The New York Coalition For Open Government has documented large scale non-compliance with the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law at the local level.…
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Letter from Michael J. Borges Housing Crisis Plan Is Needed The 2024-25 Executive Budget fails to address both the affordability and availability of housing in the state and in rural communities. Governor Kathy Hochul’s previous budget proposal at least included ambitious and farsighted initiatives to address the housing crisis. This year the pendulum has swung all the way back, with a lackluster set of programs that mostly address vacant state-owned properties and New York City, while neglecting the rest of…
Bill has lived the life and, fortuitously, looks the part of a naturalist, with his slouch hat and ready smile. We can honor Bill’s work by emulating his commitment to the lake and its ecosystem. He is truly an inspiration for all of us.…
Gov. Hochul briefly touched on multiple problems we face, but her solutions are just fantasies. We won’t be able to do anything if we can’t get something as simple as our finances in order.…
At the SQSPCA, we work incredibly hard to stay up to date on industry standards and best practices. We are so grateful when we see our hard work and protocols save lives. I want to note that in this most recent case, the hard work continued through the holidays as well.…
This week: the Richard Siegfried Student Award winners, Registered Municipal Clerk certification for Jenna L. Utter, and more.…
Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum acknowledged the contributions of eight staff members at its annual recognition event held on Friday, December 8.…
Beyond the obvious benefit of curbing salt runoff into the ground and nearby Oaks Creek, the new engineered building will enhance our emergency preparedness with expanded storage for reserve materials.…
135 YEARS AGO
Local—The wants of the excellent Fire Department of Cooperstown were the main cause of the erection of the handsome village public building on Chestnut Street, and in supplying this need a commodious Hall was also secured. It was first opened on Friday evening last, when upwards of 700 people gathered at the Concert and a majority remained at the dedication Ball—music by the Albany Lyceum Concert Co. and Gartland’s Tenth Regiment Orchestra—given under direction and management of the…
90 YEARS AGO
Habitual drunkards were not included in the list of persons who are to be sterilized by edict of the Hitler government in Germany. But, in Stuttgart, where it is said the citizens usually drink light wine and beer, enough individuals have been resorting to stronger liquors that the city authorities have committed seven “habitual drunkards” to “suitable institutions” for indefinite periods and have issued warnings that heavy drinking is bad for “race hygiene and national economy” and must…