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The State Board of Elections is reminding all state residents to register to vote for the November 6th, general election. Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked by midnight October 12th and received by a board of elections no later than October 17th to... Read More.

The investigation into the crash of the limousine in Schoharie is continuing. Governor Cuomo said yesterday that the limo had failed inspection and should not have been on the road. Today, the attorney for Prestige Limousines said that the vehicle HAD passed inspection. It... Read More.

The investigation into the fatal limousine crash in the Albany area has revealed that the limo involved had failed inspection last month and it should not have been on the road. In addition, the driver of the limo did not have the appropriate license... Read More.

The Town of Lockport has been awarded a $10 million grant fund from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The western New York town, north of Buffalo, is situated along the Erie Canal. Lockport now joins Jamestown and Olean, which were the Western New York region's... Read More.

Governor Cuomo has announced $200 million in grant funding to help communities address federally unregulated contaminants in their drinking water supplies. Of the grant funding, $185 million will be available to communities across the state to upgrade drinking water treatment systems to combat emerging... Read More.

Downtown Brooklyn will receive $10 million in funding as the New York City winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

New York State and federal transportation regulators have reached an agreement allowing the highly contested “I Love NY” highway signs to stay without costing New Yorkers $14 million in highway funding. The Federal Highway Administration had warned the state that the 514 big... Read More.

Governor Cuomo has announced three additional winners of $10 million in the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The winners are the City of Amsterdam in the Mohawk Valley, the Clinton Square neighborhood in the City of Albany, and New Rochelle’s Lincoln Avenue Corridor. The funds are... Read More.

There is an update on yesterday’s report of a police involved shooting near Poughkeepsie. At about 11AM Tuesday, the state police answered a call that an intoxicated individual, armed with a knife, was threatening a woman at a restaurant in Stanfordville, NY. Two troopers... Read More.

There was an officer involved shooting near Poughkeepsie yesterday. The State Police were dispatched to a menacing call in the town of Stanford. During the encounter, a State Trooper shot an individual at the scene. The person died later in the day. The names... Read More.