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Annual Burn Ban Has Decreased Spring Wildfires 42.6 Percent Since 2009 Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16 and run through May 14. With spring approaching, DEC is reminding residents […]

Former well-known Plattsburgh doctor Source: Judge orders Paulus released; conviction reversed | Kentucky Today

Source: 2 New York State corrections officers dead, 1 injured in murder-suicide in Utica, officials say – syracuse.com

Source: Burlington City Council votes to protect undocumented citizens

Source: Bare Hill corrections officer charged with smuggling drugs into prison | Local News | mymalonetelegram.com

Source: Police: Victim recovering from city stabbing – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: State doesn’t have equipment, data to properly regulate Spectrum, audit finds – syracuse.com

Source: Jackknifed tractor-trailer prompts closure of Sandbar Causeway

Source: The Plastic Bag Ban: What It Means For You – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Breaking: Illegal Adirondack resort fined $438k, ordered to shut down | NCPR News

Source: Campaign dollars flow as lawmakers debate New York bail law | Local News | niagara-gazette.com

Source: Feds say new Cuomo offer could resolve trusted traveler dispute – The Buffalo News

Source: Franklin County DA: Bail reform problems appearing as expected | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from the backcountry. Town of Clifton St. Lawrence County Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. […]

February 25, 2020 Former Speculator village clerk-treasurer Bonnie Page was charged with grand larceny and corrupting the government for allegedly scamming the village out of $25,988 for health insurance benefits for her family, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Page is charged with using her official position to have the village pay $25,988 for […]

Source: Cayuga Nation seizes properties, demolishes buildings early Saturday morning | WSTM

Source: Support for bail reform nosedives in New York, new poll shows

Source: Census change could inaccurately report small Vermont community counts – VTDigger

Source: APA considers $1.5 million in fines against “illegal” Adirondack resort | NCPR News

Source: Protest closes Thousand Islands International Bridge | Top Stories | nny360.com

Source: Second Amendment sanctuary movement takes hold in New York

The Plattsburgh Police Department is looking for help finding the owner of this little chicken. She was found in the Kinney’s parking lot on Boynton. Anyone with information, please call the station (518)563-3411

Record Harvest in Southern Zone, Lower than Average Harvest in Northern Zone New York State bear hunters took 1,505 black bears during the 2019 hunting seasons, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Black bears are thriving in New York, and bear hunting seasons are a critical part of our state’s […]

Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. 6 at 3:29 p.m., a call came into DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch from inReach GPS services reporting a distress signal from a group of hikers on the Phelps Trail in the High Peaks Wilderness, including a 61-year-old male hiker from Brooklyn who was vomiting from severe dehydration. The hikers managed to […]

Practice used in 1990s to address large numbers of inmates continues despite decrease in prison population From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones ALBANY – Today, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) was joined by leaders and members of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) to urge lawmakers to support A.930, a […]