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How was fatal limo allowed to stay on the road? – Times Union

Source: How was fatal limo allowed to stay on the road? – Times Union

NORTH COUNTRY AT WORK: Forest rangers gear up to tackle growing number of backcountry emergencies 

Source: NORTH COUNTRY AT WORK: Forest rangers gear up to tackle growing number of backcountry emergencies – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

Limo company failed to obtain DOT ‘authority’ to transport passengers – Times Union

Source: Limo company failed to obtain DOT ‘authority’ to transport passengers – Times Union

Former Cuomo political ally pleads guilty to setting up illegal donation to governor’s 2014 campaign – 

Source: Former Cuomo political ally pleads guilty to setting up illegal donation to governor’s 2014 campaign – NY Daily News

Pressure grows on Cuomo to hire more Adirondack forest rangers | NCPR News

Source: Pressure grows on Cuomo to hire more Adirondack forest rangers | NCPR News

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

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

Is there evidence to support New York’s marijuana-opioid law? – Times Union

Source: Is there evidence to support New York’s marijuana-opioid law? – Times Union

$7 million verdict raises questions about state litigation practices 

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

Potential state Senate power shift offers big implications for upstate 

Source: Potential state Senate power shift offers big implications for upstate – The Buffalo News

How Sheldon Silver Manages to Brush Off Challenges, Including Prison 

Source: How Sheldon Silver Manages to Brush Off Challenges, Including Prison – The New York Times

Editorial board meeting with Marc Molinaro: 6 takeaways

GOP Candidate for Governor of NYS Source: Editorial board meeting with Marc Molinaro: 6 takeaways

Law Banning Stand-Alone Mausoleums Signed

Legislation sponsored by Senator Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones banning the construction of stand-alone mausoleums in New York State was signed into law yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The North Country lawmakers proposed the measure in the wake of the abandonment of Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens in the towns of Plattsburgh and Ellenburg.  Both […]

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

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

DEC Rangers Are Quiet Heroes

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 […]

Cuomo Searches for New Chair of the Adirondack Park Agency 

Source: Cuomo Searches for New Chair of the Adirondack Park Agency – – The Adirondack Almanack

Comptroller: City of Plattsburgh in ‘moderate fiscal stress’ 

Source: Comptroller: City in ‘moderate fiscal stress’ – Sun Community News & Printing

New Adirondack Welcome Center enthralls visitors, area officials 

Source: New Adirondack Welcome Center enthralls visitors, area officials – Sun Community News & Printing

He Was Governor Cuomo’s Closest Aide. Now He’s Going to Prison for 6 Years 

Source: He Was Governor Cuomo’s Closest Aide. Now He’s Going to Prison for 6 Years. – The New York Times

Percoco sentenced to six years for corruption 

Source: Percoco sentenced to six years for corruption – Times Union

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 […]

Cape Vincent Correctional Facility inmate charged with murdering fellow inmate

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

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

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

DEC Advises Hikers: State Will Permanently Prohibit Parking Along State Route 73 Near Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead

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 […]

$585 MILLION IN LOW-COST FINANCING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE

From the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo Bond Proceeds Support Facility Upgrades to Help Students Achieve Success Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced approximately $585.2 million in low-cost, tax-exempt bonds has been issued through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York on behalf of 56 school districts. This financing is the largest pooled […]

Watertown Airport receives state funding through Sen. Ritchie for second air carrier

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Airport receives state funding through Sen. Ritchie for second air carrier