Archive for 'Social Issues'
Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Auburn Correctional Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement
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Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals
The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 29th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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As standoff over motel program continues, residents grapple with uncertainty
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Posted: March 27th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Sixty-three children and teens reported as runaways were found safe, due to the efforts of a first-of-its-kind operation in the Capital Region.
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Posted: March 14th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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EPA to review landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health
“We are driving a dagger through the heart of the climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal Click here for the CBS News story
Posted: March 12th, 2025 under Environmental News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Social Issues.
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Common Sense Media supports Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ smartphone restraints
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Posted: March 12th, 2025 under Education News, Political News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Nearly 200 kids under 6 in NY went to ERs after exposure to cannabis last year
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Posted: March 5th, 2025 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, Statewide News.
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Adirondack homeowners face triple threat: high cost of repairs, contractor shortage, risk of flood damage
Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story
Posted: March 1st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Social Issues.
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Afghans helping Afghans: Case workers in Burlington outline their struggle to respond to federal funding freeze
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Posted: February 24th, 2025 under General News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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Missing transgender man was tortured for over a month and killed in Finger Lakes
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Posted: February 17th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, Upstate New York.
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Free online childcare provider trainings target nutrition, physical activity
Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: February 14th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Social Issues.
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Suspension of federal funding hits Vermont refugee resettlement agencies and dozens of new arrivals
“Our 40-year history has shown the remarkable compassion of Americans towards those who stood alongside US troops, escaped violent conflicts, and those seeking hope and freedom,” Joe Wiah, executive director of the council Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: January 28th, 2025 under Border News, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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‘I had to shut down’: Student who endured persistent racism at Woodstock school wins settlement against district, supervisory union
“He was called the N-word. His head was compared to a chimpanzee’s skull. A banana was waved at him with comments about him looking like he needed it.” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Education News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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Expand digital access across New York State
Deadline for Digital Equity Program Capacity Grant is March 24 Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 24th, 2025 under Northern NY News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Caring for the homeless in Clinton Co. ‘These are our residents. These are not a migrant population.’
The Peru Gazette also covered this story. Sun Community News reporter Kim Dedam wrote such a great story. I will post hers because I can’t top it. Kim is an outstanding reporter. Press-Republican reporter Carly Newton wrote an exceptional and even more detailed story in today’s Paper. I will post a video of the 54-minute […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, County Government News, Education News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues.
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DMV begins Forfeit after Four penalty for repeat DUI offenders
Drivers convicted of repeated DUIs can now lose their licenses permanently Click here at Sun Community News
Posted: January 5th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Vermont’s rate of homelessness now ranks 4th in the nation
While Vermont’s homeless population increased last year, other states saw much more dramatic spikes. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: January 5th, 2025 under National News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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