Penn Yan board to weigh Champlin Avenue settlement, paving contracts and court grant Friday
Penn Yan village trustees will meet Friday morning to consider formally discontinuing portions of Champlin Avenue as part of a litigation settlement, approve a contractor for fall paving work and authorize the Village Court to ... more
Auburn City Council to weigh higher electricity rate, Hoopes Park project and police grants tonight
Auburn city government could lock in a significantly higher electricity supply rate for the next four years while also advancing a $190,000 stream restoration project at Hoopes Park and acting on two police grant proposals ... more
New York enacts three worker protection laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three laws addressing union impersonation, last-minute construction schedule changes and employee access to personnel records. The measures create financial penalties for people who falsely claim to represent a union, expand ... more
Cornell professor Peter Katzenstein receives James Madison Award
Cornell University professor Peter J. Katzenstein has received the American Political Science Association's James Madison Award for distinguished scholarly contributions to political science. The association presents the award every three years to an American political ... more
IN FOCUS: What happens when your city, town, or county can’t afford market rate?
Whether we’re talking about employees or housing, that question points to a fundamental problem that warrants more than the “Well, we just have to make do with less” attitude that surfaces nearly every time the ... more
Report finds high program access, widespread abuse claims at Riverview prison
A state-authorized prison oversight group found unusually strong access to academic and vocational programs at Riverview Correctional Facility, but also widespread reports of staff abuse, racialized mistreatment and distrust of the grievance system. The Correctional ... more
Cayuga County advances DMV move, 911 upgrades and infrastructure work
Cayuga County lawmakers advanced a slate of operational and infrastructure measures Tuesday while receiving updates on the county’s DMV relocation, emergency communications overhaul, highway staffing and efforts to coordinate economic development more closely across the ... more
Canandaigua Planning Commission to review downtown redevelopment, DMV move and short-term rentals tonight
A proposed three-story redevelopment on South Main Street, plans to move the Ontario County Department of Motor Vehicles into the former Canandaigua Post Office and a pair of short-term rentals are among the major items ... more
New York completes $150 million Mid-Hudson housing and infrastructure fund
New York has awarded the final $22 million from its Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund to three projects expected to add or support 825 homes in Peekskill, Newburgh and Haverstraw. The awards complete a $150 million initiative ... more
Schumer backs exploration of 2042 Lake Placid-New York City Olympic bid
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says his office is participating in early discussions about a possible joint Lake Placid-New York City bid for the 2042 Winter Olympics. The Senate Democratic leader highlighted the effort during a ... more
Gillibrand calls for repeal of 50% Canada tariffs
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is renewing her call to repeal 50% tariffs on Canadian goods as retaliatory Canadian tariffs on American products take effect. Gillibrand said the trade dispute will raise costs for New York ... more
Adams, Kennedy and Ryan to launch anti-Blakeman canvass in Amherst
Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Adrienne Adams, U.S. Rep. Tim Kennedy and Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan are scheduled to join a campaign canvass launch Saturday in Amherst targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. The noon event ... more
New York leaders rebuke Giuliani over 9/11 remarks
New York officials condemned former Mayor Rudy Giuliani after he said Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not attend this year’s 9/11 memorial, according to Spectrum News 1. During a Newsmax appearance, Giuliani compared Mamdani, who is ... more
Correction officers union challenges expanded holiday visits
New York’s correction officers union is urging the state to delay expanded weekday holiday prison visits, warning that staffing shortages will force more mandatory overtime, according to the Press-Republican. The Department of Corrections and Community ... more
Seneca Falls clerk moves ahead with home visits despite Town Board rejection
Seneca Falls Town Clerk Melissa Brown plans to begin offering limited in-home services to homebound residents even though the Town Board declined to approve the program this week after questions were raised about employee safety ... more
Tompkins County approves animal abuse registry
Tompkins County legislators approved an online registry of people convicted of qualifying animal abuse offenses, according to The Ithaca Voice. The sheriff’s office will maintain the county website’s listings, which will include names, addresses and ... more
Canandaigua Planning Commission to consider DMV move, 12,000-square-foot Main Street project
A proposed move of the Ontario County Department of Motor Vehicles into the former Canandaigua Post Office and plans for a new three-story building on South Main Street are among nine applications headed before the ... more
Residents press Walworth officials over disputed sign permit as board weighs code oversight
Two Walworth residents pressed town officials over a disputed sign permit during the Sept. 3 Town Board meeting, raising broader concerns about how the Planning Board, Building Department and consultants are applying local code. The ... more
Seneca Falls seeks outside judge after Steven Kelley resigns to become undersheriff
Supervisor Frank Schmitter disclosed Kelley’s resignation during the Town Board’s Sept. 1 meeting and laid out three potential paths: ask the 7th Judicial District to assign a temporary justice, appoint someone locally and pay to ... more
