Upstate New York News Thread Aug 26.

[hrmjustin]

Interior takes 13,004 acres of Oneida lands into trust

DAN GUZEWICH

VERONA — The U.S. Interior Department has taken 13,004 acres of Oneida Indian Nation land into trust on behalf of the nation.


The transfer includes some 8,750 acres in Oneida County, mostly in the towns of Verona and Vernon.

The action completes a process that began in 2005 following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that went against the Oneidas.

http://romesentinel.com/county/interior-takes-13-004-acres-of-oneida-lands-into-trust/QBqnhy!J6IkAaU3ADi@WjnZNJh3A/

[hrmjustin]

1. GE opens fuel cell facility in upstate New York

MALTA, N.Y. (AP) -- General Electric Co. is opening a new facility north of Albany devoted to the development of fuel cells.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_GE_FUEL_CELL_NYOL-?SITE=NYMID&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[hrmjustin]

2. NY plans health study of Onondaga Lake fish eaters

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's health department plans to study Burmese and Bhutanese refugees who eat a lot of fish from Onondaga Lake to determine their exposure to mercury, pesticides, PCBs and other toxins.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_ONONDAGA_LAKE_TOXIN_STUDY_NYOL-?SITE=NYMID&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[hrmjustin]

3. New York creates $40M energy technology contest

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state will hold a $40 million competition designed to spur research and development of independent power grids that would allow local communities to keep the lights on during power failures.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_POWER_PRIZE_NYOL-?SITE=NYMID&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[hrmjustin]

4. Prisons get new big-screen deal

Rick Karlin

Albany

During the last legislative session, lawmakers said no to a proposal that would have permitted prison inmates to get a free college education while behind bars. But for more than two decades, New York state has been paying to show feature films to prison inmates.

This month, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli signed off on the latest contract with St. Louis-based Swank Motion Pictures for approximately $894,000. The contract through March 31, 2019 lets the prison system license feature films that can be viewed by eligible prison inmates.

The previous contract, for approximately $1 million, ran from 2009 to this year.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Prisons-get-new-big-screen-deal-5712010.php

[hrmjustin]

5. Chris Churchill: Troy confronts its terribly violent year

Chris Churchill

Troy

What in the world is happening in Lansingburgh?

The Troy neighborhood, once the picture of blue-collar stability, has been wracked this summer by arson, shooting and murder — including last week's gruesome killing of Al and Maria Lockrow, bludgeoned to death in their First Avenue home.

It's been a summer of fear and violence in Lansingburgh, just as it has been a particularly savage year citywide.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Churchill-Troy-confronts-its-terribly-violent-5711943.php

[hrmjustin]

6. Kolb recognized by National Federation of Independent Business

http://m.mpnnow.com/article/20140825/NEWS/140829759


Short article

[hrmjustin]

7. Hudson River is Gov. Cuomo s reel challenge

Dick Nelson

Columbia-Greene Media

I received a call from Gov. Cuomo’s communication director, Gareth Rhodes, on Friday morning regarding my invite to the “Governors Challenge” — a fishing competition that along with members of the media, included 15 Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament fishing pros and, of course, state and local politicians.

Held Saturday on Owasco Lake (Cayuga County), the so-called Challenge was designed to highlight and promote fishing and vacationing opportunities in upstate New York — in this case, the Finger Lakes.

http://www.thedailymail.net/article_f6ce0d16-0c07-5193-8796-deb3362a97dc.html?mode=jqm

[hrmjustin]

8. Seneca supers to look at change in inmate health services

DAVID L. SHAW [e-mail]

WATERLOO — Health care and pharmaceutical costs for inmates at the Seneca County Correctional Facility have increased to the point where it’s difficult to project a yearly budget cost.

In an effort to control those costs, the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee Tuesday will consider an agreement with POMCO Group of Syracuse.

http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_01ccd416-2c62-11e4-b211-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm

[hrmjustin]

9. Stefanik walks away as questions on Medicare prompt end to press conference

MAURY THOMPSON

GLENS FALLS -- Republican and Conservative Party congressional candidate Elise Stefanik abruptly ended a press conference and walked away when reporters asked for specifics about her position on Medicare and Social Security coverage for future generations of retirees.

