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Cuomo bans flavored vaping oils Ban takes effect Oct. 4 By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER
PLATTSBURGH | The use of e-cigarettes and vaping has recently been a hot-topic issue due to the number of vaping-related illnesses that have surfaced within the last few months. As of mid September of this year, over 500 cases of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes or vaping
were reported in 36 states, along with the U.S. Virgin Islands. There have also been 9 deaths related to vaping in the United States, as confirmed by the CDC. As a result of these seemingly sudden vape-related illnesses, New York State banned “childish” vaping flavors, such as cotton candy, watermelon, sour gummies and more. Similar to the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act of 2009, the idea is to turn children off of the brightly colored and deliciously flavored vapes. See VAPING OILS » pg. 9
Simon Conroy arrested again Lawmaker found in woods by Bombardier By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER
PLATTSBURGH | Town of Plattsburgh D-Area 4 lawmaker Simon Conroy was arrested again early Saturday morning for criminal trespass at the Bombardier Facility at 4 a.m. After a recent bomb threat at the building, security had been increased. One of those guards saw someone acting erratically early Saturday and called the police. See CONROY » pg. 9
Free information: TBCFE held a vaping lecture at the Westside Ballroom. There, Dana Bushey Isabella presented a PowerPoint slide presenttation about everything people should know. Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Morris
JUUL replaces CEO Burns TBCFE warns users of dangers By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER
Elected official: Simon Conroy is the D-Area 4 lawmaker for the Town of Plattsburgh.
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PLATTSBURGH | Popular vaping company JUUL has replaced its Chief Executive Officer Kevin Burns. K.C. Croshwaite, senior vice president and chief strategy at Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, was chosen as his replacement. “Working at JUUL Labs has been an honor and I still believe the company’s mission of eliminating combustible cigarettes is vitally important,” Burns said in a statement following his resignation. “Since joining JUUL Labs, I have worked non-stop,
helping turn a small firm into a worldwide business, so a few weeks ago I decided that now was the right time for me to step down. I am grateful to be able to confidently hand the reins to someone with K.C.’s skill set, which is well-suited to the next phase of the company’s journey.” The news of the personnel change came on Sept. 26, shortly following the suspension of $100 million worth of advertising in the United States through broadcast, print and digital ads. JUUL also accepted the ban on non-tobacco and nonmenthol flavors starting early October. Altria, a big tobacco corporation, had invested in JUUL back in December of 2018, buying 35% stake. This caused suspicion of the company’s intentions, which had been marketed as a safer-alternative to cigarettes. See JUUL » pg. 9
Cashman responds to city settlement offer Lawsuit still ongoing By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER
PLATTSBURGH | The Town of Plattsburgh board responded to City of Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read’s settlement offer following a lawsuit filed against the town. The lawsuit was filed last year at the Clinton County Supreme Court and accuses the town of not giving the city its share of revenues from the Falcon Seaboard, a property in town the City and Town of Plattsburgh split. A 1992 agreement that allotted pilot money
to different entities instead of taxes was written regarding this. However, Saranac Power bought the property. “What [the city is] looking for is to be absolved from having to pay those monies to the various jurisdictions,” Town of Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman said. “The taxing jurisdictions are the county, the school, the fire district and so on and so forth. For Beekmantown Central School District - if the city were to be absolved from their taxing responsibilities, over the next 20 years, it would be approximately $3.1 million that the school is giving up.” The City of Plattsburgh revenue dropped by about 90 percent, raising suspicion of break of contract. According to Read, they
went back and recently identified the problem, which wasn’t specified. “We found the documents that showed exactly what happened - so we had a sum basis for understanding at that point,” Read said on the incident. “Of course, the breach of contract case is very complicated, but I am confident that either a judge can work it out for us both, or we can sit down and settle our mutual lawsuits amicably and in a way that creates value for both sides,” Read said. “The city hoped we could do that with this settlement offer and expected to see from them some opening for discussion, perhaps even an offer of their own.” See CASHMAN » pg. 9
Power plant: The Falcon Seaboard property built in the Town of Plattsburgh is shared with the city. It was bought by Saranac Power, causing a problem with revenues in the original contract. Photo by Sarah Elizabeth Morris
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