Archive for 'State Government News'
Elmore SPCA officials discuss future of animal shelter
The Peru-based animal rescue is set to stop providing services to seven out of ten communities in Clinton County within the next 90 days CLICK HERE FOR THE MYNBC5 STORY
Posted: June 12th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, General News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Lawmakers adjourn without acting on amendment to free closed North Country prison land
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Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Elmore SPCA Forced to Cancel Municipal Dog Control Contracts
Seven of ten municipalities received a 90-day cancellation notice Sheltering legislation due to go into effect in December 2025 has forced Elmore SPCA to make some difficult decisions regarding services provided to Clinton County municipalities. In a recent New York State Animal Protection Federation (NYSAPF) consultant review of the Elmore facility and its operations, it was […]
Posted: June 10th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced temporary closure of Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway. The footing of the granite retaining wall at the summit has slipped loose. The highway will be closed to all traffic through June 6 while DEC Operations staff work to stabilize the wall and ensure the […]
Posted: June 4th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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State Police make 225 DWI arrests over Memorial Day weekend
Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 4th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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DiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
From the Office of NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Audit Calls on State Department of Health To Improve Oversight of Managed Care Organizations, Seek To Recoup Money Where Appropriate June 4, 2024 An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that Medicaid-managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in […]
Posted: June 4th, 2024 under Corruption in Gov't., General News, Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Captain Christopher J. Garrow Memorial Bridge Bill Passes State Legislature
News from Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec A bill to name the Carpenter’s Flats Bridge across the Ausable River in the Towns of Ausable and Peru in honor of Captain Christopher J. Garrow passed the state legislature yesterday. Captain Garrow was a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police who […]
Posted: June 1st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Faces of Peru, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Champlain Area Trails Receives $100,000 Smart Growth Grant from the Department of Environmental Conservation
The Department of Environmental Conservation announced that it has awarded Champlain Area Trails (CATS) a $100,000 Smart Growth Grant. This grant underlines the department’s continued commitment to capital projects and community development initiatives that synergize environmental protection, economic development, and community livability, especially within the special protective conditions of the Forest Preserve. The grant, focused […]
Posted: May 30th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Recreation opportunities, State Government News.
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World Turtle Day was May 23
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today reminded New Yorkers that turtles are nesting in May and June and encouraged motorists to ‘give turtles a brake.’ In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year by unsuspecting drivers when turtles cross roads to find nesting areas. “Vehicle strikes […]
Posted: May 30th, 2024 under Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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35 North Country communities have started applications to be certified as “Pro-Housing”
Peru is one of the towns on the list Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: May 28th, 2024 under Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News, State Government News, Town Board News.
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NYS DEC Forest Rangers rescue Peru resident
Town of Chesterfield Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On May 19 at 4:40 p.m., a hiker with multiple injuries suffered a 20-foot fall on Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain. Forest Rangers located the 37-year-old from Peru, New York, approximately two-thirds of a mile up the trail. New York State Police (NYSP) aviation was called in to assist Forest Rangers […]
Posted: May 27th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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State Senate confirms Daniel Martuscello III as Commissioner of DOCCS
NYSCOPBA and multiple state and private agencies applaud the confirmation Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 25th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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New Osprey Nesting Boxes at Ausable Point Campground
Region 5 DEC Operations staff, in collaboration with the Wildlife division, recently installed two osprey nesting boxes at Ausable Point Campground. Ospreys have been trying to construct nests in this area, but due to winds have had many failed attempts. The nesting boxes will provide a good, stable base for nesting. In New York, there […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Peru News, State Government News.
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State Senator Dan Stec welcomes Peru student Melina Mitchell to Albany
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) welcomed Peru High School junior Melina Mitchell to Albany as part of the League of Women Voters’ 2024 Students Inside Albany Conference. Mitchell, one of 60 students statewide selected for the conference, spent the afternoon in Albany at the Capitol and shadowed the senator while […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2024 under Education News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru School News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Former NBC5 anchor Stewart Ledbetter announces candidacy for Vermont State Senate
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Posted: May 17th, 2024 under Business News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Preserving the past, building the future: Whiteface Memorial Highway’s renovation
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Posted: May 15th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Highway Dept. News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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APA Should Hold Hearing on Marina Expansion; Issues Demand More Study
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Posted: May 15th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Gov. Hochul’s review of Office of Cannabis Management finds inefficiencies, inexperience, mismanagement; agency head to step down
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Posted: May 13th, 2024 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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NY Thruway worker struck by tractor trailer dies; 2nd worker seriously injured
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Posted: May 10th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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‘We’ve drained our savings’: New York cannabis farmers struggling to stay afloat
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Posted: May 8th, 2024 under Agricultural News, Business News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Can the New York State Fair pay for itself? For now, it still needs a boost from taxpayers
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Posted: May 6th, 2024 under Agricultural News, Arts and Entertainment, State Government News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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Enacted SFY 2024-25 Budget Invests in Holocaust Curriculum in Public Schools
From the office of NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Assemblymember Nily Rozic announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget invests $500,000 to review and update curriculum on the Holocaust as antisemitism continues to rise across the state. The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents rose […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2024 under Education News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Inmate attacks, stabs officer at Clinton Correctional
Two other officers also injured during April 19 assault at the maximum-security prison Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: April 30th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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N.Y. unveils new healthcare worker scholarship program
Program aimed at helping to address skilled health care shortages Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: April 30th, 2024 under Heathcare News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Enacted SFY 2024-25 Budget Includes $55 Million for Summer Youth Employment Program
Speaker Carl Heastie, Labor Committee Chair Harry Bronson and Human Services Committee Chair Maritza Davila today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget includes $55 million for the Summer Youth Employment Program, which provides work opportunities to thousands of young people every year. “The Summer Youth Employment Program gives young people across […]
Posted: April 30th, 2024 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Youth News.
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