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Hochul proposes amendments to Medical Aid in Dying Act awaiting her signature, sources say
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Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Recent Regional NYS Forest Ranger Activity
Town of Bolton Warren County Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Climate Milestone Reached with Implementation of New York’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Emissions Data Will Inform Future Strategies to Reduce Pollution Dec. 1, 2025 DEC News Release – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the finalization of regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. This rule will improve New York State’s understanding of the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Governor Urges More New Yorkers To Enroll in EAP, the State’s Energy Affordability Program, Providing up to $500 In Annual Discounts on Energy Bills
New Yorkers can now begin applying for heating assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program to help defray the high cost of heating their homes during the winter. The program, known as HEAP, can provide up to $996 to eligible households, depending on how they heat their home. “As temperatures have already begun to drop, […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Community Events, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Applications Now Open for County-Led Infrastructure Projects that Encourage Housing Growth, Placemaking and Tourism
Applications Due April 1, 2026 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a second round of the County Infrastructure Grant Program, which will provide an additional $50 million to support small- and medium-sized county-led infrastructure projects. Modern infrastructure is fundamental to New York State’s economic vitality. By supporting small- and medium-scale projects, the state can maintain its […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Ride along with a young woman plow driver during a winter storm in the Adirondacks
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Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Rochester woman pleased guilty to stealing mother’s pension payments and pays restitution of nearly $13K
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Brian Green and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Karen Walsh, a 68-year-old Rochester woman, pleaded guilty to stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her mother, whose death had not been reported to the pension system. As part […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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What’s going on in Loon Lake?
Loon Lake residents sue APA, companies over alleged subdivision site clearing Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: November 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Do local economies benefit when New York State buys Adirondack land?
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Posted: November 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Town Board News.
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Former Trooper Christopher Baldner found not guilty of murder, reckless endangerment
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Posted: November 21st, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Nuclear energy meeting in Potsdam leaves some with more questions
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Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Hochul approves Adirondack Park state land master plan amendments
NYS News Release, Nov. 20, 2025 – Albany – Governor Kathy Hochul today approved amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (SLMP) which were recommended by the Adirondack Park Agency Board. The amendments improve the protection and management of 2.9 million acres of public land in New York State’s Adirondack Park. “From providing […]
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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DiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
November 20, 2025 – A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the labor force participation rate for those with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and 2024, while it dropped 0.5 percentage points for the state’s nondisabled workforce. Despite this progress, only 28.8% of individuals […]
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Business News, Heathcare News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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NY State Police retail task force has recovered $2.6+ million in stolen goods
A Total of 1,224 Arrests Involving 2,146 Criminal Charges Made in Connection With 1,006 Operations Statewide Retail Theft Decreased More Than 13 Percent Year-Over-Year in New York City, Larceny Down 13 Percent Across the Rest of the State Nov. 19, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced that the New York State Police Organized Retail Theft […]
Posted: November 19th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Final NYS Thruway Service Aea reopens following $450 million service area redevelopment
No Toll or Tax Dollars Used in Construction Nov. 19, 2205 – Ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the reopening of the new Modena Service Area, located on the Thruway (I-87) southbound between exit 18 (New Paltz – Poughkeepsie – NY Route 299) and exit 17 (Newburgh – Scranton- […]
Posted: November 19th, 2025 under Business News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Bare Hill prison in Malone to close as the North Country’s prison landscape shrinks
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Posted: November 18th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman Announces Initial Assembly Committee Assignments
Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman is pleased to announce his initial committee assignments in the New York State Assembly. Cashman has been appointed to the Agriculture Committee, the Tourism, Parks, and Sports Development Committee, and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee three panels that directly reflect the strengths and priorities of the 115th Assembly District. “These committees represent the core of who we are […]
Posted: November 17th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Stefanik is running for governor. What was her impact on NY-21?
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Posted: November 17th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say
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Posted: November 17th, 2025 under Community Events, Congressional News, Northern NY News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Democrat Michael Cashman sworn in as New York Assembly District 115 Representative
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Posted: November 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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An unsolvable challenge’: Whitney deal falls through Deal collapses due to gridlock caused by restrictions on state ownership
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Posted: November 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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New York Board of Regents moves ahead on climate education, financial literacy curriculum
State to open proposed requirements for K-12 to public comment starting Nov. 19 Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: November 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Biotechnology company is investing $2 + Billion in Saratoga County facility creating 1,000 new jobs
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in biotechnology founded in New York State, will create 1,000 new jobs as part of a $2 billion investment at its new facility in Saratoga Springs. The company plans to utilize a more than one million square foot property it recently purchased on Duplainville […]
Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Prison Agency Seeks to Dramatically Narrow Solitary Confinement Law
Prison officials are using a novel legal reading of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act to argue that it doesn’t apply to units where most people are incarcerated. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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NY puts off implementing law that would ban natural gas in new homes and buildings
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Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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