March 5, 2021
Comments Off on Seven Erie Canal Bridges rehabilitated
Construction to update seven historic single-lane bridges that cross the Erie Canal has been completed. The $10.7 million project rehabilitated bridges in the towns of Murray, Albion, Gaines and Ridgeway and in the village of Medina. The state Department of ...
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November 19, 2020
Comments Off on Schumer pushes for COVID testing funds for Orleans County
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the federal Department of Health and Human Services to release funds to enable local communities to offer free COVID-19 testing. Schumer was in the Orleans County town of Medina on Thursday, where he ...
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November 13, 2020
Comments Off on GLOW With Your Hands goes virtual
The Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties’ successful GLOW With Your Hands career exploration project has launched a new virtual platform to benefit students in the four-county region. GLOW With Your Hands Virtual expands the hands-on career exploration experience with innovative, ...
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March 31, 2020
Comments Off on Wind power company offers grant program in Orleans County
Apex Clean Energy, the company planning to build a 33-turbine wind farm in the Orleans County town of Barre, has opened a community grant program. “This is a difficult time for all New Yorkers and we want to step up ...
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November 27, 2019
Comments Off on Schumer wants time extended for commenting on hemp regulations
Sen. Charles E. Schumer called upon the federal government Wednesday to allow more time for comment on proposed hemp regulations, concerned that the proposed rules would harm the rising industry of growing the useful plant. Schumer announced his concerns while ...
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August 5, 2019
Comments Off on Genesee, Orleans counties’ Head Start receives federal funding
The Early Head Start program at Community Action of Orleans and Genesee Inc. has been awarded nearly $800,000 in federal funding. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding will be used to support childcare services for low-income families ...
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February 12, 2018
Comments Off on Town of Yates opposes wind power project
Orleans County’s Yates Town Board has voted to oppose a wind turbine project that would place 71 turbines in that town and the adjoining town of Somerset in Niagara County. Apex Clean Energy’s Lighthouse Wind project, which would create enough ...
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