Page 26 - The Observer News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 in reducing greenhouse emissions but also create financial and employment gains locally. "The Watkin...

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 Sheriff's Office. A plan was developed after a review of police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures, and practices through co...

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 is the impeachment of those who hold federal office, particularly judges — including a Cass County...

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 O'LearyShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON - One man convicted of health-care fraud is a longtime member...