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DEC Clears Gendebien In Illegal Dumping Case
The state Department of Environmental Conservation [DEC] has cleared NY-21 Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien of alleged illegal dumping on a Lisbon property owned by the farmer.During a Monday press conference in Colonie, Gendebien’s Republican opponent, Anthony Constantino, presented drone footage shot by private investigators over Gendebien’s property that showed tires and debris scattered in a wooded area near a creek. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Constantino called on the state police and DEC to investigate the site for potential illegal dumping.
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NCCC Hosting Rural Healthcare Challenges Symposium
North Country Community College will bring together local mental and behavioral health experts for a community symposium focused on the challenges rural communities face in accessing care and the resources available to residents of the North Country. According to Sun Community News, the Mental Health Symposium will take place on Friday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon in S-19 Mulholland Hall on the college’s Saranac Lake campus. The event is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be available.
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USA Luge Championships Coming To Lake Placid
The USA Luge Start Championships return to Lake Placid on Friday, October 16, marking the unofficial kickoff to the national team's competitive season. Beginning at 6:00 PM at the USA Luge headquarters on Church Street, top athletes will go head-to-head on the facility's refrigerated indoor start ramp. The annual event tests competitors' explosive initial power, speed, and precision in reaction time before they hit the ice tracks. Admission is free to the public, offering local fans an up-close look at America's elite sliders in action.
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Keene Wants Help With Strategic Plan
Keene is continuing to update its Strategic Plan, but it needs more volunteers to help. The town adopted its last Strategic Plan — a document that describes its goals and details specific plans to achieve them — on June 8, 2021. Sun Community News reports town officials want a community-driven process guided by a Steering Committee, which the town is now organizing. However, other residents and members of the town board, school board, and planning board are encouraged to get involved. The town will host a recruitment event on Oct. 21.
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Hochul Declares Disaster Emergency Stemming From Measles Cases
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed an executive order declaring a disaster emergency in response to the growing number of measles cases in rural, undervaccinated parts of the state.The order comes amid a growing number of measles cases the state has seen in recent weeks, and as the vaccine-preventable disease continues to spread throughout parts of the country, including neighboring Pennsylvania, which has reported five deaths in rural counties that border New York.New York has reported 108 measles cases this year, with 92 occurring since July 15 among under-immunized, rural communiti