These local students were named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at University of Rhode Island, with a grade-point average of 3.30 or higher:

Kc Aghanenu of Schenectady;

Emme Callender of Altamont;

Zachary Essex of Delmar;

Bella Evangelista of Slingerlands;

Austin Fox of Delmar;

These local students were named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Fairfield University with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Amelia Kedik of Altamont;

— Julia Higgins of Delmar;

— Molly Lamendola of Delmar;

— Nina Panto of Delmar;

— Caroline Burns of Slingerlands;

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:

— Elizabeth Gannon of Albany, at University of New England in Maine with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher;

The new multi-pronged state plan includes $27.5 million a year for in-patient psychiatric beds, $9 million annually to recruit psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners; and $12.5 million a year for 500 more beds to house homeless people in their communities.

Patricia Sibilia, League of Women Voters Albany County

ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County, like the rest of the state, was in a holding pattern this week as the number of new COVID-19 cases and COVID-related hospitalizations continued to fall but mask mandates remain in places that Governor Kathy Hochul termed vulnerable — like schools — and also where large numbers of people gather and contact

Individuals may receive a maximum of $9,000 per deceased individual and a maximum of $35,500 per application, if they incurred funeral expenses for multiple deceased individuals.

The state’s first Free Fishing Weekend of 2022 is on Feb. 19 and 20, when freshwater anglers are permitted to fish for free without a license.

Dr. Ward Stone, Troy