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City police eyes community outreach post
BISHOP BLESSES PLATTSBURGH PLAYGROUND Seton Catholic, recently merged,
Police chief outlines plan for Margaret Street outreach office
hosts annual Bishop’s Mass
By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
PLATTSBURGH | The city police department is looking to a establish a presence on Plattsburgh’s main strip. Plattsburgh City Police Chief Levi Ritter last week presented a 12month pilot plan to the Common Council designed to open a new satellite office at 79 Margaret St. “This would be a community-driven location with a law enforcement presence as well,” he said. The office would be used by law enforcement to “disrupt the overt drug market” — in the last four months, police have been dispatched to pick up more than 9,400 used syringes in the downtown core, Ritter said — and expedite the processing of low-level offenders. Ritter said a single officer would likely be stationed there. The office could also be utilized by local volunteer and nonprofit outreach organizations looking to make the city a better place, according to Ritter. “The intent is to have a very open place,” he said. » Outreach post Cont. on pg. 2
» Playground Cont. on pg. 2 The newly-merged Seton Catholic Central hosted the annual Bishop’s Mass with Bishop Terry LaValley last weekend. While visiting, LaValley blessed a new playground for elementary school students. Photo by Elizabeth Izzo
Molinaro walks tightrope at town hall Cuomo foe faces tough questions By Pete DeMola EDITOR
Marc Molinaro held a town hall meeting Monday, Sept. 24 at the Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh. Photo by Elizabeth Izzo
PLATTSBURGH | Marc Molinaro touched down in Plattsburgh last week and met with voters in a town hall-style session. The candidate had rolled out his tax cut plan earlier that morning, promising to cut property taxes by 30 percent in the next fi ve years through a combination of extending the property tax cap to New York City homeowners, a full state takeover of Medicaid and ongoing mandate relief for local governments. The Dutchess County executive, who hopes to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo this fall, sailed through key campaign issues of streamlining bureaucracy, slimming down
regulations and curbing corruption before taking questions from the crowd, who appeared to relish in probing hot-button questions that have acted as lightning rods for conservatives — including whether sex offenders should legally placed in group homes for people with developmental disabilities. “It’s criminal,” Molinaro said.
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Molinaro walked a fine line between throwing red meat to the crowd of about 50, which was heavy on law enforcement, and proffering his brand of sunny can-do optimism. He blasted Cuomo’s referral to ICE as “thugs” during the gubernatorial debate with Cynthia Nixon last month. “The fact any elected off icial would refer to them as thugs is disgusting,” said Molinaro, noting the agency does good work, including capturing an actual Nazi in Queens in August. » Molinaro Cont. on pg. 4
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