The cities of Hudson Falls and Glens Falls, New York, have received state grants which will help them target merchants who sell alcohol to adolescents under the age of twenty-one.

"Hudson Falls Deputy Police Chief Randy Diamond said the program will not only allow police to check stores and bars to see if they are checking IDs. It also includes additional training for police and store owners as they work to combat the region's underage drinking problem."

Glens Falls had done similar "sting" operations before and found that 100 percent of the bartenders were compliant with the law, as were 85 percent of merchants. Read more at PostStar.com.

Labels: bars, liquor_stores, underage_drinking