Archive for 'Corruption in Gov’t.'
State Comptroller auditor reviewing a town’s financial operations charged with stealing over $405K from the town
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Posted: July 11th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Canada relies on US trade. Here’s how the country is reacting to high tariffs
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Posted: July 11th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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State Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli News Release of July 6, 2025 The state Department of Health (DOH) is not adequately overseeing adult care facilities, risking the health and safety of vulnerable residents, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found DOH at times failed to conduct timely […]
Posted: July 9th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Canadian Visitation Down, Local Businesses Respond: Adirondack Coast Survey Reveals Impact and Action
Plattsburgh, NY – July 2, 2025 – As the summer tourism season gets underway, a recent survey conducted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, reveals that local businesses continue to feel the ripple effects of reduced Canadian travel to the region. This survey, completed in June, […]
Posted: July 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News, Opinion, Peru/Regional History.
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Champlain border crossing down 31% compared with 2024
June 25, 2025, North Country Chamber of Commerce – Border crossing numbers from Canada at our Champlain Port of Entry were down 31% in May compared to 2024. This compares to a 31% figure for March and 26% in April, likely attributable to the Easter holiday falling in April this year. It remains important that […]
Posted: June 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts
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Posted: June 19th, 2025 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Political News, Social Issues.
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Thousands of New Yorkers are having their food benefits stolen while state sits on simple solution
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Posted: June 18th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, National News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $90,000 From the Essex County Agricultural Society and Town
May 28, 2025 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $90,000 in funds from the society and the […]
Posted: May 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly
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Posted: May 19th, 2025 under Border News, Business News, Corruption in Gov't., National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Famous Rochester museum loses $500,000 in Trump cuts to federal grants
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Posted: May 16th, 2025 under Arts and Entertainment, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Upstate New York, Youth News.
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Proposed Cuts to Essential Air Service would significantly impact North Country
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Posted: May 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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NY inspector makes a call that gets a trucker deported. Gov. Hochul says he was wrong
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Posted: May 14th, 2025 under Border News, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Political News, State Government News.
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Social Security office finds ‘dead’ people in Upstate NY who aren’t really dead
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Posted: May 9th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., National News, Political News, Social Issues.
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North Country Chamber Endorses Call for Interim Tariff Relief for Small Business
The North Country Chamber of Commerce has joined a call by the U.S. Chamber for three immediate forms of tariff relief: Immediate exemption of small business. If SBA sectoral definitions are used, this would include manufacturers with 500 or fewer employees. Goods that are not produced in the U.S. Restoration of a process to […]
Posted: May 6th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News.
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Slashed federal funds shake up New York state museums’ plans for the future
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Posted: May 5th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News.
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Onondage County refuses to release Micron’s huge impact report. Public record experts say it should
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Posted: April 27th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Statewide News.
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Trump freeze leaves New York farmers in limbo
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York.
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Fed. cuts to health services anticipated to hit New Yorkers hard
State claims it doesn’t have resources to backfill the void Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 28th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Upstate NY war hero removed from Army website after DEI ban
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Posted: March 26th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Political News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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State and municipal forestry projects in limbo after Trump administration freezes funding
Winooski had already removed about 30 trees from its Main Street corridor when it learned that the federal government had canceled the $1 million grant that would cover the trees’ replacement—130 new street trees. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 25th, 2025 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Environmental News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
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Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Education News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Upstate NY cop hits 7 parked cars in 3 separate crashes, still faces no charges
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Posted: March 13th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Upstate New York.
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With federal funding at risk, UVM announces 60-day hiring freeze
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Posted: March 6th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Education News, General News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Trump picks loyalist with no prosecutor history as U.S. attorney in Upstate NY
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Posted: March 5th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Texas Republican has beef with NY, seeks to change name of a New York Strip steak
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Posted: March 4th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National News, Political News.
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