ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County, like all of eastern New York and western New England, will be under an “extreme cold watch,” according to the National Weather Service.

ALBANY COUNTY — The 30-day annual review period for Albany County Agricultural Districts began on Feb. 1. During this period, landowners can apply to have predominantly viable agricultural land included in a certified agricultural district.

According to a recent report from the New York Independent System Operator, the wholesale price of natural gas has more than doubled in the past year. 

One outcome of the brutally low temperatures was fewer power-outages problems than is typically expected of a storm that drops over a foot of powder on the region. The frigid temperatures make for lighter snow that doesn’t stick to utility lines, causing them to break. 

The $1.7 billion facility is expected to be complete by 2030.

Steck’s bill is now state law. The “Trapped at Work Act” in the Senate was sponsored by Rachel May, a Democrat from Syracuse. No longer can contract provisions force workers to repay training costs when they leave a job.

ALBANY COUNTY — A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The not-for-profit group under Anderson’s guidance has already passed its initial goal of raising $100,000 and on Jan. 14 he said, “We’re up to about $140,000 now.” Then, on Jan. 16, the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that $190,000 had been awarded to the project.

“Unfortunately, it seems to be going into mammals, which is pretty concerning,” said Kevin Hynes of bird flu, but the current strain “does not seem to go into humans from causal contact,” he said.

ALBANY COUNTY — The pool on the former College of Saint Rose campus is now open for public use, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy announced on Jan. 8.

Those wishing to use the pool have to register for classes or for open lap swimming.