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.

Albany Medical College scientists are part of a team of researchers from several institutions to receive $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study why disruptions in circadian rhythms increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance for state and local governments, saying, “Universal case investigation and contact tracing are not recommended for COVID-19.” Rather, health departments should “prioritize specific settings and groups at increased risk,” the CDC says.

The New York State Legislature voted earlier this month to approve, along party lines, the Democrats’ version of the Independent Redistricting Committee’s plan.

Spyridon Galis has received $440,000 from the National Science Foundation as part of a collaborative cross-institutional research team led by the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, which is focused on processing quantum information as carried by photons, or particles of light.

Some counties in New York State are designated as “high” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We will allow them the flexibility to determine what’s best for their county,” said Governor Kathy Hochul in terms of masking in schools. Albany County is “medium,” meaning no masks are required.

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:

— Kiera Wissing of Slingerlands, on president’s list majoring in nursing at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia with a grade point average of 3.9 or higher;

State University of New York College at Oneonta has announced students achieving honors for the fall 2021 semester.

These local students were named to the provost's list with a grade-point average of 4.0:

— Natalia Gibbons of Delmar, majoring in sport management;

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

— Kaitlin Davitt of Delmar, with highest honors;

— Katherine O'Keeffe of Delmar, with highest honors;

— Erich Fischer of Delmar, with highest honors;