Great Valley NewsLocal news for Great Valley, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Salamanca renews cable TV pact with high-speed Internet service- April 24, 2008 The City Council has renewed a contract for cable television with Atlantic Broadband for another 10 years with the added feature of limited high-speed Internet service. via Buffalo Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/salamanca-renews-cable-tv-pact-with-high... NY: Youth prison to stay open study to take 3 years- April 16, 2008 "After carefully reviewing data supplied by the state Office of Children and Family Services, and listening to the community, we decided the best solution is to keep the center the way it is for now" Legislation approved Wednesday directs that a study compare the effectiveness of residential vs. via The Real Cost of Prisons Webloghttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/ny-youth-prison-to-stay-open-study-to-ta... 2008 budget breaks down for Central New York- April 14, 2008 Here are highlights of the new state budget, its inclusions and omissions: Environment Bottle bill: Once again, the ³Bigger Better Bottle Bill² was left out of the budget. via The Post-Standardhttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/2008-budget-breaks-down-for-central-new-... Less Crime: No Reason to Shut Prisons- April 12, 2008 "With the reforms, there are fewer nonviolent inmates, and a greater percentage of violent inmates among those that remain" For nearly a decade, one of New York City's major exports - criminals - has been in decline, a result of less crime. via New York Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/less-crime-no-reason-to-shut-prisons?fro... Youth facility to stay open- April 10, 2008 The Great Valley Youth Residential Center will not be closed or converted to a limited secure youth detention facility but will continue temporarily as a nonsecure foster facility to house about 25 youths. via Buffalo Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/youth-facility-to-stay-open?fromrss=1 Lawmakers to vote to keep prisons open, troopers in schools- April 4, 2008 "We're carrying a bloated corrections budget of $3 billion and also not doing an adequate job of preparing prisoners for release" As the Assembly and Senate kept working on a $124 billion budget for fiscal 2008-2009, business interests made a last pitch for lawmakers to drop plans to close corporate tax loopholes as a way to help reduce a ... via The Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/lawmakers-to-vote-to-keep-prisons-open-t... Great Valley discusses saving youth facility- April 2, 2008 "They took out ads in the Ellicottville paper stating the prison was coming to the community, and this created a lot of worry and anxiety." Employees of the Great Valley Residential Center met with the Great Valley Town Board and about 30 residents Monday night to sort out the truth surrounding a bid to keep the nonsecure juvenile correction ... via Buffalo Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/04/great-valley-discusses-saving-youth-faci... |