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Plattsburgh, June 2, 2026 – Three days of celebrations will be held from June 19 to June 21 to mark the 2026 national Juneteenth holiday in Clinton and Essex counties, which were hotbeds of abolitionism during a transformational time in American history. Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrates the final end of chattel slavery after the Civil War, when Union troops occupied Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.
FRIDAY, June 19.The weekend of events kicks off Friday evening with New York City blues guitarist Solomon Hicks at Retro Live, 14 Margaret St.Plattsburgh. Concert begins at 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the door or online at https://www.plattsburghbluesandjazz.com/juneteenth-concert-with-king-solomon-hicks
SATURDAY, June 20. A bus tour of Underground Railroad sites leaves from the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Rd. Ausable Chasm. at 10 am. The bus costs $10 for an individual and $20 for a family. Register online at https://northcountryundergroundrailroad.com/. The tour will go from Keeseville/Peru to Beekmantown/Plattsburgh stopping at key sites in the area, including churches involved in the abolitionist struggle and local cemeteries, with reenactors providing historical interpretation. Among the reenactors will be the great, great grandson of local Underground Railroad leader Stephen Keese Smith. Included in the bus tour is a stop at the Plattsburgh Public Library (19 Oak St. Plattsburgh) for a special FREE movie that highlights how the Underground Railroad helped a Union soldier get home after he ended up in a Confederate prison. The movie starts at 1:30 pm. If you are riding on the bus, you are encouraged to bring a lunch. The bus will return to the North Star Museum at 4:00 pm.
Also on tap is an art exhibit – “What Remains: Voices from the Margins of History” – followed by a reception at the SUNY Plattsburgh Art Museum, Myers Fine Arts Building, 101 Broad St. Plattsburgh. This FREE event will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, June 21. From 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the celebrations move to John Brown Farm State Historic Site at 115 John Brown Rd., Lake Placid.for a family-themed fair.Highlights include a concert featuring the well-known Adirondack group, Jamcrackers and Friends.Also, Praise Tabernacle Dancers will perform and there will be a recitation of John Brown’s final speech at his gravesite. All events Sunday at John Brown Farm are FREE.
Activities will also include children’s games and the presentation of the annual Colors of Freedom Award. Food will be available for purchase from the Dogfather Food Truck of Plattsburgh.($10 adults, $7 children.)
John Brown’s final speech was a farewell address delivered to the Virginia court as he was sentenced to be hanged for leading the raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859.His body was then transported back to the farm in North Elba for burial.
The Juneteenth events are sponsored and organized by a network of organizations in the North Country, including the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, Clinton County Historical Association., John Brown Farm State Historic Site, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, John Brown Lives, the Adirondack History Museum, Plattsburgh Public Library, Essex County Arts Council, Paul Smiths College and the SUNY Plattsburgh Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center and Art Museum.
Albany, May 27, 2026 – Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget provides $39 billion in school aid, a $1.7 billion increase from School Year (SY) 2025-26, and $27.4 billion for Foundation Aid, a $1 billion increase over SY 2025-26. It also invests $3 billion in childcare subsidies.
Albany, May 27, 2026 – Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Alicia L. Hyndman today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget invests $15.1 billion in State University of New York (SUNY) and $6.7 billion in City University of New York (CUNY) and provides critical funding to opportunity programs.
“As the cost of higher education continues to place it out of reach for so many, the Assembly Majority delivered a budget that ensures students can access an affordable, world-class education here in New York,” said Speaker Heastie. “The investments made in SUNY and CUNY and opportunity programs are critical to further strengthening our institutions and ensuring all New Yorkers can achieve their greatest potential through higher education.”
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The enacted budget provides an additional $200 million for SUNY maintenance capital and $100 million for SUNY research facilities. It also includes $100 million for SUNY to self-finance projects.
