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Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III issued a memo calling for a temporary pause to parts of the HALT Act—or—Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement, due to a prison-wide state of emergency.

The fire gutted the 133-year-old structure last week, leaving a brick shell of the building. Demolition crews leveled the rest of it to the ground earlier this week.

Gov. Hochul deployed New York National Guard troops to state prisons as hundreds of corrections officers strike to call attention to staffing and safety issues.

Attempts to save a nearly 100-year-old pool for the city of Elmira failed. The city will demolish the structure and replace it with a splash pad.

The budget, which totaled to $41.4 million, increased $3 million from 2024.

Initially, officials considered taking the clock tower down instead of repairing it. But the cost would have been similar to restoring it.

Elmira residents packed the city courthouse Monday night. Many were against the measure and asked the city not to pass it.

The city of Elmira repealed a law that created a public list of rental property owners with code violations. The city is replacing that list with a report on housing in the community.

The software will analyze recordings to identify gunfire from up to 70 microphones placed on existing light poles throughout the city.

The law would have placed fines on people in "unauthorized campsites" of up to $1,000 and one year in jail, depending on the number of violations. Oftentimes, the campsites in question are created by people who are homeless.