LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Human Services Committee voted to allow the County Department of Health to look into increasing the age to buy cigarettes. The Health Department proposes that the Board of Supervisors pass a local law raising the age at which people are allowed to buy cigarettes in Livingston County from 18 to 21. "The movement is gaining traction across the country," said Mark Grove, Director of Environmental … [Read more...]
Avon Talks Quenching Genesee Street Smoking and Cigarrette Ads
AVON – The Village Board will soon start talks with local cigarette merchants about the potential for restricting smoking areas and banning smoking advertisements in the Village. The Board said that backing smokers off 50 feet from any public building and banning all smoking advertising might make for a healthier community. "I'm especially thinking about small kids at St. Agnes who might stop into Cook's for an ice cream and see an ad right … [Read more...]
New E-Cigarette Stats Raise Health Concerns for Young People
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Data from New York State's 2014 youth and adult tobacco surveys shows an increase in the number of high schoolers using recently developed electronic cigarettes, and suggests that more high school students now smoke e-cigarettes rather than traditional cigarettes. According to a press release from Tobacco-Free Genesee for Genesee, Livingston, Ontario and Wyoming counties (TF-GLOW) funded by the New York State … [Read more...]
Roswell Pushes Dansville to Ban Public Puffing
DANSVILLE — Roswell Park and Tobacco Free New York made a presentation during this past Dansville Village Board meeting so they would consider making Dansville's parks smoke-free zones. The organizations pointed out that current New York State Law prohibits smoking on a playground, but you can still smoke in local parks. "When a community adopts a tobacco free park you are telling people you care about the community and you care about their … [Read more...]
Perry Whiteout Postpones Tobacco-Free Coalition Smokeout
PERRY— Due to this week's heavy snow, the Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition has rescheduled the Great American Smokeout at Perry high school. Officials with the Coalition say that the weather was just too intense for the outdoor event. The smokeout, a tobacco resistance program was postponed from Thursday November 20 to Tuesday November 25, from noon to 1 p.m. The smokeout will feature Perry high school students who will offer messages about … [Read more...]