The spending plan also includes $11.5 million in various legislative adds and restorations, including: Read more »
Legislation cracks down on illegal Homegrown 3D-Printed Guns, Protects New Yorkers’ Constitutional Rights and Religious Freedom, Additional Patrols in the System, Expanding SCOUT Teams, Invests in Crime Fighting Measures and First Responder Support Programs, Safeguards New York’s Roads by Stopping New York City’s Super Speeders Through Intelligent Speed Assistance and Ensuring Safety in New York’s Work Zones, Improves New York’s Emergency and Disaster Response
Albany, May 27, 2026, Gov. Hochul News Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation as part of the FY27 Enacted Budget to strengthen public safety across New York. Highlights of Governor Hochul’s public safety budget priorities include cracking down on the scourge of illegal 3D-printed ghost guns and DIY machine guns, investing in new crime-fighting technology, supporting law enforcement officers and first responders, safeguarding New York’s roads and subways, enhancing its emergency preparedness response systems, and protecting New Yorkers’ religious freedom and safety.
Stopping Illegal Homegrown Guns
Governor Hochul has passed the strongest gun laws in the nation and made record investments in gun violence prevention, resulting in New York having the fewest shooting incidents statewide in 2025 in recorded history. To build on this progress, Governor Hochul’s FY27 Enacted Budget will:
Require first-in-the-nation minimum safety standards for 3D printers sold in New York to be equipped with basic technology that prevents the unlicensed, illegal production of lethal firearms and firearm parts.
Require the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to lead a task force of experts to recommend regulations that will ensure New Yorkers are protected from these dangerous weapons. Following the implementation of the resulting regulations, state law will allow for recourse against any actor who sells a 3D printer in New York without equipping it with such technology.
Criminalize the unlawful possession, sale, or distribution of blueprints that allow the printing of illegal guns and gun parts, and the manufacture of 3D-printed firearms.
Require all pistols sold in the state to private citizens be designed in such a way that ensures they cannot quickly and easily be turned into machine guns using common tools.
Prioritizing Safety on the Subway
Subway crime reached its lowest level in 16 years in 2025, with a 14 percent reduction in major crimes in the transit system compared to 2019. Lower crime and higher ridership are the result of the hard work of dedicated police officers supported by Governor Hochul’s proactive investments in policing and mental health engagement strategies that promote order and public safety throughout the system. To ensure continued progress on subway safety, Governor Hochul:
Secured an additional $77 million to support the deployment of NYPD officers across the subway system to target areas of greatest need and to enhance rider safety.
Is expanding the Subway Co-Response Outreach Teams initiative, known as SCOUT, by 50 percent from 10 to 15, to reach more locations and operate with greater flexibility across the system. This will allow teams to respond more quickly to individuals in acute distress and focus resources where needs are greatest.
I am looking to gather workplace safety rules and signage. If your place of work is willing to share some, please reply to this email and attach an image of a sign or rule posted at your place of employment, particularly those that might be more unique to your type of work. I teach career exploration and job readiness in middle school. Next year, I will be including a lesson on safety rules and their importance and we will compare school rules with workplace rules. So we will need some references of what’s out there at work. Thank you in advance for helping a teacher out Also looking for short stories of workplace accidents that were totally avoidable to help illustrate why we have rules…
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.
Town of North Hudson Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On May 23 between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received two separate and unrelated reports of overdue hikers on Dix Mountain. The hikers were last heard from at the peak at 6 and 7 p.m. respectively. They were both heading back to the Elk Lake trailhead. One hiker was moving slowly due to an injured ankle. At 11:30 p.m., Forest Rangers met the uninjured hiker at the Elk Lake trailhead. Rangers reached the trailhead with the injured hiker at 4:45 am.
Town of North Hudson Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On May 24 at 3 p.m., three Forest Rangers responded to a report of a hiker experiencing muscle cramps and exhaustion on the Beckhorn trail in the Dix Mountain range. The hiker was with four other individuals who were sheltering in place with emergency blankets. When they started feeling hypothermic, some made their way down the trail. Rangers assisted the rest to the Elk Lake trailhead. Resources were clear at 9:55 p.m.
