Woman Arrested For Trying To Interfere With Lake George Herbicide Application

Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 3:38 AM

A woman was arrested Saturday for allegedly trying to stop a controversial herbicide from being used in Lake George. The herbicide is designed to kill the invasive species milfoil. WNYT reports Helena Rice was on a personal watercraft in Sheep Meadow Bay and tried to interfere with the application of ProcellaCOR. She was arrested on ... Read more

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