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Residents in Schenectady ponder marijuana law’s effect on public use | The Daily Gazette
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April 10, 2021
Top right to bottom right: Sabrina Whitman, Samuel Slick and Derrick Cole; Left: A marijuana plant - Brian Lee (right insets) File (left)
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And that was well before the recent state law made it OK, the 18-year-old city resident said.
Whitman motioned to a nearby grass field where she and others smoke pot regularly. She said she smokes cannabis there almost daily, adding that it helps with anxiety she experiences while riding the bus.
Whitman said she’s made friends with other smokers there. Occasionally, someone might tell them to stop, but mostly it’s accepted, she said.
Letters to the Editor Saturday, March 13 | The Daily Gazette
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Emperor Cuomo must leave throne
As Caesar ruled Rome, Cuomo figures New Yorkers are “my subjects” and should do as I say not as I do.
After all, I am the great and powerful governor placed in this powerful and “dignified” position by being duly elected. You placed me here to do as I please and not be held responsible for my actions for I am above the law, right? You put me here and now must be “subjected” to whatever “eye” see fit to bestow on my “subjects.”
Give him a break. Snap his term and make him leave by resignation or whatever means possible. Who wants an official in office who can’t even control his hands or actions. And what has he been up to and not been caught at yet?
State pilot program uses tugboats in initial effort to mitigate ice jams | The Daily Gazette
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February 27, 2021
The tugboat Margot breaks ice on the Mohawk River near Lock E-7 in Niskayuna on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, as part of an effort to mitigate the impact of ice on neighboring communities.
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For Colleen Macaulay hearing the tugboat whistle as it worked along the Mohawk River to break up sheets of ice one morning this week was sweet music.
“It was fun to hear the tugboat right on the water,” said Macaulay, who lives on Front Street and is the vice president of the Stockade Association.