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How about creating $15-per-hour jobs to clean up the disgusting litter that lines our roadways, suggests Donna Somogyi of the Town of Newburgh? That would jive with President Biden’s support for a higher minimum wage in this country that desperately needs jobs, she says.
Plus, I might add, the clean-up could be part of Biden’s infrastructure plan. After all, “There is no Planet B,” as Somogyi’s T-shirt says. That’s why her husband, Steve, has been doing his own clean-up walks for some 30 years.
The state should create a commissioner of litter cleanup, says Jack Flynn of Sparrowbush. Not only would this official design and buy equipment to clean up the plastic bags, cups and containers that make our countryside such a mess, she could order state workers to do emergency cleanups. Flynn, who has previously suggested that a litter-eating vacuum be attached to the state’s grass-cutting equipment, says that to thoroughly do the job, “towns and coun
Injured bald eagle rescued in Orange County by New York State trooper
The state trooper used his division-issued jacket and a K-9 trooper s bite sleeve to corral the eagle, then safely put it into a kennel. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:59 PM EDT March 17, 2021
ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. New York State Police on Tuesday posted on Facebook that a trooper was able to rescue a bald eagle.
State Police say someone driving in Orange County reported a hurt bald eagle on the side of a busy road. The eagle was reportedly seen in the Town of Blooming Grove.
State Trooper Bryan Whalen responded to the call and used his division-issued jacket and a K-9 trooper s bite sleeve to corral the eagle, then safely put it into a kennel.
KINGSTON – Health care providers, local leaders and pharmacists are scrambling to acquire scarce coronavirus vaccines, as the public bombards them with requests and state leaders keep expanding eligibility.
Some local governments across New York, particularly counties, have set up local vaccination sites for the general public, and vaccines are trickling into a handful of local providers such as hospitals.
But as of Wednesday, Orange County’s government had just 200 doses and Sullivan County’s government had none, while Ulster County officials said they were on pace to expend their 1,200 doses some time on Friday. And they did not know when they might receive a new shipment of vaccines.