Deborah Liebman, First Vice President, League of Women Voters of Albany County

“Last year, there were over 126 overdose deaths in Albany County,” said Albany County Legislature Deputy Chairwoman Wanda Willingham. “It’s heartbreaking and it’s time to derive new ways to save lives.”

The superseding indictment alleges that the defendants were part of an online group known as “Purgatory” and that they used multiple online social media platforms, including Telegram and Instagram, to coordinate and plan their swatting activities and to announce swats that they had conducted.

Tom Ellis, Albany

ALBANY COUNTY — Not-for-profit organizations in Albany County may apply to the county’s Soil and Water Conservation District for funding to complete conservation-related projects that protect the natural resources of the county and beyond.

Charles van Wie told The Enterprise this week, after the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets put out a notice about a batch of chocolate milk from his farm that was recalled due to improper pasteurization, that the milk is “totally perfect.”

The number of old bucks killed during hunting season continues to grow following a campaign launched by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Not long after Albany County legislators tabled a bill that would ban misinformation in anti-abortion facilities, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Heartbeat International and 11 anti-abortion facilities that promote an abortion pill reversal treatment that has been discredited by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Northeastern Cave Conservancy, and Huyck Preserve will receive a combined $95,000 for various projects that help them further their separate missions. 

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking data on species status assessments to update New York’s State Wildlife Action Plan for 2025 to 2035.