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				DEC AND LAND TRUST PARTNERS ANNOUNCE PROTECTION OF MORE THAN 1,200 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE 
				
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					10/31/2025
				
				
					Source Water Protection Initiatives Bolster State’s Record Investments in Water Quality and Contribu ...
				
			
		
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				DEC ANNOUNCES 21ST ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT POSTER CONTEST THEME: “WATER CONNECTS US ALL”
				
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					10/31/2025
				
				
					New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) to ...
				
			
		
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				NYS Workers' Compensation Board Chair Freida D. Foster Announces NYS Paid Family Leave Updates for 2026
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					Free resources available for employers, including upcoming webinars
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				NYS OASAS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FIRST YOUNG ADULT RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM ON LONG ISLAND
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					
First of its Kind on Long Island and Second in New York State
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				DEC REMINDS NEW YORKERS TO HUNT SAFELY THIS SEASON
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today reminded New Yorkers to hunt safely this season and ...
				
			
		
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				DEC ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SECOND PHASE THERMAL TREATMENT TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION AT FORMER GRUMMAN SETTLING PONDS
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					Progress Continues on protecting Drinking Water from Larger Navy-Grumman Plume with More than 276,000 Poun ...
				
			
		
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				DEC RELEASES FINAL LONG ISLAND WATERSHED ACTION AGENDA
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the release of the finalized span s ...
				
			
		
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				Five NYS Correction Officers Arrested for Fraudulent Schemes to Obtain Unearned Sick Leave & Workers’ Compensation Benefits 
				
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					10/29/2025
				
				
					Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James today announced the arrests of five current a ...
				
			
		
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				MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, THURS. OCT. 30
				
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					10/30/2025
				
				
					The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Town of Oyster Bay, and other community leaders wil ...
				
			
		
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				MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS. OCT. 30
				
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					10/29/2025
				
				
					The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Town of Oyster Bay, and other community leaders wil ...
				
			
		
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				MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 4
				
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					10/29/2025
				
				
					What: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Climate Justice Working Group span style="color: #4678 ...
				
			
		
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				DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW
				
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					10/29/2025
				
				
					New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
				
			
		
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				New York State Parks Announces 15 Campground and Day-Use Improvement Projects Through the Enhanced Visitor Experience Program
				
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					10/28/2025
				
				
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				CONSUMER ALERT: New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Reminds Domestic Violence Survivors & Advocates of Consumer Protections Available in New York State
				
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					10/28/2025
				
				
					October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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				New York Lottery Announces 5,505 Winning Tickets Sold for the Million Dollar Raffle as part of the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial Celebration
				
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					10/27/2025
				
				
					The New York Lottery’s Million Dollar Raffle drawing on October 26, 2025 resulted in 5,505 winning tickets sold across New York State, including 45 top tier winners. Players are urged to chec ...
				
			
		
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				DEC ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO HELP PROTECT BATS DURING 'BAT WEEK'
				
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					10/24/2025
				
				
					Celebrate Bat Week from Oct. 24-31; Video Interview with DEC Biologist Available a href="https://ext ...
				
			
		
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				Inspector General Identifies Threat Posed by Bots to Public Tee Time Access at Bethpage Black and Recommends Reforms to Safeguard Access To “The People’s Country Club”
				
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					10/24/2025
				
				
					BETHPAGE, NY — To mark today’s reopening of the online reservation system for the crown jewel of New York State’s public golf courses, Bethpage Black, following its prior closure for ...
				
			
		
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				DEPARTMENT OF STATE BREAKS GROUND ON $8.3M PRINCIPLE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN NORWICH
				
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					10/23/2025
				
				
					Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project Addresses Need for More Hotel Options in Chenango County
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				*** MEDIA ADVISORY***  NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN SOUTHERN TIER 
				
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					10/23/2025
				
				
					Breaks Ground on Major Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project in Norwich  /s ...
				
			
		
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				ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION POLICE ON PATROL
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapter ...
				
			
		
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				*** MEDIA ADVISORY***  NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN SOUTHERN TIER 
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					Breaks Ground on Major Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project in Norwich  /s ...
				
			
		
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				Revised RAPID Act Regulations Designed to Speed Development of Renewable Energy Projects Released for Public Comment
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					 Newly Proposed Transmission Regulations Slash Permitting Time by Up to 50 Percent
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				NYS Inspector General Announces Sentencing in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Conspiracy
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					ALBANY, NY — New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the sentencing of Jodi Drygula, of Amsterdam, NY, and Anthony Camou, of Las Vegas, NV, for their roles in a ...
				
			
		
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				NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANNOUNCES $55,000 FINE AND POLICY CHANGES IN NATIONAL ORIGIN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE 
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
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				NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING FOR $2.5M SHEPARD PARK AMPHITHEATER UPGRADES IN LAKE GEORGE
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					 Part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Upgrades will Make Lake George Regi ...
				
			
		
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				DEC ANNOUNCES LAND ACQUISITION TO PRESERVE MORE THAN 3,300 ACRES IN HERKIMER COUNTY
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					Advances New York’s ‘30 x 30’ Open Space Protection Goals and Helps Connect New Yorkers ...
				
			
		
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				*** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN LAKE GEORGE
				
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					10/22/2025
				
				
					Breaks Ground on Major Improvements of Popular Shepard Park 
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				DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW
				
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					10/21/2025
				
				
					New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
				
			
		
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				*** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN LAKE GEORGE
				
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					10/21/2025
				
				
					Breaks Ground on Major Improvements of Popular Shepard Park 
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				Syracuse Lottery Player Claims $17,000,000 New York LOTTO Jackpot Prize
				
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					10/21/2025
				
				
					Larry Hartig of Syracuse has claimed the $17,000,000 New York LOTTO jackpot drawn on July 23 after matching the first six numbers drawn. /sp ...
				
			
		
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