Prevention Council News
Prevention Council News
Granville to Snuff Out Smoking on Village Grounds
March 3, 2011 By Mark Mulholland WNYT News Channel 13 GRANVILLE - With a few swings of a sledgehammer, the village of Granville has a new law. As the signs being pounded into the ground Tuesday afternoon say, it's now illegal to smoke on village grounds, including parks, playgrounds, museums and outside village hall, even in your car. The mayor says the village offers a lot of outdoor events and smoke was casting a cloud over them. People were having trouble enjoying the free outdoor concerts in Veteran's Park because others were smoking. "Last summer, some folks came to me [...]
No Tobacco Signs at Saratoga Recreation Center
By Ashe Reardon February 12, 2011 2:41 PM CBS6- WRGB SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The Saratoga Springs Recreation Department has begun posting no smoking signs around the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center.The signs, which read "This is a Tobacco-Free Recreation Site", have been placed at the front and back doors of the recreation center.CBS6 Fact Finders have compiled the following list of public places that ban tobacco. In Schenectady County, Niskayuna's parks are all smoke free. Same with Rotterdam and Scotia. In Schenectady City, there is a tobacco ban for all municipal pools and tiny tot land in Central Park. In Albany County, [...]
Community Coalition Releases New Logo
Submitted by Nick Antz, WNYT Web Producer Thursday, January 27th, 1:11 p.m. The final design was picked from 25 logos submitted by students from Sallie Way’s graphic design class. Each student was instructed to design and develop a logo that demonstrates community ties, with messaging that supports the Coalition’s overall mission and captures the attention of a wide target audience-- teens, adults, parents, community leaders, and administrators. The three finalists included, Linnea Taylor, Melissa Scheibner and Shannon Smith with the winner selected by a vote of the entire Coalition. Shannon Smith’s logo was selected based on its positive, energetic graphic [...]
Saratoga County Youth Court Program Smuttered
December 30, 2010 By Drew Kerr Post Star SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Saratoga County's popular youth court program officially came to an end on Friday. The shutdown comes 13 years after the program was created as a means of diverting youthful offenders from the traditional justice system into a court of their peers that doled out jail tours and community service as punishment. Saratoga County's popular youth court program officially came to an end on Friday. The shutdown comes 13 years after the program was created as a means of diverting youthful offenders from the traditional justice system into a court [...]
December 3, 2010 By Patrick H. Donges The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — Without an infusion of funds from public or private donors, Youth Court, the countywide, peer-run prevention program focused on first-time teen offenders, will end Jan. 1. The program serves about 300 young people throughout the county each year, including 120 first-time school-age criminal offenders facing charges such as petit larceny, trespass, vandalism and possession of marijuana. About 175 teenagers receive law education training to serve as officers of the court and contribute approximately 5,000 hours of community service through their work. “It’s too good of a program to [...]
Ballston Spa Teen Takes On Big Tobacco
December 3, 2010 By Yael Goldman Saratoga Today SARATOGA SPRINGS — Samantha Ronca is the first young person in Saratoga County to receive the Outstanding Youth Leadership Award in the history of Tobacco Control Partners of the Southern Adirondacks’ seven-year community recognition program. She was among the 55 individuals, businesses, organizations, schools and municipalities from Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties recognized for their commitment to adopting tobacco-free policies and investing in the region’s health. The awards were presented during the 7th Annual Community Recognition Ceremony held on Thursday, December 2 at Longfellows Restaurant in Saratoga Springs. The partnership (comprised of [...]
Local Businesses Acting on State’s Ban of Four Loko
November 17, 2010 By Mareesa Nicosia The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — A couple of local businesses are clearing their shelves of the controversial caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko, ahead of a Dec. 10 deadline the state has put in place for distributors to purge their inventory. “We carried Four Loko in less than half of our shops and we pulled it all this morning,” Stewart’s Shops Marketing Director Tom Mailey said Monday. He said the fruity malt drinks — which are sold in colorful, 23.5 ounce cans — weren’t a huge seller and that one shop might sell seven or [...]
Prevention Needs Assessment Survey Sample Now Available
November 1, 2010 Saratoga Springs City School District students in grades 6-12 took the bi-annual Prevention Needs Assessment Survey in November 2010. Burnt Hills, Galway, and Shenendehowa school districts are also using the survey to gauge risky behaviors among their 6-12th grade population. For more information about Bach Harrison, the company that owns the survey tool, please click here. For a sample survey, click here. If you are interested in seeing an exact copy of the survey your child recently took or will take in the future, please call the Prevention Council directly at 518-581-1230.
Seminar for Students, Parents Seeks Solution to Dangers of Bullying
October 18, 2010 By Patrick H. Donges The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — A girl walks into a classroom without her shoes after another student demands she either give them up or face the ridicule of her peers. How should parents address this incident with their children if they are involved? How can parents and students address bullying with school officials? How can parents and students effectively help those who are the target of bullying? In the wake of several tragic incidents involving schoolyard and cyber bullies who tormented their victims to the point of suicide, local officials, parents and students [...]
Prescription Drug Takeback Day 2010
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