The Peru Gazette

Source: Limo failed inspection, driver not properly licensed, Cuomo says – Times Union

Source: $7 million verdict raises questions about state litigation practices – Times Union

Source: Senate GOP reviews New York’s parole process – Times Union

Here is an example of the service DEC Forest Rangers provide to us each and every day. Town of Newcomb Essex County Wildland Rescue: At 5:36 p.m. on Sept. 30, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker reporting his partner had injured his knee descending a steep, eroded section of the Mount […]

Source: Police chase ends in fatal head-on crash | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: County social services eyes armed guards – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Recreational pot law not welcome in Essex County – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Traffic stop leads to big weed bust | Local News | pressrepublican.com

DEC Announces Bowhunting Seasons for Deer and Bear Youth Big Game Hunt on Columbus Day Weekend New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that bowhunting seasons for deer and bear will begin in the Northern Zone on Sept. 27 and in the Southern Zone on Oct. 1. “New York […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Cape Vincent Correctional Facility inmate charged with murdering fellow inmate

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Fatal accident prompts St. Lawrence County legislators to reconsider rules for Amish buggies and wagons

Source: JCOPE never probed Cuomo — is that legal? – Times Union

Source: ATV crashes take toll over weekend | Local News | pressrepublican.com

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the State is prohibiting parking on the shoulders of both lanes of State Route 73 near the Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead starting Friday, Sept. 21. The parking prohibition supports DEC’s multi-year, comprehensive effort to promote sustainable tourism and address public safety in the […]

Source: Case dropped against Dannemora supervisor | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: For Vermont’s Sheriffs, Policing Is a Lucrative Business | Crime | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

PERU — Michael V. James has been sentenced to a year in jail for allowing his dog to attack and severely injure a neighbor, Mrs. Loretta Timmons. Source: Jail time meted out to man whose bulldog mauled elderly woman | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Clinton Correctional Facility correction officer pleads guilty to having a relationship with inmate

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that Canada goose hunting season opens Saturday, September 1, in most of the state. Commissioner Seggos said, “September goose hunting season provides New York’s hunters with excellent opportunities to pursue an abundant resource. Goose hunters are key partners in DEC’s efforts to […]

Source: New York toughens law requiring school bus drivers to get tested for drugs and alcohol | WXXI News

Source: City school district approves armed guards – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Diocese of Ogdensburg bishop calls continuing abuse scandal both sickening and corrosive

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Gouverneur prison superintendent suspended

Source: Prosecutors launch statewide priest probe | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Training in Safe Handling of Firearms and Hunting Required before Purchasing a Hunting License New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded all new hunters and trappers planning to go afield this season that they must first complete a mandatory hunter, bowhunter, or trapper education course before obtaining the appropriate […]