adelphi University in Garden City, with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher;

These local students were named to the dean’s list from State University of New York Delhi for the fall 2021 semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Anna Clarke of Delmar, majoring in criminal justice;

— Ashley Petrocca of Delma, majoring in criminal justice;

ALBANY COUNTY — Capital Region schools and libraries are getting $8,907,780 in funding from the American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Connectivity Fund, according to an announcement from Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s office.

Patricia C. Bischof, as an adult, sat in a room in her mother’s house, crying, as she listened to the story of her mother’s life — a story she had never heard before.

Her mother, Ruth, was being filmed in the next room in an interview, which Bischof had set up, for the Shoah Foundation.

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy on Friday reported two previously unreported COVID-related deaths — a man in his sixties, and a man in his seventies — bringing the county’s death toll from the virus to 533.

Edgar Tolmie, Altamont