News to Know for March 8: Second vaccine event for seniors; Senate approves relief bill; Adam Oakes funeral Thousands of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered today at the Richmond Raceway. (Source: Parker Michels-Boyce/ For the Virginia Mercury) By Adrianna Hargrove | March 8, 2021 at 6:48 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 6:48 AM
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From left, Sgt. Travis LaBar, Patrolman Aaron Sharlow and Chief James Joyce pose at the Saranac Lake police station in September 2020.
(Enterprise photo â Amy Scattergood) SARANAC LAKE At Thursday’s public hearing on the local police review committee’s findings and policy proposals, around 30 Zoom participants learned about a proposed mental health and addiction specialist program. Some also voiced concerns over chokehold policies and how officers will be trained. On Feb. 10 the committee released its draft report a cumulative document of the weekly meetings and listening group discussions it has held since August 2020. The committee was organized then, as communities around the state began reviewing police policies under the guidance of an executive order. The report can be found on the village website.
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LAKE PLACID Lake Placid Police Department officials are looking for the community’s input as they and a consulting firm draft police reform legislation for the village in time for a state-mandated spring deadline. People may submit questions, comments and suggestions to Olio Consulting Group, of Ballston Spa, by emailing olioconsultingny@gmail.com. Also, a limited-seating “listening session” was held Wednesday evening, Feb. 10, at the Lake Placid Conference Center. “There’s not a lot of speaking from our point of view,” Lake Placid Police Chief Bill Moore said Friday, Feb. 5. “It’s more that we’re listening.”