The Westchester County Local Development Corporation met Thursday to approve the issuance of bonds for the Field Home in Yorktown. The LDC’s latest meeting happened amid a dispute between the county Board of Legislators and the county executive over the LDC and who should have control over it. The dispute… Read More →
There’s a nationwide search for the killer of a school superintendent in western New York, the Associated Press reported. Police are looking for a Virginia man who is believed to have driven to Clymer, Chautauqua County, last week to kill 51-year-old Keith Reed Jr., the report said. Reed was found… Read More →
There’s 12 finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester. The winners will be named Nov. 5 and will join 49 toys already enshrined, such as Barbie, crayons and alphabet blocks, the Democrat and Chronicle reports. The finalists are: • Clue, which has been a top-selling board game… Read More →
He is the largest philanthropist in Rochester, just gave $12 million to the Special Olympics and is worth $1.6 billion. But Rochester native and billionaire Tom Golisano is battling the town of Victor because he says he was over-assessed by $200,000 over four years on a 20-room mansion he built… Read More →
Three days after Sikorsky announced it would close its plant near Elmira, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a letter today to the company’s owner, saying she’s “disappointed to hear the news.” She was stronger in a statement to Gannett’s Albany Bureau after her office today was asked for comment. Sikorsky, which… Read More →
Incumbent Republican Robert Castelli has picked up the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business in his bid to represent the 93rd state Assembly District. “Bob Castelli has been a great advocate for small business in the legislature and his terrific voting record proves it,” said NFIB/New York State… Read More →
The reconstruction of Tarrytown MTA train state is finished—and under budget and on time, the MTA said today. It took three years and $36 million, and the second busiest station on the Hudson Line is completed. The station, which is used by 6,000 people a day and close to the… Read More →
The state Thruway Authority expects to meet soon on a potential toll increase for New York’s superhighway system but the amount of the hike appears unclear. Thruway Authority Executive Director Thomas Madison said Thursday he expects the authority will go ahead with a toll increase but declined to say if… Read More →
More than 16,000 people, including about 6,000 first-time voters, have registered to vote through the state’s new system set up by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced, reports Gannett’s Haley Viccaro. The system, set up last month, allows people to apply to register to vote, as… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday released a letter he sent to Sen. Roy McDonald, pledging his full support to the Saratoga Republican if he chose to run on the Independence Party line in November’s general election. Today, McDonald—one of four Republican senators to vote in favor of same-sex marriage—dropped out of… Read More →
