1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (197+ words) ORANGEBURG – Governor Hochul may have signed an executive order establishing a temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers over 50 megawatts, but it doesn’t go far enough, according to State Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D, Queens). Her legislation with more requirements passed in…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (216+ words) ALBANY – Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (D, Hudson) and Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D, Brooklyn/Queens/Manhattan) are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation establishing new regulations for large-scale data centers in the state. The lawmakers sent a letter to Hochul signed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) Mid Hudson News NYPIRG supports governor’s data center moratorium but says it should go further ALBANY – The New York Public Interest Research Group is supporting Governor Hochul’s executive order that places a one-year moratorium on the permitting of hyper-scale data…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (175+ words) NEW YORK – Saying giant data centers consumer extremely large amounts f energy thus taxing the system, Governor Kathy Hochul Tuesday signed an executive order placing a moratorium on new facilities across the state. Her temporary pause on state environmental permits…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (155+ words) KINGSTON – When the new Ulster County emergency communications system is up and running in about two years, it will link all police, fire, EMS and paging. The current system transmits via 12 towers while the new one will use 16 towers. Consultant…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) Mid Hudson News WVT Fiber partners with Town of Warwick to upgrade connectivity WARWICK – WVT Fiber, an Archtop Fiber company, has announced a partnership with the Town of Warwick and the Warwick Police Department to deliver high-speed fiber Internet and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (279+ words) KENT – Two Westchester residents are facing larceny and criminal impersonation charges after allegedly using a dating platform to scam residents of Kent and western Connecticut out of thousands of dollars. Messiah Guest, 25, and Jaelyn Barksdale, 22, were arrested on warrants issued…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (178+ words) SOUTHEAST – New York State Electric and Gas Company hopes to replace an existing communications tower at Hillside Park in Southeast to support new microwave antennas allowing the utility to monitor the health of its electricity distribution system and more quickly…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) MONTICELLO – Last June, Archtop Fiber broke ground in Sullivan County to expand its high-speed fiber, internet, and phone service. The project is supported by Governor Hochul’s Connect All municipal infrastructure program, along with Sullivan County, receiving almost $30 million, which is…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) MONTICELLO- Sullivan County has received $3 million in state grant funding to upgrade critical emergency communications equipment used by first responders, including radio system components, repeaters and antenna systems. The funding is part of more than $38 million awarded statewide through New…...