Town of Newcomb Essex County Honor Guard: On May 23, The Division of Forest Protection Honor Guard participated in Newcomb’s annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony. Rangers were joined by the Newcomb Supervisor, staff, and volunteers, New York State Police Honor Guard, Essex County Sheriff’s Office Rifle Detail, American Legion Post 982, Newcomb Volunteer Fire Department, Rescue, and EMS, and a volunteer trumpeter from Newcomb Central School.
Wreath laying ceremony
Towns of Guilderland, Moreau, and Southampton Guilderland, Saratoga, and Suffolk Counties Prescribed Fires: On May 18, Forest Rangers joined DEC staff from the Divisions of Fish and Wildlife and Lands and Forests, Brookhaven National Lab, and the Central Pine Barrens Commission to conduct a controlled burn of seven acres of the Sarnoff Pine Barrens State Forest in Southampton.
On May 21, Forest Rangers joined DEC staff from the Division of Lands and Forests and staff from the Albany Pine Bush to conduct a controlled burn of 28 acres of the Albany Pine Bush in Guilderland.
Also on May 21, Forest Rangers joined staff from DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests and State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to conduct a controlled burn of 29 acres of Big Bend Preserve in Moreau.
Prescribed fire is an important land management tool used to improve habitat for lands and wildlife.
DEC recently announced the beginning of prescribed fire season. These burns are regulated by law and regulation and require technical expertise to safely conduct. Controlled burns help prevent the spread of invasive species, and in some areas, prescribed fire is used to reduce the buildup of wood, timber litter, and other fuel to reduce the potential for wildfires that threaten public safety and critical infrastructure. DEC carefully and responsibly implements prescribed fires only when conditions are favorable to meet land management goals.
Albany Pine Bush prescribed burn
Albany Pine Bush prescribed burn crew
Prescribed burn in Moreau
Prescribed burn in Moreau
Town of Gardiner Ulster County Wilderness Rescue: On May 21 at 3:50 p.m., Ulster County 911 reported a climber fell 30 feet while climbing the Arrow Wall in Mohonk Preserve. Forest Ranger Rusher was on the property with Mohonk Park Rangers at the time. They responded with New Paltz Rescue Squad, Gardiner Fire Department, and New York State Police. The 53-year-old from Massachusetts suffered injuries to the spine and pelvis. Rescuers determined a rope rescue was the safest way to evacuate the subject. It was a 40-degree slope 100 feet above the carriage road and continued down rocky steps for another 150 feet. After the carryout, a Mohonk Park Ranger drove the climber to an ambulance that transported them to MidHudson Regional Hospital. Resources were clear at 5:40 p.m.
Mohonk Preserve rescue
Mohonk Preserve rescue
Town of Bombay Franklin County Wildland Fire: On May 22 at 1:30 p.m., Franklin County requested Forest Ranger assistance for a wildland fire on County Route 2. Rangers and the Bombay, Dickenson, Fort Covington, and Hogansburg Fire Departments responded. There were nearly 20 debris piles burning more than 66 acres. With the help of water-filled drainage ditches, by 8:55 p.m. fire crews contained the fire. DEC Operations staff used an excavator, while fire crews used ATVs and portable pumps to continue breaking up and putting out hot spots. The fire was caused by burning a large debris pile of stumps.
Bombay fire
Bombay fire
Town of Caroga Fulton County Wilderness Rescue: On May 22 at 2 p.m., Fulton County requested Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker who suffered a lower leg injury at the Kane Mountain fire tower. Rangers Hamm and O’Connell responded with St. Johnsville EMS and the Caroga Lake Fire Department. Rescuers used a wheeled litter to transport the 28-year-old to the trailhead. The subject then drove to the hospital. Resources were clear at 4:44 p.m.
