BALLSTON SPA - A landfill privatization agreement that is expected to generate millions in revenue locally is in the works. Following is more information:

The Law and Finance Committee today approved a privatization agreement that will lead to the sale of its Northumberland landfill to Finch Paper, LLC of Glens Falls.  

The agreement will generate more than $40 million in new revenue for Saratoga County and its towns, cities and villages over the estimated 20-year life of the landfill facility.

A new report released late Thursday morning says the number of tornadoes is dramatically rising in New York State.

The numbers are staggering from this report. It found a 600 percent increase in tornado activity in the past 27 years.

One lawmaker is proposing recommendations and legislation he says will protect lives.

We've certainly seen some of that activity here in the Capital Region. Just a couple of weeks ago, three tornadoes ripped through the area. One of them started in the town of Florida and carved a 17 mile path of destruction -- all the way into Rotterdam.

The report says New York has seen a lot more tornadoes since 1986 -- and the past decade has been very active.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve DiRienzo says tornadoes are not unusual in New York. But he says we may be in an active pattern right now.

ROUND LAKE –  It has been twenty-four hours of startling developments in the small village of Round Lake, where many residents are upset after the long-time librarian was fired for closing the library early because of a tornado threat.

After the library board heard from an angry crowd Tuesday night, all the board members resigned. That was followed by the resignation of the library director. Now, the group that runs the library has to figure out what to do next.

Residents ready to voice their outrage packed the Round Lake Village Hall for the library board meeting last night. It was a big show of support for fired librarian Theresa Marchione, who was not there.

WRLIS, the Women's Round Lake Improvement Society runs the library, and its members also called for the resignation of the library director who fired Marchione.