Department of Health

Boil water order in effect for Delanson

  “UPDATE: The Schenectady County Department of Environmental Health has LIFTED the Boil Water Order as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, January 29. DELANSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Schenectady County Department of Environmental Health has issued a boil water order for the Village of Delanson. All addresses served by the village water supply are impacted. The … [Read more…]

PFAS, Solar Panels and the Precautionary Principle

April 2023 American Chemistry Council PFAS: Critical to Renewable Energy     June 2022 OECD (2022), Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Alternatives in Coatings, Paints and Varnishes (CPVs), Report on the Commercial Availability and Current Uses, OECD Series on Risk Management, No. 70, Environment, Health and Safety, Environment Directorate. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … [Read more…]

Cuomo: Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie counties set to start COVID-19 reopening; Schenectady, Saratoga close

  “Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie and other Mohawk Valley counties will be allowed — slowly and deliberately — to start reopening their economies on Friday. Nearly two months after he ordered the shutdown of much of the state’s business community to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the Mohawk Valley, Southern … [Read more…]

Town ambulance to get first call

  “Personnel from the Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps will have three minutes to muster a crew for an emergency call before state police dispatchers signal for mutual aid from other area rescue companies, town officials said Thursday. The brief window will make it nearly impossible for the nonprofit ambulance service to respond to emergencies, effectively … [Read more…]

Developer starting over on application

  “With an agreement finally reached on environmental testing for the controversial Atateka subdivision, a lawyer representing the developers added a twist: He withdrew the project proposal. Donald Zee, an attorney representing Ken Meyer and Paul DiCocco of Atateka Development LLC, pulled preliminary sketch plans of the development during a special Planning Board meeting last … [Read more…]