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County: Festival too dangerous
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CATSKILL — The county planning board disapproved of a proposed festival at the former Friar Tuck Inn. The applicants, represented by Ruben Lindo, requested to hold a Hello Panda Lantern Festival. With over 120 lantern exhibits, the festival is considered the largest of its kind in North America, according to hellopandafest. com. The festival will be on display at Citi Field in New York City from Dec. 6 through Jan. 26, and at Lake Glenwood in Vernon, New Jersey, from Nov. 29
SARAH TRAFTON/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Town planners are reviewing a proposal to hold a lantern festival at the former Friar Tuck Inn in Kiskatom.
through Jan. 5. Although the festival is before the
town planning board, because of its proximity to Route 32, it was also
referred to the county planning board. The county rejected the proposal, citing the former resort’s poor condition. Friar Tuck has been owned by Greene County since 2013, according to county property records. “The site is in significant disrepair, unattractive and constitutes a nuisance that presents dangerous conditions to the users of the site,” according to the denial letter from the county dated Nov. 15. The site contains several dilapidated structures and the buildings on or See FESTIVAL A4
Cuomo declares state of emergency in Columbia, Greene
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The intersection of Grand Street and Summit Avenue saw its first major snowfall of the year from Sunday into early Tuesday.
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Hudson was blanketed in more than a foot of snow after a snowstorm moved through the Twin Counties on Monday. Some areas could get as much as two feet by the time the storm finally moves out.
By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media
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HUDSON — Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a state of emergency for the Capital Region, including Columbia and Greene counties, Monday. “I’m also deploying 300 members of the National Guard to assist with snow removal and clean-up operations in these counties,” Cuomo said in a statement.
The governor’s declaration came after the first part of the season’s first major snowstorm swept through the Twin Counties from Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a winter storm warning for Columbia and Greene counties, effective from 11 a.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Tuesday. States of emergency were also declared for Albany, Rensselaer,
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Roads and streets around the Twin Counties were treacherous as the snowstorm continued throughout Monday.
Schenectady, Saratoga and Ulster counties. Another round of heavy snow was expected Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Albany. An additional 2 to 4 inches was expected during the day and a total of 1 to 3 inches added by Monday night. Possible snow mixed with sleet in the evening was predicted to make roads dangerous for travel tonight, according
to the National Weather Service. Tuesday’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 36 degrees. “Travel could be very difficult to impossible,” according to the National Weather Service statement. The National Weather Service says motorists who must travel should keep an extra flashlight, food, and water See STATE A4
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NY AG: State should fund bodyworn cameras for state police By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media
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ALBANY — A nationwide Associated Press survey recently found the New York State Police are one of the few large-scale city and state police agencies across the U.S. that do not use body-worn cameras. The results of the study were met with a strong response from the New York Civil Liberties Union and state Attorney General Letitia James, who have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers to take action.
Body-worn cameras have been used to clear authorities of wrongdoing, uncover misconduct, and paint a larger picture of what happened during high-stakes incidents, advocates and state officials say. James’ office was tasked with investigating officer-involved deaths of unarmed civilians as part of a 2015 executive order signed by Cuomo. A bill that would require state police to wear bodyworn cameras was introduced in the state Legislature this fall and backed by state Sen. Kevin Parker, D-21, and state
Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, D-55. The bill would also include state university police officers. As of Monday, the bill was still in committee. New York State Police is not alone. Hawaii, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts also don’t have state law enforcement agencies that use body-worn cameras, according to the survey. In the Twin Counties, the Hudson Police Department is working on becoming the first full-time police agency See CAMERAS A4
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Lawmakers are considering equipping state police with body cameras.