Tag Archives: State Health Commissioner Nirav Shah

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 3-6-14

State lawmakers held budget hearings last week, and those from the agricultural community were not happy with some of the cuts proposed by Governor Cuomo this year.  Assemblyman Bill Magee explains:   (Magee 3-6-14)   Magee said that each house … Continue reading

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A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-5-14

Oneonta City Court was sealed off and evacuated Monday morning after a suspicious powder substance arrived in an envelope.  Police, fire department,  New York court officers and postal inspectors all arrived on the scene, the substance was not hazardous and … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-30-14

The US House of Representatives have finally passed a Farm Bill, with a variety of protections, promotions and programs to keep agriculture going for another 5 years.  Bradd Vickers of the Chenango County farm bureau said that the Food Labeling … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 1-23-14

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Division arrested 3 people in connection with the distribution of Heroin in the Town of Norwich.  Charged were 28-year-old Ashley Wakefield of Norwich and 22-year-old Keith Johnson of New Berlin, they are accused of … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 7-22-13

The Joint Landowners coalition of Central New York announced they will hold an event to mark the five-year anniversary of the moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing in NY.  Coalition officials said that State and Local political leaders are expected to … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS 2-13-13

Area Republican Congressmen Richard Hanna & Chris Gibson and 15 Republican Colleagues sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor urging that the House of Representatives reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.  The Violence Against Women … Continue reading

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 2-5-13

The state DEC Commissioner Joe Martens addressed lawmakers yesterday in Albany, telling them that there is still no time table for finishing shale gas drilling rules, although a missed deadline in November forced the DEC to push back the next … Continue reading

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