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Flores anunció que volvían fiestas pero dio marcha atrás en pocas horas; decreto lo inhabilitaba El Cecoed del departamento comunicó la habilitación de los salones de fiestas amparado en la baja cantidad de casos de covid-19 y la necesidad de trabajar pero debió revocarlo en su reunión siguiente Carlos Lebrato 23 de junio de 2021 a las 21:09 El presidente Luis Lacalle Pou comunicó el 24 de marzo en conferencia de prensa su decisión de suspender "todo tipo de fiestas", una medida imp...

Michael Jordan was among those who paid tribute to late sportswriter Rick Bonnell, who died unexpectedly at age 63 after spending more than three decades coveri

YATES COUNTY--County officials have announced that the county's broadband committee has secured two contracts related to the $14M high-speed internet USDA ReConnect project that was awarded to the county last year. Approved by the legislature, the contracts are part of the process designed to bring internet access to 1,600 additional premises in Yates County.

DRESDEN-Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. announced effective June 1, 2021, it will operate an entirely carbon-neutral bitcoin mining operation at its facility. Greenidge will purchase voluntary carbon offsets from a portfolio of U.S. greenhouse gas reduction projects. Each project has been reviewed and certified by one of three offset project registries, the American Carbon Registry (ACR), the Climate Action Reserve (CAR) and Verra.

Schuyler passes cryptocurrency resolution SCHUYLER COUNTY-- The Schuyler County Legislature passed a resolution Monday, May 10 asking New York state to devise regulations regarding the operation of cryptocurrency mining operations. The resolution, which was previously tabled, was brought back by legislator Mark Rondinaro with minor adjustments as recommended by Watkins Glen. "This reflects changes that Watkins Glen wanted," as there is concern amongst village officials that a cryptocurrency min...

ADVERTISEMENT Public hearing set for solar project SCHUYLER COUNTY--The New York State Board On Electric Generation Siting and the Environment has announced March 23 there will be a public hearing on the proposed 50-megawatt solar project located in the Town of Dix. The meeting will be held virtually on the internet. The solar development has been proposed by the Watkins Glen Solar Energy Center, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. Proponents of the project say it would not only aid ...

Happy Monday, and happy first day of March! This is Kristen. Calling all high school sports fans: Voting is now open for this week’s Charlotte Observer high school athlete of the week. You can vote as often as you like until this Friday, March 5, which is when a winner will be named. Find this week’s candidates and more information here from the Observer’s Langston Wertz Jr. and Jay Edwards.

ADVERTISEMENT Schuyler posts draft police reform plan SCHUYLER COUNTY--The Schuyler County Task Force on Police Reform has posted for public review, the draft police reform plan required by New York state Executive Order No. 203. The link to the report is at www.tinyurl.com/schuylerpolice . The Schuyler County Task Force, formed in November of 2020, began conducting a review of policies, procedures, training and community programs of the Schuyler County Sheriffs Office. A plan was developed aft...

Impeachment rare, but this Cass lawyer faced historic removal from office Tom Emery, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Mark W. DelahayAuthor unknown When talk focuses on the word “impeachment,” most people think about presidents — but only three of the nation’s leaders have been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019 and again in 2021. They are a small number of the 63 impeachment proceedings Congress has undertaken since 1789. More common ...

Trump showers clemency on those linked to him, allies Rosalind S. Helderman, David A. Fahrenthold, Beth Reinhard and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post Jan. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3President Donald Trump waited until his last full day in office to offer clemency to dozens of people.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford.Show MoreShow Less 2of3President Donald Trump boards Marine One and departs the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill OLe...