Arlene Shako, Schoharie

While surges are growing in other places in the world, like New Zealand and Hong Kong, and remote Pacific Islands are just now experiencing their first deaths from the virus, the United States, for the most part, is now defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having “low” or “medium” transmission rates.

Avian flu is a highly contagious disease that afflicts all manner of birds. An outbreak seven years ago was responsible for the death of 50 million birds across the country. 

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

— Sarah DeJoy of Altamont;

— Catherine Jantson of Delmar;

— Ryan Maercklein of Schenectady;

— Owen Tobias-Wallingford of Delmar;

— Laura Van Voris of Delmar; and

These local students were named to the president's list from Western New England University in Massachusetts for the fall 2021 semester with a grade point average of 3.80 or higher:

— Angelica Fischer of Delmar, majoring in bachelor of science in mechanical engineering;

These local students were named to the president's list from State University of New York Cortland for the fall 2021 semester with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher:
 

— Dylan Bartlett of Schenectady;

— Michael Fishburn of Slingerlands;

— Danielle Kamm of Schenectady;

These local students were named to the dean’s list from Tufts University for the fall 2021 semester with a grade point average of 3.4 or higher:

— Evan Ensslin of Altamont;

— Derin Gumustop of Slingerlands;

— Nishika Pabba of Slingerlands;

— Taylor Roddy of Delmar;

— Kevin Sui of Slingerlands; 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:

— Matthew Payne of East Berne, majoring in creative media at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher;

The annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16 and run through May 14.

Since 2009, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has enforced the ban to prevent wildfires and protect communities during heightened conditions for wildfires each spring.  

After the destruction of the Second Temple by Rome in 70 CE, the diaspora of Jews of the East — Israel and Babylonia — developed very differently from those of the West — Egypt, northern Africa, Asia Minor, and southeastern and southern Europe.