State renews commitment to popular vote
ALBANY — A piece of state legislation with lasting national effect was quietly renewed a week ago as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed onto a newly drawn version of the National…
HEAP applications can be turned in Monday
More than $325 million in funding is available to help elderly and low- and moderate-income New Yorkers heat their homes this winter. Applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program will…
Cuomo offers Trump support — and a warning
ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered his support to President-elect Donald Trump in a letter published Saturday in the New York Daily News. The letter, which appears below…
Bethlehem Park residents in Lackawanna being evacuated
LACKAWANNA — Residents in the Bethlehem Park area are being evacuated due to concerns of air quality due to the ongoing fire at Republic Steel — formerly Bethlehem Steel —…
Police cracking down on drunk drivers this weekend
New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols to crack down on drunk and impaired driving this Halloween weekend. The special traffic enforcement detail, which is…
Higgins applauds Gov. Cuomo’s commitment to new Buffalo Amtrak station study
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to fund $1 million for an expedited study of potential new sites for an Amtrak station in the City of Buffalo.…
Nearly $4.9 M awarded to protect New York State farmland
Six farms in New York State will be aided by $4.9 through the State’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program. Funding will preserve 2,843 acres of farmland in Western and Central…
State grant to hasten carousel’s move to Canalside
BUFFALO — A $1.2 million state challenge grant will be used to construct a building to house the nearly century-old DeAngelis Carousel at Canalside in Buffalo. The new building will…
Greater Rochester International Airport awarded nearly $40 M
ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester International Airport was awarded $39.8 million in funding to activate the airport’s $63.4 million transformation. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement this morning. “This project…
Canalside tops 1.5 million visitors this summer
BUFFALO — An estimated 1.5 million visitors spent time at Canalside this summer, up from approximately 1 million in 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. In addition, the Outer Harbor…