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Marijuana Cultivation

Lewisboro
Politics
Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley
Public To Weigh In On Proposal For Major Marijuana Facility In Hudson Valley Members of a Hudson Valley community will have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposal for a marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and distribution center at an upcoming meeting. The Ulster County Town Of Wawarsing has scheduled a planning board meeting for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The Times Union reported that residents will have the chance to share their thoughts on the proposal during the meeting.  The proposal for the new center was submitted by Valley Agriceuticals, LLC, a New York-based company. The site would be located at 7 Schrade Court and 9 Aluminum Drive in Ellenville…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say
Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Connecticut State Police busted a man operating a marijuana grow house who was in possession of illegal weapons and ammo in front of a child, investigators announced. #DailyVoice An investigation into a marijuana grow house led to the arrest of a New Haven County man and the seizure of guns, ammo, and drugs, Connecticut State Police announced. Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Narcotics Task Force and members of the Seymour Police Department executives a search warrant at a home on Squantuck Road at approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 following a lengthy investigation. Pol…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden
Police & Fire
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information In six months, the vacant, sprawling Strathmore Paper Mill has been engulfed in flames four times - the most recent being Dec. 10. Fires were set in two of the old mill buildings in June, July, November, and December. The destruction released asbestos that the Department of Environmental Protection cleaned and is holding the property owner liable for costs. Owner Jacob Trudeau purchased the mill in 2019 for $15,000 and hoped to put a marijuana cultivation business there, according to the Berkshire Eagle. The building was not insured, the paper reported. At the time Trudeau said he had much…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hampden
Police & Fire
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police have busted a giant underground marijuana growing operation that had more than 3,300 plants when police made the arrests. On Friday, Oct. 30, at around 2 p.m. police and FBI agents swarmed 946 Elm St. in West Springfield to execute a search warrant. After making entry, police allegedly found a large-scale cultivation operation in a commercial building with at least 14 grow rooms, police said. It took police several hours to process the scene and secure the thousands of plants. Four men from Brooklyn, New York, were arrested in relation to the bust and charged with trafficking in m…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester
Business
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster A retail marijuana dispensary is being proposed for Webster. Developers are seeking to put an adult-use marijuana establishment at 4 Town Forest Road, Unit A, in Webster. A community outreach meeting on the proposed pot shop will be held on Oct. 15, 6 p.m. at 4 Town Forest Road. The meeting will be held outside, rain, or shine. Webster has one marijuana establishment in town: Curaleaf, which does cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana products. Munro Associates is the only other company that has applied for a marijuana establishment license in Webster. Munro is owned by Somerset re…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hampden
Police & Fire
Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House
Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House Police confiscated pounds of marijuana and scads of firearms after a structure fire revealed an illegal marijuana grow operation on Thursday, Sept. 17. Two men have been arrested and 142 pounds of marijuana have been confiscated, the Springfield Police said. The bust happened as the result of a fire on the 700 block of Liberty Street at a two-story building - a business on the bottom, apartment on the top. While fighting the blaze, firefighters found a marijuana grow operation inside the apartment. The resident, Jeffrey Erricolo was on-site and arrested, police said. When police arrived o…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester
Business
Weed Grower Seeks To Do Business In Templeton Weed Grower Seeks To Do Business In Templeton
Weed Grower Seeks To Do Business In Templeton It seems the town’s efforts to draw in weed entrepreneurs may be paying off. Residents will get to ask questions about a proposed marijuana cultivator coming to Templeton during an up-coming informational session. A marijuana cultivation facility is being proposed for 642 & 0 Patriots Road. The meeting will be held remotely, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m., and can be viewed on TCTV’s Youtube channel. In 2019, noting the tax revenues other communities were brought due to the new marijuana industry, Templeton officials began reaching out to growers to boost interest in doing business in town.&nbs…

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by Kristin Palpini
Ocean
Police & Fire
Point Pleasant Woman With Young Daughter Charged With Downloading Child Porn Point Pleasant Woman With Young Daughter Charged With Downloading Child Porn
Point Pleasant Woman With Young Daughter Charged With Downloading Child Porn A Point Pleasant woman with a young daughter was jailed after authorities said they caught her with child pornography on her cellphone. Lisa (Moffett) Cuervo, 24, remained held Saturday in the Ocean County Jail, charged with possessing child pornography. The divorced Cuervo also was charged with having 17 marijuana plants that Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said were found during a warranted search of her home on Friday by members of his High Tech Crime Unit and Point Pleasant Borough police. Authorities also charged her with child endangerment “based upon the fact that her m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sussex
Police & Fire
Authorities: Sussex County Ex-Con Had 140 Pot Plants, Pellet Guns Authorities: Sussex County Ex-Con Had 140 Pot Plants, Pellet Guns
Authorities: Sussex County Ex-Con Had 140 Pot Plants, Pellet Guns State Police responding to a domestic dispute found a marijuana grow house that they said was operated by a Sussex County ex-con, authorities said.In addition to 140 marijuana plants, troopers reported finding pellet guns and ammunition -- both of which Steven McKenzie, as a convicted felon, is prohibited from having, they said. Troopers responding to McKenzie's Stillwater home on June 21 found plastic bags taped over the windows and smelled raw marijuana, the NJ Herald, citing police records, reports. A warranted search of the home reportedly turned up the plants, along with the two p…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Rockland
News
Police Seize Pounds Of Pot From Grow Operation In Area Home Police Seize Pounds Of Pot From Grow Operation In Area Home
Police Seize Pounds Of Pot From Grow Operation In Area Home A strong smell of marijuana in a neighborhood led to the arrest of a husband and wife who were allegedly running a marijuana grow operation out of their home. The discovery was made on Tuesday, June 18, when the Village of Goshen Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Duggan Lane, said Village of Goshen Police Chief James C. Watt.  As a result of the search, officers found more than 10 pounds of marijuana consisting of 15 mature plants, 45 small plants, 15 plants that were cut and being dried, vials of THC oil, quantities of harvested pot and gummy bears that wer…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah police searching for a man who’d fled a previous arrest found a pot-growing operation at his home, authorities said. They arrested Michael Deans at his Pine Hill Road home along with Jordan Winfree of Englewood, both 29, after a warranted search turned up marijuana package for resale, high-concentrate THC oil and a pot grow room, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Thursday. Deans was wanted for having pot for sale in a school zone and fleeing police, among other offenses, when Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert and Detectives Michael Grassi, and Eric Larsen went to his home to serve an arre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Westport
Police & Fire
Elaborate Marijuana Grow Operation Busted In Westport Elaborate Marijuana Grow Operation Busted In Westport
Elaborate Marijuana Grow Operation Busted In Westport The Westport Police Department received information from an anonymous source regarding a marijuana grow operation at a residence on Tiffany Lane.  The Westport Police Department Detective Bureau launched an investigation and executed a search warrant at the residence on Wednesday, March 28. During the search, an elaborate marijuana grow operation was located in the basement.  Detectives seized lamps and other grow equipment in addition to 64 marijuana plants and an estimated one half pound of cultivated marijuana.  Residents Ricardo Tavares, 46, and Valonia Tavares, 51, of 9 Tiffany Lane …

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by Jon Craig