Town of Almond Allegany County Law Enforcement: On May 25, Forest Rangers conducted an ATV/UTV detail at Klipnocky State Forest to curtail recent illegal ATV/UTV use. The vehicles are not authorized on State lands in DEC’s Region 9 and UTVs are not authorized on any public highways. Rangers issued nine tickets for illegal UTV use.
If a person needs a Forest Ranger, whether it’s for a search and rescue, to report a wildfire, or to report illegal activity on State lands and easements, they should call 833-NYS-RANGERS. If a person needs urgent assistance, they can call 911. To contact a Forest Ranger for information about a specific location, the DEC website has phone numbers for every Ranger listed by region.
June 6th – 10:30 am, Town of Clinton Town Hall, 23 Smith Street, Churubusco. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca Le Clair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or settlement in Churubusco and how it ties into the Canadian rebellion of 1837.
June 6th,11 am – Flag Ceremony beginning at Point au Fer with American Legion Post 912 and Post 1619’s Revolutionary War Honor Guard to honor Revolutionary War Veterans interred in cemeteries in the Town of Champlain: Point au Fer, Maple Hill, Glenwood, Shutes, Waters and Wiley’s Point.
June 8th – 6 pm, American Legion, 29 Pratt St., Rouses Point. Struggle in the Snow: The invasion and storming of Quebec with Thaddeus Booth Trudo. New Year’s Eve 2025 was the 250th Anniversary of the attempted storming of Quebec City by American forces under the command of Generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold. Learn more about this event and the brave patriots who participate in this early revolutionary war battle.
June 9th – 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. Walk Around the Block – a photographic view of the Plattsburgh City Center in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries with Pat Loughan.
June 12th – 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. Walk Around the Block – a photographic view of the Plattsburgh City Center in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries with Pat Loughan.
June 18th – 6:00 pm, Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca LeClair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or settlement in Churubusco and how it ties into the Canadian rebellion of 1837!
June 24th, 6 pm – Lecture, Peru Free Library, 3024 N. Main St, Peru. Peru Veterans and the founding of the Townwith Military historian Thaddeus Booth-Trudo and Town of Peru historian Helen Nerska
June 25th – 6:00 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, 100 US Oval, Plattsburgh. History Matters: Revolution, Independence and Valcour Island by John Krueger. History matters because liberty is not self-sustaining; it must first be imagined in the minds and hearts of ordinary people and then defended through sacrifice, leadership, and endurance. Using figures such as John and Abigail Adams, Joseph Warren, and William Emerson, this engaging illustrated presentation will explain how the American Revolution grew from conviction into action, while the Declaration of Independence gave that struggle its clearest moral and political
purpose. Its central regional argument is that Valcour Island deserves lasting
historical importance because Benedict Arnold’s improvised naval stand on Lake
Champlain delayed the British advance long enough to preserve the northern
defenses and help make Saratoga possible. A familiar story will be told in an
unfamiliar manner, something you won’t want to miss.
Budget votes are expected to continue throughout the week. Once all budget votes have concluded, the Governor will sign them into effect. The death gamble protections will go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature.
Albany, May 26, 2026 – Assemblyman Cashman News Release – The State Legislature passed the death gamble benefits protections for correction officers within today’s budget vote, a measure carried by Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman (D-Plattsburgh) in the Assembly and State Senator Robert Jackson (D-New York) in the Senate.
This measure would allow the beneficiary of a member of the state retirement system employed by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision as correction officer to receive the benefits the member would have received if they retired at the date of death. This ensures the beneficiaries of line-of-duty correction officer deaths can receive their pension as if they were to retire on the date of their death.
