In 2024, New York state had just 15 cases of measles, Hochul said. “But nationwide, we’re seeing very concerning trends — 350 measles cases around the country,” she went on. “Eighty-one percent right now are part of an outbreak in West Texas and of those … three-quarters are unvaccinated.”
While he takes his work seriously — protecting students he cares about — Sean Ralston said, “If I’m always serious, serious, serious, they’re not going to approach me.”
“We are seeing significant declines in early elementary enrollment and future kindergarten projections,” Superintendent Marie Wiles told the school board. “If that holds true, that is going to work its way through the whole organization and it will be really important that the district, as hard as it is, right sizes staff as that happens.”
On March 10, the county legislature approved $6 million for the Pine Hills Land Authority to maintain campus security and infrastructure as revitalization plans unfold.
“Two-thirds of studied species showed declines of more than 10 percent,” wrote Science editor Bianca Lopez in a summary of the study. “Many insects have the potential for rapid population growth and recovery, but habitat restoration, species-specific interventions, and reducing pesticide use are all likely needed to curb population declines.”
Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the legislature and represents part of Bethlehem, introduced the bill after the town of Bethlehem was not immediately informed about contaminants in New Scotland wells on property close to Bethlehem’s Vly Creek Reservoir.
The town’s Republican committee is holding a meeting on March 12 to find leadership, according to Mark Grimm, a long-time Republican county legislator, who is organizing the event.
The state has established an email address for businesses, including farms, to report the effects of the Trump administration tariffs. While the new policy begins to take effect, information provided to TariffImpact@esd.ny.gov “will help provide a real time understanding of the impact of the tariffs on the New York agricultural industry and other sectors across the state,” the governor’s office says.
Jesse Fraine, the town’s engineer, went over the schedule and answered questions from board members. The idea, he said, was not to increase rates for low users while moving away from the antiquated unit-based system, which is now rarely used.
