A Sodium Warning Bill passed recently by the Senate and an update on the Bovina Farm Day in August are among the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
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This Is NOT OK, Helping the Next Page of a Dog’s Life “As I speak to you, I’m on my way to Buffalo to pick up dogs that need to be rescued,” Stacie Haynes, Executive Director of the Susquehanna SPCA said. “The puppy mill pipeline bill has been around for a while; we are really fortunate the Assembly and Senate both back the bill. It seems like a no brainer but there are lots of politics and other things involved,”…
EDITORIAL 'Reefer Madness' Goes Mainstream The 1936 movie raised the alarm, and laughs. Maybe when marijuana vendors appear at Disney World, or when the venerable theme park comes up with a Marijuana Mile theme ride, or maybe Marijuana Maelstrom. Then, perhaps, the Village of Cooperstown – “the pinnacle” of youth baseball camps, according to Lunetta Swartout, Cooperstown Stays proprietor, (and she ought to know) – should approve pot shops, or a “recreational cannabis dispensary,” or whatever, along Main Street in…
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Thank You Seward, Well Done! On Dec. 31, 2020, James L. Seward of Milford – everyone’s “Gentleman Jim” – retired from the New York State Senate, where he had served Otsego County since Jan. 1, 1986. Because of COVID-19, few of his constituents had the chance to say: Farewell – and thank you. When offered the opportunity, many of us – his fellow legislators, community leaders, top corporate executives and businesspeople, and citizens to whom he reached out and helped…
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Senate OKs Delaware Bed Tax, Measure Moves On To Assembly Seward ALBANY – The state Senate has authorized Delaware County – inspired by its neighbor to the north – to impose a bed tax on motel and hotel rooms, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has announced its passage in the Upper House. The bill, requested by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, has moved to the state Assembly, where Assemblyman Clifford Crouch, R-Sidney, has introduced legislation. You have reached…