“Through discussions with NYSCOPBA leadership, correction officers and their families, and my colleagues, it was clear that this legislation could wait no longer,” Assemblyman Cashman said. “Public service and protection is an honorable duty, and our correctional workers shouldn’t have to decide between continuing to serve the State or protecting their families’ hard-earned benefits. Today, I am proud to say that we have delivered real results for the brave men and women who work in correctional facilities across the state after a multi-decade long fight. This change was a priority of mine during this year’s legislative session, and the work does not end here. All state employees deserve to work in a safe environment, and I will not rest until we can see the conditions within these facilities improve.”
“Public service should never become a gamble against a worker’s family. For too long, experienced correction officers and security hospital treatment assistants have faced an impossible choice: continue serving the people of New York or retire simply to protect the benefits their families earned through years of sacrifice,” State Senator Jackson said. “As Chair of the Senate Committee on Civil Service and Pensions and Senate sponsor of this legislation, I am proud to stand alongside our Assembly partner in securing this long-overdue measure in the state budget. This is how government honors experience, strengthens public service, and keeps faith with the families who stand behind every worker who answers the call.”
“This long-awaited legislation will hopefully provide a major boost to morale for members who wish to continue working beyond 25 years without risking their pension or jeopardizing their families’ long-term financial security,” NYSCOPBA Northern Region Vice President John Roberts said. “More than 20 years in the making, this legislation has passed the legislature several times in recent years only to be vetoed. This year, however, it has finally come together and stands to help retain our experienced staff at a time when staffing remains one of the most significant issues impacting our members today.”
Budget votes are expected to continue throughout the week. Once all budget votes have concluded, the Governor will sign them into effect. The death gamble protections will go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature.
100-year-old Neggia served as rifleman in U.S. Army in World War II
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today honored 100-year-old Witherbee native and resident John Neggia at the Senate’s annual Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony in Albany. Private First Class Neggia served as a rifleman in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served as a point man under General George S. Patton’s Third Army in the European Theater. Upon returning home after being honorably discharged in 1946, Neggia proceeded to have a distinguished career as a tradesman and long record of service as a member of VFW Post 5802 and the Mineville-Witherbee Fire Department.Stec nominated Neggia for the Hall of Fame and appreciated welcoming him and his family to Albany to pay tribute to his remarkable service record and life.
“Having an opportunity to pay tribute to a World War II Veteran is an increasingly rare opportunity, so it was particularly meaningful to honor Private First Class John Neggia and his family in Albany,” said Stec. “Mr. Neggia’s service record exemplifies the heroism and dedication that helped our nation defeat fascism in the war and transform our nation post-conflict. It was a privilege to select Mr. Neggia as my honoree to the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Thank you to him for his service to our nation and our communities. And thank you to him and his family for coming to the Capitol to be recognized for the values he’s exemplified both in and out of the military,” he added.”
Eligible SUNY and CUNY Students Whose Families Earn Up to $125,000 Annually Can Attend Tuition-Free College
Albany, May 26, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the application for the Excelsior Scholarship for new applicants for the 2026-27 academic year is now open. The Excelsior Scholarship, administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), provides eligible full-time students with tuition-free attendance at SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year colleges. Students choosing to attend a participating private college in New York State can receive up to $6,000 toward their tuition costs through the Enhanced Tuition Award.
“Higher education should be a pathway to opportunity, not a source of financial strain. Programs like the Excelsior Scholarship and the Enhanced Tuition Award put opportunity within reach for thousands of New Yorkers ready to take the next step toward a college degree,” Governor Hochul said. “This program helps make higher education more accessible by allowing eligible students to attend SUNY and CUNY colleges tuition-free. It’s about keeping students in New York, supporting their goals, and strengthening our workforce and economy.”
In the 2024-25 academic year, $101 million in Excelsior awards was distributed to more than 25,000 students, enabling 72% of CUNY students and 55% of SUNY students to attend college tuition-free through a combination of the Excelsior Scholarship and other awards; additionally, $1.7 million in Enhanced Tuition Awards was provided to more than 1,500 students.
