ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Fourth of July weekend is just over a month away, and upstate New Yorkers can celebrate this year with sparklers without worrying if it's OK. The state legislature passed a bill last June making New York the 47th state to allow the sale of sparklers. The bill requires each county to […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Senate Commerce Committee to protect funding for New York state's program against drunk driving. Schumer calls New York's STOP-DWI program one of the most effective in the country because it pairs prevention efforts with law enforcement activities. It's currently in jeopardy because it relies […]
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press COXSACKIE, N.Y. (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited a state prison in the Hudson Valley on Thursday, met with three 17-year-old inmates and ended the tour by repeating his call for keeping the youngest law breakers from adult prisons. During two hours at the medium-security Greene Correctional Facility, about […]
HANNIBAL, NY: Beverly “Bev” (Deci) Young, age 83 of Hannibal, NY passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. She was predeceased by her parents, Frederick “Ted” and Florence Deci; brother, Eugene Deci; and sister, Dianne (Deci) Damerau. Bev is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Dale Young; sons, Mitchell (Janet Haines) Young of […]
SAVANNAH: Age 95, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2023 at home. Bernice was born December 18, 1927 in Savannah, NY, the daughter of Hazel and Stanley Wilsey of Wilsey Road. Bernice was one of eight children. Bernice was a graduate of Savannah High School. She married Charles O’Connor; together they raised six children. In […]
