Sunday, March 8, 2015

March 8, 2015

March 8, 2015 - A Weekly Roundup Of Sullivan County, 
Catskill Mountians, & New York State News - Issue 2015 #10




The Latest News on Casino Developments in Catskills & NYS:
timesunion.com:
Casinos are making us batty
lohud.com
Spurned by casino board, Nevele wants VLTs in Ulster County
polhudson.lohudblogs.com:
Appeals court rejects injunction for Finger Lakes casino
watershedpost.com:
Truck driver flees hit-and-run crash on Route 17
recordonline.com
Port teen charged in Bloomingburg jewelry store burglary
midhudsonnews.com:
Juvenile charged with burglary
twcnews.com:
A Giving Tree Helps Residents in Wurtsboro
newyorkstateofpolitics.com:
Gay Marriage: Gibson Says He Backs 'Equal Protection'
riverreporter.com:
Acromony in Highland: Petersheim stirs the pot
polhudson.lohudblogscom:
Home Upstate business leaders headed to Albany for aid push
recordonline.com:
Bids for Sullivan jail expected in 2016
nypost.com
Meet these middle-class city dwellers with weekend estates
article.wn.com
County Manager Joshua Potosek Launches Monthly Newsletter 
He's Back:  Embattled Monticello Mayor holds first Board meeting since jail release 

twcnews.com
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"Jenkins says his main priority now is to lower taxes and get people back to work in the village. "My agenda has always been to work for the taxpayers, keep the taxes low, get people working here in this village. We have an unemployment rate that is just terrible," Jenkins said."
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Local Prison Inmate Discovers The Power of Introspection: Inside the Box: I Am Not My Past..
gunkjournal.com.
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"At this stage in my life I was introduced to the power of introspection. This path was difficult to accept and navigate at first because I had to be totally honest with myself. There was no longer any room for lies, my deceptive and manipulative ways of thinking would have to end. Through this process I realized that I had more good than evil in my heart. With that realization I slowly let my negative facade crumble away, accepting that I would be vulnerable in the process."
Power Cost Too High In NYS: State faces test on electricity prices
capitolnewyork.com
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"NYSEG, which serves 637,000 residential customers upstate, was the only major utility to charge residential customers less than the national average price. Its charges averaged 11.68 cents per kilowatt hour, about 3.6 percent below the average."
Heroin & Pills Rule Our Streets: Hospital ER chief says opioid abuse remains an epidemic
midhudsonnews,com
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In the end, he said opioid use should be treated as a chronic disease.  'Just like there will always be people with diabetes, there are always going to be people who have problems with substances,' Holden said. 'Where I think we can make improvements is in the way that we manage this, first of all, in destigmatizing it and saying this is an illness like any other. If you come forward, there is help available and support and all kinds of resources out there for people to manage this condition.'

 
recordonline: Project about Sullivan heroin use wins top award
Support From Afar Builds for Duck Thief: Student should not be prosecuted for exposing foie gras production
dailyorange.com
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Canavan's situation is the latest example of an immoral system. Not only should she be absolved from any legal ramifications, her actions should send a message to the New York state government that foie gras is a cruel and unnecessary business which should be banned immediately.
timesunion.com
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"I called the Monticello lawyer putting on the seminar, Jacob Billig, who said "there's been an uptick" in people looking to purchase and develop property in the area (he's located about five minutes from the site of the planned casino which is slated to go on the old Concord property)."

catskillcountryrealestateCalling all Investors (Casino Effect Part 6)
"It's no secret the Adelaar Casino project is taking shape and that Sullivan County, NY & Monticello are in focus. Those in the know are lining up to purchase multi-unit housing and consider options for developing new housing."
 
The Last Link: They're Not Tracking Your Bullets Just Yet
"State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico testified at a budget hearing yesterday that the database approved as part of the SAFE Act remains a work in progress.  The provision was considered a key part of the law because gun dealers could run a background check on anyone buying ammunition in New York. The initial plan was to have it up and running in January 2014, but it remains mired in technology issues, D'Amico told lawmakers."We continue to work on this," D'Amico said. "I think that the solution is a technology solution, if there is one. Currently, we don't have anything in place.". -  Read More   polhudson.lohudblogs.com

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