Students from households with federal adjusted gross incomes up to $125,000 are eligible for an Excelsior Scholarship award, and must also:
Attend a SUNY or CUNY two- or four-year college
Enroll full-time and complete 30 credits per year towards their program of study (including summer and winter terms); and be on track to graduate with an associate degree in two years or a bachelor’s degree in four years
More information and full eligibility criteria for the Excelsior Scholarship can be found here.
Additionally, applications are now being accepted for the Enhanced Tuition Award (ETA). ETA provides eligible New York State students up to $6,000 in tuition assistance at participating private colleges in New York State.
To qualify, students must:
Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
Be a New York State resident for at least 12 months before the start of the term
Have a combined federal household income of $125,000 or less
Enroll full-time and complete 30 credits per year in their program of study
Agree to live and work in New York State for the same number of years the award was received
Full eligibility criteria for the Enhanced Tuition Award can be found here.
The deadline for new applicants to apply for the ETA or Excelsior Scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year is August 31, 2026.
Students currently receiving either the Excelsior Scholarship or Enhanced Tuition Award do not need to submit applications annually to receive continued award payments; however, they must continue to meet eligibility criteria and complete the FAFSA and TAP applications, or DREAM Act application each year applying for aid.
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Findings on the Board’s questions about fencing conditions for WJB Properties LLC’s storage facility on Town Park Rd.
Stewart’s Shops is investing $55 million this year to expand, renovate and rebuild shops across upstate New York and Vermont.
“There is a growing need for fresh, quality food and beverages, plus our award-winning milk and ice cream and other services,” said Stewart’s Shops president Chad Kiesow. “We are committed to investing in our shops so we can serve our communities to the best of our ability.”
To accomplish that goal, Stewart’s is expanding in several markets this year with the construction of shops in Sidney, Alexandria Bay and Cohoes, New York. The company also opened a shop this month in the former Dexter Market location near Watertown, New York.
Stewart’s also is rebuilding locations in Dolgeville, Norwich, Saratoga Springs, St. Johnsville, Watertown and Wilton in New York.
Meanwhile, the company continues to rebrand and introduce ice cream counters at several of the former Jolley shops that were acquired in late 2024.
“Stewart’s one-stop-shop model of serving as a coffee shop, a restaurant, an ice cream shop and a gas station has helped the company play an important role in neighborhoods throughout New York and Vermont,” Kiesow said.
In addition to the larger construction projects, Stewart’s is remodeling at least 15 shops to increase food and beverage offerings at some of our older, smaller locations.
To support the growth of our shops, Stewart’s is in the midst of a multiyear, $30 million expansion of our plant and commercial kitchen just outside Saratoga Springs in Greenfield, New York.
Stewart’s is a family- and employee-owned company that operates 400 shops across upstate New York, Vermont and western New Hampshire.
Plattsburgh, June 2, 2026 – Three days of celebrations will be held from June 19 to June 21 to mark the 2026 national Juneteenth holiday in Clinton and Essex counties, which were hotbeds of abolitionism during a transformational time in American history. Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrates the final end of chattel slavery after the Civil War, when Union troops occupied Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.
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Albany, May 27, 2026 – Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget provides $39 billion in school aid, a $1.7 billion increase from School Year (SY) 2025-26, and $27.4 billion for Foundation Aid, a $1 billion increase over SY 2025-26. It also invests $3 billion in childcare subsidies.
Legislation cracks down on illegal Homegrown 3D-Printed Guns, 
June 6th – 10:30 am, Town of Clinton Town Hall, 23 Smith Street, Churubusco. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca Le Clair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or settlement in Churubusco and how it ties into the Canadian rebellion of 1837.
Budget votes are expected to continue throughout the week. Once all budget votes have concluded, the Governor will sign them into effect. The death gamble protections will go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature.
100-year-old Neggia served as rifleman in U.S. Army in World War II
Eligible SUNY and CUNY Students Whose Families Earn Up to $125,000 Annually Can Attend Tuition-Free College
