Hochul administration to close two prisons including Great Meadow in Washington County
July 18, 2024
Washington County prison closure will involve relocating 480 inmates and finding new positions for 559 staff.
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Four bids received for rail line to North Creek
April 8, 2019
Bidders are expected to propose freight and possible passenger excursions, maintain the tracks and infrastructure, and its connections to Canadian Pacific and points south, according to the bid request.
New York budget deal bans single-use plastic bags; poll shows support
March 31, 2019
The overall package of bills the Senate and Assembly were expected to approve would authorize spending $175.5 billion in the fiscal year that was set to begin April 1.
NY Legislature lowers limit for hunting while intoxicated
March 27, 2019
Hunting while intoxicated is a misdemeanor under New York’s conservation law, which cites the risk of injury and death to those hunters and others.
Sewage overflows heighten budget debate
March 25, 2019
The primary causes of sewage overflows statewide are rain and snowmelt that infiltrate sanitary sewer systems and overwhelm treatment plants
DEC requests another hold on rail line abandonment
March 22, 2019
The DEC abandonment filing noted that the state has added nearly 70,000 acres of wildlands since 2012 that either lie along or would be accessible from the line, which "could represent an unparalleled opportunity to provide public access to some of the Adirondack Park’s most beautiful wild spaces."
From littering to illegal camping: An Adirondack summer’s violations compiled
March 6, 2019
The Adirondack Explorer sought 2018 ranger tickets in connection with a story in the March-April magazine about how an increasing work load for rangers has led to a decline in the number of tickets issues over the last decade.
NY lawmakers pass gun-storage requirement
March 4, 2019
The storage or locking requirement would apply to guns that are out of the owner’s “immediate possession or control.”
DEC eyes improvements to forestry tax breaks
February 26, 2019
Established under a 1974 amendment to an earlier law, the 480-A program provides owners of 50 acres or more tax incentives for “continued production of forest crops.” The state is looking for ways to enroll more owners.
DEC maintains stance on paddling rights
February 14, 2019
In December, State Supreme Court Justice Richard Aulisi, after hearing three weeks of trial testimony, reversed his own initial ruling in the lawsuit brought by the landowners who want strangers kept off their lands and waters.