Today in your Trail Mix:
A pro-drilling politician wants other politicians to keep their opinions about drilling to themselves.
Albany's new wharf make its debut.
Figuring out where to place higher education in the Finger Lakes economic plan.
Plus, Halloween might be on hold in some flood ravaged areas.
Natural gas
Pro-drilling state senator Thomas Libous says that legislators outside of the Marcellus Shale region should keep their opinions about gas drilling to themselves (Jon Campbell, Gannett).
The election in Dryden, New York hinges on the town's ban on fracking - and the ban on fracking could hinge on the result of the election (Matt Richmond, Innovation Trail).
The shale boom is offering training opportunities for Ohio's many unemployed (AP).
Another gas rush story, this time from the New York Times (Katharin Q. Seelye).
Gas driller Cabot will soon hear the verdict from Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, about whether or not it’s done enough to remediate water for families with methane-contaminated wells (Michael Rubinkam, AP).
Infrastructure
Albany cuts the ribbon on its new wharf at the port of Albany on Thursday (Eric Anderson, Times Union).
The authority created to manage the Syracuse airport is looking into private security guards to lower costs and attract more airlines (Rick Moriarty, Post-Standard).
Senator George Maziarz is campaigning against legislation that would send cheap hydropower from upstate New York to downstaters (Maureen McManus, State of Politics/Capital Tonight).
High-speed rail from Albany to Buffalo appears to be derailed (Elizabeth Cooper, Observer-Dispatch).
Higher education
The Finger Lakes regional economic council is hashing out what sort of role higher education will play in its regional plan (James Goodman, Democrat and Chronicle).
SUNY Oswego has dug its final geothermal well, for its new science and engineering complex. In all, 240 wells will cool and heat the facility (Debra J. Groom, Post-Standard).
Enrollment at Binghamton University is down, possibly due to the economy (Jennifer Micale, Press & Sun-Bulletin).
A Microsoft manager told Rochester Institute of Technology game design students that they are "pioneers" (James Goodman, Democrat and Chronicle).
Politics
New York is currently without an ethics watchdog, as the transition from the Commission on Public Integrity to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Fred LeBrun, Times Union).
There's a deal in the works between PEF and Governor Cuomo to make concessions and avoid 3,500 layoffs (Joseph Spector, Vote Up!).
Upstate culture
New York should be taking more steps to recruit Chinese tourists, students, and investors (Bill Marcus, Times Union).
Here's a real love letter to Buffalo, about families that were reluctant to relocate to western New York, who were then so charmed that they stayed (Emma Sapong, Buffalo News).
Flooding in the Southern Tier destroyed many homes - and now its latest victim may be trick or treating in Owego (Debbie Swartz, Press & Sun-Bulletin).
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