Archive for 'State Government News'
Deceased suspect linked to June 2023 Yando’s robbery
Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 21st, 2024 under Business News, City News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none
DiNAPOLI: 2023 WALL STREET $34 BILLION BONUS POOL RELATIVELY FLAT OVER 2022
DiNapoli estimates that the securities industry accounted for approximately $28.8 billion in state tax revenue, or 27.4% of the state’s tax collections, for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 Information from NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli The average annual Wall Street bonus dipped to $176,500 last year, a 2% decline from the previous year’s average of $180,000, […]
Posted: March 21st, 2024 under City News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Gov. Hochul launches stipend program for volunteer firefighters
Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: March 21st, 2024 under Fire Department News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Hear one mother’s experience visiting her son in prison in the Adirondacks
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
Comments: none
Recent Local DEC Forest Ranger Actions
Town of Black Brook Clinton County Wilderness Rescue: On March 14 at 12:51 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Clinton County 911 requesting Forest Ranger assistance with an injured hiker on the summit of Catamount Mountain. Ranger Odell contacted the distressed hiker, who indicated she had hurt her ankle and could not walk. […]
Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none
State unveils plan to clean up Lake Chaplain
Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
Comments: none
This NY journalist became a Corrections Officer. Here’s what he learned on the job
Click here for North Country Public Radio’s enlightening story
Posted: March 19th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
Comments: none
Prison jobs used to be sought after in NY. So why are thousands unfilled?
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 18th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
DEC head in town to present $1 million grant to Town of Peru
By John T Ryan March 18, 2024 – Ausable Point Campground – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos was in town today to officially announce the finalization of the Lake Champlain Watershed Implementation Plan and a $1 million water quality improvement grant to the Town of Peru to help fund […]
Posted: March 18th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
Comments: none
Group files complaint with DEC over lost use on paved sections of Adirondack Rail Trail
Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story
Posted: March 16th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Recreation opportunities, State Government News.
Comments: none
State launches online historical timeline
“Blazing a Trail” gives the history of NYS parks and historic sites Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 16th, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Recreation opportunities, State Government News.
Comments: none
STATEMENT ON SENATE ONE-HOUSE BUDGET FROM SENATOR DAN STEC
“From its quarter-trillion-dollar price tag to its misplaced priorities and failure to address major outstanding issues like the broken Tier Six pension system and our ongoing public safety crisis, the Senate one-house budget would put New York State in even more dire financial straits than it is currently in. “A recent comptroller report noted […]
Posted: March 14th, 2024 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
Third New York guard member identified in Texas helicopter crash
Jacob Pratt, of Rensselaer, has been identified as the sole survivor of the helicopter crash on Friday Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: March 14th, 2024 under Border News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
Comments: none
Anticipating hundreds will lose motel rooms on Friday, Scott administration to open 4 temporary shelters
Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 14th, 2024 under Religious News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Hunter Education Classes Available Before Spring Turkey Season
All first-time hunters planning to go afield this upcoming spring turkey season must first complete a mandatory hunter education course before they can purchase a hunting license. In-person, instructor-led hunter education courses are being offered throughout NYS during March and April. Classes fill quickly, so do not delay in registering for a course. All classes […]
Posted: March 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Recreation opportunities, State Government News.
Comments: none
Takeaways from $57M World University Games
Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: March 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Here’s how to participate in New York’s presidential primary
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Senior Services on the Chopping Block in NY
Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS story
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
TOP STORY Elmore SPCA: State legislation will be ‘very difficult for shelters’
Click here for the Press-Republican story Peru Gazette photo of March 6, 2024 at 7 a.m.
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
Comments: none
Rangers carry out injured hikers in two overnight rescues in the Adirondacks
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none
NY to offer big discounts to some first-time home buyers in Syracuse area. A few strings attached
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Business News, State Government News, Statewide News.
Comments: none
Clinton Co. awarded $3M in FAST NY grant awards
Funding furthers infrastructure growth at the Clinton County Business Innovation Gateway Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 2nd, 2024 under Business News, County Government News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none
Central NY trooper’s daring rescue of boy from burning house earns NY’s highest award
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 1st, 2024 under Fire Department News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
Comments: none
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES CONNECTALL CHALLENGE PERIOD BEGINS ON MARCH 19
Challenge Portal Open for Public Comment on Locations to be Eligible for Grants for New Broadband Service from the ConnectALL Deployment Program Updates Projections for Full Broadband Deployment in New York State to Fewer than 100,000 Locations Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the opening of the ConnectALL Office’s New York State Broadband Challenge […]
Posted: February 29th, 2024 under Business News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none
EPA invests $420M in NYS water infrastructure
Schumer and Gillibrand applaud “monumental” boon to Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 23rd, 2024 under Congressional News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
Comments: none