Recent DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Village of Fort Ann
Washington County

Wilderness Rescue: On Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker experiencing heat exhaustion on the Sleeping Beauty Mountain Trail. Rangers Carabetta and Nahor and local fire and EMS reached the 30-year-old from Saratoga Springs approximately one mile up the trail. The patient was nauseous and dehydrated. Rescuers provided treatment, placed the subject in a litter, and transported her to the trailhead where she was met by an ambulance. Resources were clear at 10:16 p.m.

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Village of Fort Ann
Washington County

Wilderness Rescue: On July 5 at 4:24 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with a lost hiker near the summit of Buck Mountain. Ranger Poulton found the 23-year-old from Troy and helped her back to the trailhead. Resources were clear at 7:30 p.m.

2023 Democratic Caucus for Dresden

LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF DRESDEN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAUCUS

The Democratic Party Caucus for the Town of Dresden will be held at the Dresden Town Hall, 102 Clemons Center Rd,
Clemons, NY 12819 On Saturday, July 8, 2023 beginning at 10:00 am

The purpose of this caucus is to nominate Democratic Candidates for the following offices:

(1) Town Supervisor- 2 Year Term, (1)Town Justice-4 Year Term, 2 Town Council Seats- 4 Year Terms (1) 2 Year Unexpired Town Council Seat, (1) Town Highway Supervisor-4 Year Term and (1) Town Clerk-4 Year Term

Only enrolled Democrats are entitled to vote at the caucus, and no writein or floor nominations will be accepted at the caucus.
Those wishing to seek any of the above offices, should submit a letter of intent to the Democratic Committee Chairman, Alan Stern, 45 Hartshorn Rd. Greenwich, NY 12834. alan.wcdc@gmail.com The letter must be received by 5:00pm on Thursday July 6th, 2023

By Order of The Washington County Democratic Committee
Alan Stern, Chairman

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Town of Granville
Washington County

Wilderness Rescue:: On May 25 at 10:44 a.m., Washington County requested Forest Ranger assistance with the search for an 85-year-old with dementia who walked away from her home. Her husband had last seen her at 9 p.m. the previous day. Ranger Boulton tracked the subject’s foot path through leaf litter and found her laying in the woods off an ATV trail at 12:01 p.m. The subject was disoriented and cold, but uninjured.

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Town of Cambridge
Washington County

Wildland Fire: On April 9 at 4:43 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with a brush fire in the town of Cambridge. Ranger Carabetta responded to the six-acre fire along with multiple local fire departments. At 7:01 p.m., the fire was put into patrol status.

DEC reminds New Yorkers that the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning began March 16 and runs through May 14.

Judge Rules Public Hearings Must Precede ProcellaCOR Applications

New York State Supreme Court Justice, Robert Muller, issued a decision and judgement on Friday March 3, 2023 which:

a.) found that the Adirondack Park Agency’s decision to issue permits for the use of the chemical herbicide ProcellaCOR in Lake George without an adjudicatory hearing was arbitrary and capricious.

b.) has vacated the Lake George Park Commission’s April 14, 2022 decision (by a vote of 6-4) to proceed with the application of the chemical herbicide ProcellaCOR in Lake George.

The ruling means that any subsequent APA review of applications to apply ProcellaCOR in Lake George must be preceded by a hearing.

The entire 31-page decision can be read here.