Expect thunderstorms Saturday afternoon

Aleksandr Filippov, a SUNY student from Los Angeles studying nanotechnology in Albany, rollerblades down Elmwood Street on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 in Guilderland, N.Y. Aleksandr Filippov, a SUNY student from Los Angeles studying nanotechnology in Albany, rollerblades down Elmwood Street on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 in Guilderland, N.Y. ALBANY – Enjoy the blast of unseasonably warm weather while it lasts. Saturday the mercury is expected to rise to 65 degrees, as cloudy skies will yield to rain and thunderstorms as a cold front moves in.

NNY officials question shared services proposal at NYSAC conference

At this year’s New York State Association of Counties conference in Albany, the concerns of county officials largely centered on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s consolidation proposal. Lewis County Manager Elizabeth Swearingin said the governor’s proposal, which would require county executives to devise a shared services plan with other municipalities to lessen the property tax burden, has caused worry among legislators that the state would take away its municipal government aid from counties that do not come up with a plan.

CEG’s Kennedy says Capital Region ready for biotech push

Richard Honen of Phillips Lyle, right, accepts the JeffreyA. Lawrence Lifetime Contributor award from Andrew Kennedy, president and CEO of Center for Economic Growth during CEG’s annual awards luncheon at the Desmond Hotel on Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Colonie, N.Y. Kennedy says the Capital Region’s biotech sector has promise.