Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara
Amsterdam residents honored for service to our community By Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara on January 14, 2021 at 10:46 AM
At an outdoor socially-distant ceremony in front of Amsterdam City Hall, Assemblyman Santabarbara presents a recognition from the New York State Assembly honoring the work of Christine and Karl Andrzejczyk, co-founders of the Amen Place Soup Kitchen
Congratulations to both Nancy Vertucci and Karl & Christine Andrzejczyk, the 2020 Montgomery County Office of Aging Volunteers of the Year! Usually at the State Capitol, this year due to COVID-19, I was happy to recognize these individuals through a video message at virtual ceremony: Assemblyman Santabarbara congratulates the 2020 Montgomery County Office for Aging Volunteers of the Year
County Council agrees to ban on plastic straws by 2022
Bill would take effect in May, allows restaurants one year to comply By Rose Horowitch |
December 15, 2020
The Montgomery County Council has passed a bill to phase out plastic straws in restaurants over the coming year.
Photo by Rose Horowitch
The Montgomery County Council has approved a bill phasing out the use of plastic straws at local restaurants.
The county’s Department of Environmental Protection drafted the bill, which local environmental groups and some businesses supported. If County Executive Marc Elrich signs the bill, it will go into effect in May 2021, and start a one-year clock for restaurants to phase out plastic straws.