The Peru Gazette

Source: N.Y. community colleges would take hit under Cuomo budget – Times Union

The state agency in charge of the oversight and inspection of 561 state and local correctional facilities and jails across New York is not tracking or analyzing incidents and inmate complaints that may indicate problematic trends at those facilities, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found the […]

Source: Teaching educators to prepare students in poverty for success | NCPR News

Source: A gun grab? Just more paperwork? The facts about handgun “re-certification” | NCPR News

Forest Ranger Actions for 1/8 – 1/14/18 Recent missions carried out by DEC Forest Rangers include:Town of Keene Essex County Helicopter Rescue: On Jan. 14 at 4 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man snowboarding with a friend on Mount Marcy. While snowboarding, a 32-year-old Staten Island man sustained a puncture […]

From the office of Assembly D. Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) expressed his frustration with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to rescind a New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) pilot program that restricted packages to inmates. “The safety and security of our officers and civilian employees, who work tirelessly to safeguard our […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times | New York State Police to deploy drones in north country

From the Office of Assemblyman Bill Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced he secured $20,000 for Champlain Valley Family Center for Drug Treatment and Youth Services, Inc. in support of its Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery of Clinton County (SPARCC) program. Jones has also introduced legislation that would provide employers with a tax break for […]

Source: Plattsburgh’s $10M grant could mean the end of free downtown parking | NCPR News

Source: The Origin and Impact of the Adirondack Northway – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Fallen trooper, Colonie native a ‘dedicated family man’ – Times Union

Source: Cuomo rolls out State of the State agenda; North Country reacts – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Correction officer is charged – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: SUNY Plattsburgh plans to cut seven jobs, including community engagement coordinator | NCPR News

Source: Flowing Wells – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Source: A good problem for Watertown – how to spend a $10 million revitalization grant | NCPR News

From the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law, protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. Recent missions carried out by ECOs include: Loaded-Rifle Riding is a Recipe for Disaster — […]

Source: Cuomo proposes tightening gun ownership laws for domestic abusers – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: New York education leaders urge flexibility in free tuition program – Times Union

Source: Permit deadline looms for tens of thousands of NY gun owners | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Early Adirondack Hunting: More Deer, Less Bear Killed So Far – – The Adirondack Almanack

Public Information Meetings Planned for Dec. 11; Adirondack Park Agency Deems Permit Application Complete New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of plans for the Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian, and Day Use Area, a new, accessible, public campground proposed at the site of the former Frontier Town […]

Source: Gov. Cuomo vetoes 20-year retirement option for sheriffs, corrections | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: After reshaping the US (and Upstate NY) General Electric is in crisis | NCPR News

News from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos, Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick E. Swanson and Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph A. Gerace announced today that the man who shot and killed a woman walking her dogs in a field behind her Sherman home last week has been […]