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BURN BAN DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY

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The entire state is at high risk, please everyone be careful.

AN ORDER AND DECLARATION OF A BURN BAN FOR THE TOWN OF NEW LEBANON UNDER A LOCAL DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY – EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2024-01

WHEREAS, the Supervisor of the Town of New Lebanon does hereby find that current conditions within the Town, due to severe drought and excessive wind, create a public safety hazard that would be worsened by outdoor burning; and [Read more…] about BURN BAN DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY

Letter to the Editor

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The Dunn Landfill has existed for almost 10 years next to the 1,000 student public school—what gives?

by Robert Welton, Rensselaer Environmental Coalition

Environmental injustice is alive and well in Rensselaer, NY. The city is a disadvantaged community based on the income levels of the residents.

The Dunn Construction and Demolition Landfill, owned and operated by the multi-billion dollar corporation Waste Connections takes debris from seven states with up to 100 trucks coming through the residential areas of the city on their way to dumping their debris in the landfill, which is only 200 feet from the school

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Sentencing for Murder and Rape

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Submitted by the Office of District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly recently announced that Robert Fisher, 34, of Rensselaer has been sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for his guilty plea to Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class A-I Felony, and Rape in the 1st Degree, a class B violent Felony.

Fisher was charged in the death of 3-year-old Josefina “Josie” Cunningham of Rensselaer. Fisher pled guilty to

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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

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Submitted by the Rensselaer County Legislature
Rensselaer County, the City of Troy, and the Town of Bethlehem are partnering on an inter-county Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) disposal program for 2024. The program consists of four events providing residents of the participating municipalities the opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous materials not accepted through normal garbage collection service.

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