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SUNY Adirondack’s Outdoor Education program, joined by any volunteers who wanted to take part, were out with shovels, gloves, and buckets of saplings recently ready to find a new home. WTEN reports it was for the school’s 17th annual tree planting on Monday where more than 500 trees and shrubs were planted.

Charges of disorderly conduct filed against Alexis Figuereo in Saratoga have been dropped. WNYT reports the activist and a leader of Black Lives Matter took part in a protest in Congress Park last July during which protesters moved to Broadway, where they blocked traffic, leading to several arrests. The county DA said she requested the charge be dropped, because she said her prosecution might interfere with a civil rights investigation by the State Attorney General’s Office.

The Fort Edward School District will soon have a new leader. The Board of Education says it plans to appoint Dr. Richard DeMallie as superintendent. According to WNYT, Dr. DeMallie is currently the high school principal of the Gloversville School District and will replace interim Superintendent Mark Bessen. The appointment will be made official at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting.

Saturday, April 30 is the Spring iteration of the National Drug Take Back event, a day to clean out your medicine cabinet of unneeded prescription drugs and dispose of them safely.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office NY at 1400 State Route 9, Queensbury (on the north side of the Warren County Municipal Center property) is a local drop off location from 10 a.m. to 2 p,m. on April 30. You can use this website to find your nearest collection spot: https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.

The Department of Public Works (DPW) in Whitehall had to deal with a water main break late Saturday into Sunday and had to shut down the water system entirely to do it. The system was shut down beginning Sunday, April 24 at 11:30 p.m., and stayed off overnight, affecting all users of the Village Water System. They also put in a boil water advisory.

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $59 million in funding is now available for the Clean Green Schools initiative, which will advance clean energy and energy efficiency solutions to improve indoor air quality and reduce emissions for more than 600 under-resourced public Pre-K-12 schools across the state. All public school buildings across New York State that are designated as high-needs by the New York State Education Department or located in a disadvantaged community will be eligible to participate in the program.

Warren County public health educators are going to be setting up at the Fire Road entrance of Cole’s Woods and the West Mountain Road entrance of the Rush Pond Trail in the afternoon on May 5th (rain date May 6th).
They will have FREE tick removal kits and informational materials to hand out to anyone planning on using those trails that day. They will have information on everything from how to avoid, check for and remove ticks.

Sen. Chuck Schumer Thursday announcing $2 million funding for projects in Warren, Washington and Essex counties. WNYT reports the projects include $439,000 toward restoring the historic Glens Falls City Hall building, just over $200,000 for employment training and administration in Warren County, and in Washington County, there will be $950,000 to upgrade the former General Electric de-watering facility into the Canalside Energy Park.

Warren County is out with a new tool to help people report problems on trails in the county. According to WNYT, the new online portal is called the Warren County Trail Reporter. The tool allows trail users to easily report issues, including the location and with photos of the problem. This will help trail managers respond quickly.

A new kind of street lighting in Warrensburg next year. According to the Sun Community News, the Warrensburg Town Board decided April 13 to move forward toward acquiring ownership of the town’s 495 streetlights that now are located in and around the Warrensburg hamlet and change the lighting to digitally controlled LED illumination. It will cost $587,000 initially but save taxpayers money over time in reduced utility and maintenance costs.