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Source: SUNY Chancellor Resigns – The Legislative Gazette

Steve Bowman was honored with induction into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame by NYS Senator Dan Stec, at the Clinton County Legislature’s December 8 session, 2021. Taped by Calvin Castine. Thank you, Calvin!!!!!! Click here to view video 

“The order halting elective procedures doesn’t affect cancer treatment, neurosurgery, treatment for “intractable pain” and a number of other procedures and treatments considered essential, according to the Health Department.” Source: See 32 New York hospitals ordered to halt elective surgeries – syracuse.com

Source: Say ‘so long’ to polystyrene containers | Sun Community News ALBANY | New rule will limit or severely restrict the use of this popular plastic.

Source: More North Country counties declare states of emergency. Hospitals fill with mostly unvaccinated patients | NCPR News

Source: Polystyrene Foam Ban Updates – – The Adirondack Almanack

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19. “With a new variant circulating in New York, the best way to stay safe this holiday season is by getting vaccinated and boosted,” Governor Hochul said. “With holiday gatherings just weeks away, you can protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated […]

“$539 million to help eligible homeowners avert mortgage delinquency, default, foreclosure, and displacement.” Source: First-in-the-nation N.Y. homeowner assistance fund announced | Sun Community News ALBANY | On Dec. 6, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that New York State is the first state in the nation to receive U.S. Department of the Treasury’s approval to launch its […]

Source: NY lets schools ‘test-to-stay’ so more kids exposed to Covid can remain in classrooms – syracuse.com

Source: A surge in visitors to the Adirondacks means new management for the park | NCPR News

Source: Minimum wage hike creeps closer in Upstate New York – syracuse.com

Source: Washington Co. school ordered to drop its “Indians” mascot and logo for good | NCPR News

Source: Rep. Tom Suozzi enters race for governor, fourth Democrat to declare | NCPR News

Source: Several Adirondack Health employees resign over vaccine mandate | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Record-breaking year for camping in N.Y. | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that overnight reservations at campgrounds operated by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the New York State Department o

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today sent a letter urging the New York State Farm Laborers Wage Board to postpone any consideration of reducing the overtime threshold for farm workers. In the letter, Stefanik warned that the proposed consideration of lowering the overtime threshold from 60 hours […]

Graduate students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) are asking for public assistance in the collection of samples as part of a study for an emerging zoonotic parasite. Samples for this study consist of gastrointestinal tracts from coyotes harvested within DEC Regions 3-7, which can be shipped to SUNY ESF where […]

Source: Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says

Source: Altona Correctional Facility chaplain convicted for sex offenses against inmate | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cuomo Assembly Report Contains Grounds for Impeachment, Lawmaker Says – The New York Times

Source: N.Y. launches scholarship program for new registered nurses | Sun Community News ALBANY | New York has announced a new Nurses For Our Future Scholarship program that will cover tuition for 1,000 new healthcare workers to get registered nursing degrees at S

Source: Adirondack Mountains National Park? In 1967 There Was A Plan – New York Almanack

Source: New York to get $27 billion from federal infrastructure package | Top Stories | nny360.com

Report Profiles Demographic Changes New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a report tracking New York’s local demographic changes based on 2020 Census data and an interactive online map that breaks down population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, in New York’s cities, counties, towns and villages. DiNapoli’s report […]

Source: Schools on Native lands say New York is neglecting maintenance | NCPR News