State Sen. Dan Stec speaks Monday at the Enterprise office.
(Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) SARANAC LAKE Stopping into the Enterprise offices on Monday, state Sen. Dan Stec shared his thoughts on the type of senator he’d like to be, the recently passed state budget and COVID-19 vaccinations. After eight years in the state Assembly, the Republican from Queensbury moved to the Senate when he won election last November, replacing the longtime Republican legislator Betty Little as she retired. He said he would like to emulate Little’s hard work, to be everywhere in his district and accessible to his constituents.
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Clinton-Dannemora guard tower. Photo: Natasha Haverty
Dec 21, 2020 Two state correctional facilities in the North Country will permanently close in March 2021, affecting hundreds of prison jobs in the region.
On a conference call Monday morning, state officials announced that Watertown Correctional Facility, the annex at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, and Gowanda Correctional Facility south of Buffalo will close next spring.
According to state data, the prison in Watertown has more than 300 full-time prison workers, while more than 200 officers work at the annex in Dannemora, according to NYSCOPBA, the union representing corrections officers.
John Roberts, who works for NYSCOPBA representing officers in the North Country, said he was surprised by the news, especially the timing of it.
Clinton-Dannemora guard tower. Photo: Natasha Haverty
Dec 21, 2020 Two state correctional facilities in the North Country will permanently close in March 2021, affecting hundreds of prison jobs in the region.
On a conference call Monday morning, state officials announced that Watertown Correctional Facility, the annex at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, and Gowanda Correctional Facility south of Buffalo will close next spring.
According to state data, the prison in Watertown has more than 300 full-time prison workers, while more than 200 officers work at the annex in Dannemora, according to NYSCOPBA, the union representing corrections officers.
John Roberts, who works for NYSCOPBA representing officers in the North Country, said he was surprised by the news, especially the timing of it.