Stefanik held a press conference Monday in front the Glens Falls Senior Center to reiterate her position that no changes should be made in Social Security and Medicare for “our seniors today.”

http://poststar.com/news/local/stefanik-walks-away-as-questions-on-medicare-prompt-end-to/article_b63666f0-2c9a-11e4-986a-0019bb2963f4.html

[hrmjustin]

10. Lake George will use various ways to get comprehensive-plan input

Amanda May Metzger

LAKE GEORGE — When the town’s current Comprehensive Plan was adopted more than a decade ago, nobody would have known what a hashtag was and how to use it to partake in crafting one of the town’s most important documents.

The economic and technological climate has evolved since the town’s 2002 planning document was put in place.

http://poststar.com/news/local/lake-george-will-use-various-ways-to-get-comprehensive-plan/article_856180dc-2bf0-11e4-b4d8-0019bb2963f4.html

[hrmjustin]

11. Group would put businesses in old Covidien plant

SCOTT DONNELLY - [e-mail]

ARGYLE -- If the new owners of the former Covidien medical device manufacturing plant on Route 40 get their way, the property will soon be home to several new and growing small- to medium-sized businesses.

The investment group behind the $422,000 purchase of the 85,000-square-foot plant is called The Noah Project LLC, a nod to a comedy routine by Bill Cosby, according to Marge Randles, a member of the investment group.

http://poststar.com/news/local/group-would-put-businesses-in-old-covidien-plant/article_0eaa34ae-2c98-11e4-b5f8-0019bb2963f4.html

[hrmjustin]

12. NYSEG plans pipeline meeting in Freeville

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/25/nyseg-planned-pipleline-meeting/14581009/

[hrmjustin]

13. Rosendale Citgo station dropped from NY list of contaminated properties

William J. Kemble

ROSENDALE >> The state Department of Environmental Conservation has removed the Citgo gas station at 1083 state Route 32 from its list of contaminated properties.

The delisting was announced in a recent Environmental Bulletin from the department that stated problems at the site appeared to be coming from the former Rosendale Cleaners property across the road.

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140825/rosendale-citgo-station-dropped-from-ny-list-of-contaminated-properties

[hrmjustin]

14. Village of New Paltz to take public comments on proposal to ban plastic shopping bags

William J. Kemble

NEW PALTZ >> The public can speak out Tuesday evening on a proposed village law that would bar retailers from using plastic checkout bags.

The village Environmental Policy Commission hearing is to begin at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall at 25 Plattekill Ave.

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140825/village-of-new-paltz-to-take-public-comments-on-proposal-to-ban-plastic-shopping-bags

[hrmjustin]

15. Teamsters concerned about cameras monitoring Massena town employees

http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20140826/DCO/140829198

[hrmjustin]

16. Pendleton animal refuge operators fire back at DEC, say no rabies at facility

Staff reports

PENDLETON — Rabies was not found at Lakeview Animal Sanctuary late last week and the sanctuary is still open to animals in need, operator Sandi Pfohl said Sunday.


This past Friday, the Niagara County health department issued a press release announcing it had been notified by the state Department of Environmental Conservation that “rabies vector species” — raccoons, skunks and foxes for example — were harbored by the sanctuary without Pfohl having the proper licensing from DEC.

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/article_e45c1196-d285-5a52-927b-92c9e9527952.html?mode=jqm

[hrmjustin]

17. Afterschool Program ending; impact 'severe'

Lohr McKinstry

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County lawmakers are working feverishly to save the county’s Advantage Afterschool Program.


State funding for the program runs out at the end of September and has not been renewed for the remainder of the 2014-15 school year.

http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/article_cc413fb7-a084-5e8e-b57e-a06ccf564108.html?mode=jqm

[hrmjustin]

18. Gap to add 1,200 jobs at Fishkill plant

Craig Wolf,

FISHKILL In the biggest economic development news in Dutchess County in years, Gap, Inc. plans to add 1,200 jobs over five years and invest $96 million in upgrading its massive distribution center here.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/money/2014/08/25/gap-adding-jobs-fishkill/14570415/

[hrmjustin]

19. Interior takes 13,004 acres of Oneida lands into trust

DAN GUZEWICH

VERONA — The U.S. Interior Department has taken 13,004 acres of Oneida Indian Nation land into trust on behalf of the nation.


