In response to the unfortunate incidents involving school shootings, more states are taking steps to legislate safety measures. Texas, New Jersey, Florida, and New York have all enacted laws that call for schools to install panic button alarm systems to quickly summon help in emergency situations. However, as Campus Safety Magazine points out, these well-intentioned measures will

UPDATE  A lot has changed since 2018, when Dan Stec was a North County Assemblyman. Stec is now a New York State Senator representing the 45th district. One thing that has remained the same – Stec’s campaign to rethink cell tower restrictions to allow for taller towers. The Adirondack Almanack posted an appeal written by Stec outlining his

UPDATE Despite aviation concerns about possible disruptions caused by wireless carriers now using 5G operations near airports, no major delays were caused by the technology over the holiday weekend, report several news outlets. One of the biggest concerns had been whether 5G signals would interfere with aircraft radio altimeters that measure height above the ground that

Junior High School Resource officer Austin Green called plans for a new cell tower “vitally important to increasing school safety, not only for MJHS but the other surrounding schools as well,” reported The Daily Times. Green joined parents in speaking in support of the plan to erect a 160-foot monopole on the school’s property.