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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/elmira-heights-ny News for Elmira Heights NY - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/elmira-heights-ny https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:53:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Details Statewide Crime Data, Highlights Need for Public Safety Investments and Reforms in FY 2024 Budget Budget Proposal Dedicates $491.9 Million to Address Gun Violence, Reduce Recidivism, and Support Criminal Justice System in Pandemic Recovery https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-details-statewide-crime-data-highlights-need-for-public-safety-investments-and-reforms-in-fy-2024-budget-31553270-albany-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-details-statewide-crime-data-highlights-need-for-public-safety-investments-and-reforms-in-fy-2024-budget-31553270-albany-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Proposes New Legislation to Improve New York's Nation-Leading Adult-Use Cannabis Industry by Cracking Down on Illegal Cannabis Stores Legislation Will Allow State to Shut Down Illegal Cannabis Storefront Dispensaries as Quickly as Possible; Stores Could Be Fined More Than $10,000 Per https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-proposes-new-legislation-to-improve-new-yorks-nationleading-adultuse-cannabis-industry-by-cracking-down-on-illegal-cannabis-stores-31553271-yonkers-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-proposes-new-legislation-to-improve-new-yorks-nationleading-adultuse-cannabis-industry-by-cracking-down-on-illegal-cannabis-stores-31553271-yonkers-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Highlights Efforts to Protect New Yorkers from Candida Auris Fungus State Efforts Aimed at Keeping New Yorkers Safe in Wake of CDC Report Alerting of Increase in Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections New York State https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-highlights-efforts-to-protect-new-yorkers-from-candida-auris-fungus-31553272-poughkeepsie-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-highlights-efforts-to-protect-new-yorkers-from-candida-auris-fungus-31553272-poughkeepsie-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Video, Audio, Photos And Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Details Statewide Crime Data, Highlights Need for Public Safety Investments and Reforms in FY 2024 Budget Governor Hochul: "It's clear there's much more work to do because New Yorkers deserve a criminal justice system that prioritizes both safety and https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-details-statewide-crime-data-highlights-need-for-public-safety-investments-and-reforms-in-fy-2024-budget-31553273-white-plains-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-details-statewide-crime-data-highlights-need-for-public-safety-investments-and-reforms-in-fy-2024-budget-31553273-white-plains-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Announces Economic Development Awards Spurring More Than $20 Billion in Capital Investments and Supporting Over 8,300 Jobs NYPA Board of Trustees Awards Low-Cost Hydropower to Amazon in Support of $550 Million Western New York Expansion, Creating 1,000 Jobs in the Town of https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-economic-development-awards-spurring-more-than-20-billion-in-capital-investments-and-supporting-over-8300-jobs-31553274-lake-placid-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-economic-development-awards-spurring-more-than-20-billion-in-capital-investments-and-supporting-over-8300-jobs-31553274-lake-placid-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Announces Initiative to Improve Food Benefit Access for Women, Infants and Children Feedback Collected Through Live Online Chat Function, Interviews and Surveys Will Be Used to Improve New Yorkers' Experience with the WIC Program https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-initiative-to-improve-food-benefit-access-for-women-infants-and-children-31553275-elmira-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-initiative-to-improve-food-benefit-access-for-women-infants-and-children-31553275-elmira-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Hochul Announces Opening of First Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Dispensary in the Capital Region Justice-Involved Individual Justice-Involved Individual to Open Schenectady Retail Dispensary on April 1 Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Will Further the State's Equity https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-opening-of-first-adultuse-cannabis-retail-dispensary-in-the-capital-region-justiceinvolved-individual-31553276-new-rochelle-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-opening-of-first-adultuse-cannabis-retail-dispensary-in-the-capital-region-justiceinvolved-individual-31553276-new-rochelle-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Rep. Meng And Sen. Markey Reintroduce The New Deal For New Americans Act To Welcome Immigrants And Refugees WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) today announced the reintroduction of the New Deal for New https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-meng-and-sen-markey-reintroduce-the-new-deal-for-new-americans-act-to-welcome-immigrants-and-refugees-31553604-rhinebeck-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-meng-and-sen-markey-reintroduce-the-new-deal-for-new-americans-act-to-welcome-immigrants-and-refugees-31553604-rhinebeck-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Velazquez Secures Federal Funding for Local Projects in Final Government Funding Package Washington D.C.- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that she has secured $16,025,453 in Community Project Funding for New https://www.americantowns.com/news/velazquez-secures-federal-funding-for-local-projects-in-final-government-funding-package-31553612-tarrytown-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/velazquez-secures-federal-funding-for-local-projects-in-final-government-funding-package-31553612-tarrytown-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Leader Jeffries Statement On The 13th Anniversary Of The Affordable Care Act WASHINGTON, DC – On the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/leader-jeffries-statement-on-the-13th-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act-31553617-brooklyn-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/leader-jeffries-statement-on-the-13th-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act-31553617-brooklyn-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Clarke, Van Hollen Welcome Ftc’s Proposed “Click To Cancel” Rule To Ease Cancellation Of Recurring Subscriptions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) welcomed the Federal Trade https://www.americantowns.com/news/clarke-van-hollen-welcome-ftcs-proposed-click-to-cancel-rule-to-ease-cancellation-of-recurring-subscriptions-31553646-glens-falls-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/clarke-van-hollen-welcome-ftcs-proposed-click-to-cancel-rule-to-ease-cancellation-of-recurring-subscriptions-31553646-glens-falls-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Nadler Announces Over $24 Million in Funding for Hospitals on Manhattan's East Side Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler announced over $24 million in combined grant funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to https://www.americantowns.com/news/nadler-announces-over-24-million-in-funding-for-hospitals-on-manhattans-east-side-31553660-new-york-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nadler-announces-over-24-million-in-funding-for-hospitals-on-manhattans-east-side-31553660-new-york-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Ranking Member Espaillat Highlights Adverse Impacts of Proposed Cuts by House Republicans WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Adriano Espaillat https://www.americantowns.com/news/ranking-member-espaillat-highlights-adverse-impacts-of-proposed-cuts-by-house-republicans-31553671-bronx-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ranking-member-espaillat-highlights-adverse-impacts-of-proposed-cuts-by-house-republicans-31553671-bronx-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces Resolution Honoring Roberto Clemente Recognizing the significant human rights activism and stardom of baseball giant, Roberto Clemente Espaillat urges Major League Baseball to retire the https://www.americantowns.com/news/representative-adriano-espaillat-introduces-resolution-honoring-roberto-clemente-31553672-newburgh-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/representative-adriano-espaillat-introduces-resolution-honoring-roberto-clemente-31553672-newburgh-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 VIDEO and RUSH TRANSCRIPT: U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres Participates in Second Hearing of New House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) tonight participated in the second hearing of the new House Select Committee on https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-and-rush-transcript-us-rep-ritchie-torres-participates-in-second-hearing-of-new-house-select-committee-on-the-strategic-competition-between-the-united-states-and-the-chinese-communist-party-31553681-binghamton-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-and-rush-transcript-us-rep-ritchie-torres-participates-in-second-hearing-of-new-house-select-committee-on-the-strategic-competition-between-the-united-states-and-the-chinese-communist-party-31553681-binghamton-ny.html Government and Politics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500