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Counties in the News, August 16, 2018

Thursday's news from counties across the state

NYSAC
See the Signs, Save a Life
 
NATION
Why School Spending Is So Unequal

Next-Gen Tech Is Helping More than 1,000 Jurisdictions Improve Emergency Response


STATEWIDE
Efforts underway to mitigate algal blooms in NY

 

NEW YORK CITY
De Blasio Keeps Boosting Speed Cameras

Queens' tax dollars go farthest among five boroughs: Study
 

LONG ISLAND       
Suffolk County Unveils Treatment-Based CARE Justice Program In Its War Against Opioids

Suffolk County: More police presence on school campuses

Millions in Hempstead IDA payments owed to Nassau County, officials say

Long Island home prices rise as buyers face competition
           

HUDSON VALLEY
Catskill Confidential: Active-shooter training held in former Sullivan school

Westchester Bans Wage-History Questions

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus confirmed in Dutchess County


CAPITAL
Animal abuse registry proposed in Saratoga County

Saratoga Springs breaks ground on affordable housing development

Rensselaer begins review of gondola service proposed to tie it to Albany

$92M slated for Albany International Airport upgrades, Northway exit changes


NORTH COUNTRY
Local officials hold day-long ‘learning session' as part of effort to deal with opioid crisis.

Tourism survey: mostly white, relatively well off visitors come to Adirondacks

Rome Dam removal project slated for fall

Rural Immersion Program shows students rural needs in health care


MOHAWK VALLEY
Fulton County Sheriff's Office Receives $5k Donation For Recreation Safety Initiatives

Oneida County sustainable energy loan program

Griffiss airport readies for repairs following helicopter accident


SOUTHERN TIER
Cuomo issues state of emergency for NY counties affected by flooding
 

CENTRAL NEW YORK
After 7 inches of rain, Oswego County town assesses damage

Report: Tourism increasing in Cortland County
 
FINGER LAKES
Emergency orders still active in flood-ravaged areas; cleanup could take months

Red Cross and Seneca County Emergency Management distribute free relief supplies

Finger Lakes farmers receive state funding

Research links HABs to climate change

New housing effort provides short-term stays for families displaced by fire
 

WESTERN NEW YORK
Charter's ouster worries western New Yorkers without broadband

New York State's $12 million mistake and what it means for Western New York schools

$24 Million Investment To Support Three New Projects As Part Of Buffalo's Waterfront Transformation

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