Wind Turbine Fire In West Union Yesteday
Greenwood, Rexville and West Union fire departments worked on putting out a Wind turbine fire off of Cemetery Hill Road in West Union yesterday, near Greenwood. We’re told by county Director of Public Safety Tim Marshall that after several hours yesterday, the fire fighters turned things over to the wind company which was Eight Point Wind. Public Safety Director Marshall also says that the fire was at the top of the turbine, and that there is no danger to the public.
Today Is Vietnam Veterans Day
Today is March 29th, and Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that she has declared that from today on, March 29th will be Vietnam Veterans Day in New York State. The governor says quote "Vietnam Veterans deserve the utmost respect and recognition for their immense service to our state and nation," and that “In New York, we work each day to ensure that their duty and sacrifice is commended and remembered, and it is my honor to celebrate New York's 207,000 Vietnam Veterans on this Vietnam Veterans Day."
Republicans Want 20 Yr Retirement For Prison Guards
Republican Assembly members Joe Giglio, Marjorie Byrnes and Phil Palmesano are calling for an optional 20-year retirement plan for correction officers. Under current law, the state lets corrections officers retire after 25 years. Assemblyman Palmesano said, “The profession has seen thousands of dedicated employees leave because of the dangerous work environment requiring mandated overtime on a regular basis. At the budget hearing in February, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision commissioner said there were 867 vacancies at the time and estimated there would be 1150 by the end of the year. This is an unsafe and unsustainable environment, and the state finally needs to provide the necessary tools and resources to change this dangerous trend," Palmesano said.
Sen Gillibrand Comes Through For The Military
Yesterday Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference about how the Department of Defense needs to make sure soldiers and their families are getting fed. Gillibrand says she’s met with soldiers that have had trouble making ends meet and get more money to what’s called the BNA, the Basic Needs Allowance, to get members of the military away from being near to the poverty line. Gillibrand says, after her presser was over yesterday, the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced, that he’s going to expand eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance.
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