NY to Close Six Prisons Across the State as Prison Population Drops

November 19, 2021 by Six New York state correctional facilities will close next March in a cost-cutting move by the governor as the inmate population declines, that’s according to a report by the Associated Press. The state Department of Corrections says inmates will be sent to other locations, there won’t be any layoffs, and the state will save $142 million. Rockland … [Read more...] about NY to Close Six Prisons Across the State as Prison Population Drops

November 19, 2021 by New York’s governor Tuesday marked Transgender Awareness Week by signing two bills that expand protections for the LGBTQ+ community. Governor Kathy Hochul says there’s also more that can be done to help victims of sex trafficking… Hochul also signed the “Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together” act, which increases protections for victims of … [Read more...] about NY Governor Marks Transgender Week

November 19, 2021 by Those leaves you’ve been raking out of your yard…you know they shouldn’t supposed to be in the street, right? In some areas you could be fined for putting them in the roadways. Mike Wilson is with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point and hosts the Storm Water Consortium monthly show here on WRCR, and he says you’re best off leaving the leaves … [Read more...] about Leave the Leaves, or Rake Them to the Curb, but Don’t Put Them in the Street