The transfer includes some 8,750 acres in Oneida County, mostly in the towns of Verona and Vernon.

http://romesentinel.com/county/interior-takes-13-004-acres-of-oneida-lands-into-trust/QBqnhy!J6IkAaU3ADi@WjnZNJh3A/

[hrmjustin]

20. Council set to take up second city solar farm

STEVE JONES

The city is planning a second solar farm. The Common Council will be able to give the mayor the go-ahead to sign a second deal with groSolar, a private firm that is already preparing to put a large solar panel set-up at the former Tannery Road landfill.


The seven-member council will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the council chambers at City Hall.

http://romesentinel.com/rome/council-set-to-take-up-second-city-solar-farm/QBqnhy!aOx1aotfA9YBq4YMvcS1SQ/

[hrmjustin]

21. Sen. Ritchie, FDRLO deliver 9,000 signatures in support of Fort Drum

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140826/NEWS03/140829187

[hrmjustin]

22. NFTA unveils revised bus route 57 through Tonawandas

Mia Summerson

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority announced Monday that service adjustments to Metro Route 57, which goes through the Tonawandas, will go into effect on Sept. 2.


The changes are the result of several public hearings, including one held in June at North Tonawanda City Hall. The response to implicate a "fixed route flex pilot service" was positive, NFTA officials. The new route will provide riders will a fixed schedule while allowing special access for wheelchair-bound riders. Handicapped riders will be able to schedule fixed point pickups and drop-offs at sites within three-quarters of a mile from anywhere on Route 57.

http://www.tonawanda-news.com/news/article_e6a547fa-2c97-11e4-bf8d-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm

[hrmjustin]

23. Buffalo news.

Tim Hortons, Burger King Complete Merger Deal

http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/763991/tim-hortons--burger-king-complete-merger-deal/

Tim Hortons Customers React to Company's Merger with Burger King

http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/764040/tim-hortons-customers-react-to-company-s-merger-with-burger-king/

Candace Cartagena To Be Sentenced Tuesday for Murdering Daughter

http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/763947/candace-cartagena-to-be-sentenced-tuesday-for-murdering-daughter/

Person Hurt at Delaware Avenue Construction Site in Buffalo

http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/763996/person-hurt-at-delaware-avenue-construction-site-in-buffalo/

Woman at ECMC After Being Struck on Orchard Park Road

http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/763967/woman-at-ecmc-after-being-struck-on-orchard-park-road/

Wilson Residents to Vote on Dissolution


http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/763934/wilson-residents-to-vote-on-dissolution/

[hrmjustin]

24. Albany news

Nurse Charged in Albany Medical Center ID Theft Case Sentenced

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/763956/nurse-charged-in-albany-medical-center-id-theft-case-sentenced/

Two People Assaulted in Colonie Home Invasion

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/764028/two-people-assaulted-in-colonie-home-invasion/

Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Fonda

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/764002/boil-water-advisory-lifted-in-fonda/

173rd Fonda Fair Opens

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/763982/173rd-fonda-fair-opens/

Hiker's Body Recovered in Troy

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/763780/hiker-s-body-recovered-in-troy/

[hrmjustin]

25. Hudson Valley news

Police Investigate Suspicious Death of Volunteer Firefighter
http://hudsonvalley.twcnews.com/content/news/764032/police-investigate-suspicious-death-of-volunteer-firefighter/

Several People Injured After Car Hits Home in Port Jervis
http://hudsonvalley.twcnews.com/content/news/763737/several-people-injured-after-car-hits-home-in-port-jervis/


Fight For the House Series: Second Time in A Row Two Rivals Compete For a Seat
http://hudsonvalley.twcnews.com/content/news/763871/fight-for-the-house-series--second-time-in-a-row-two-rivals-compete-for-a-seat/

Prosecutors Look for DNA Samples from Amish Kidnapping Suspects
http://hudsonvalley.twcnews.com/content/news/763879/prosecutors-look-for-dna-samples-from-amish-kidnapping-suspects/

[hrmjustin]

26. watertown news

Cost of College Puts Many Students Deep in Debt
http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/763828/cost-of-college-puts-many-students-deep-in-debt/

Rescued Oneida County Hiker Reflects on His Days in the Woods
http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/763104/rescued-oneida-county-hiker-reflects-on-his-days-in-the-woods/

Syracuse Police Investigate Shooting Near Rescue Mission
http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/763989/syracuse-police-investigate-shooting-near-rescue-mission/

People Tour Oldest Public Mental Hospital in New York

http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/763904/people-tour-oldest-public-mental-hospital-in-new-york/