Two state lawmakers are “dismayed” by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to designate two SUNY university centers as flagship institutions, while excluding two others. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Endwell, and State Sen. Frederick Akshar, R-Endwell, have raised concerns over the governor’s State of the State proposal to designate SUNY Buffalo and SUNY […]
Author: TIMOTHY DIVELBISS, Gazette Staff Writer
Publisher’s Corner: Make sure you thank a teacher today
Our teachers are among the most significant influences in our lives. Every one of us can point to an individual teacher who has been more important to us than anyone else, with the possible exception of our parents. I remember the good ones and the bad ones. I’m a teacher, […]
Publisher’s Corner: It’s funny what you remember
Some things in Albany change, many do not. Some, I really miss. I remember when Stanley Steingut was the Minority Leader and then the Speaker. I really liked the guy and I think he liked me. Back then, when Albany was different and I was a graduate intern in Manfred […]
New law allows qualified farmers to plant cannabis crop for 2022 season
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill today, clearing the way for qualified farmers to begin planting cannabis this spring. The legislation creates a new “Conditional Adult-use Cannabis Cultivator” license, establishing a pathway for existing New York hemp farmers to apply for a conditional license to grow cannabis in the 2022 […]
Bar and restaurant owners call on lawmakers to make to-go liquor sales permanent
The New York State Restaurant Association, local restaurant owners, and New York lawmakers are pushing for the New York State Legislature to finalize Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal of permanent to-go alcohol. The call for permanent to-go liquor sales came in anticipation of last Wednesday’s budget subcommittee’s hearing on Economic Development. Restaurant owners […]
Lawmaker who fell victim to “monster” crater urging NY’ers to report potholes on state hotline
Assemblymember Tom Abinanti, D-Pleasantville, is concerned about the dangerous road conditions across New York so early in the pothole season and is calling on New Yorkers to bring the problem to the governor’s attention. “Wicked winter weather has wrecked our roads — recent rains surfaced plenty of snow-covered potholes,” Abinanti said. The […]
Gov. Hochul appoints head of new task force to address gun violence
Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed a veteran of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Violence Prevention Program to head the state’s new Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Calliana Thomas was appointed the head of the New York State Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in January, coinciding with Hochul’s […]
Letter: Why should our senior citizens be treated differently, based on where they live?
To the editor: The New York State Legislature should increase the maximum income amount that would make senior citizens eligible for partial senior tax breaks. The last time the state Legislature increased the amount for Westchester County seniors and seniors around New York state was more than 15 years ago. […]