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Lawmakers Propose Lemon Law Update

Updates could be coming next year to New York’s Lemon Law. Legislation introduced recently by Assemblyman Patrick Carroll, D-New York City, and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavitsky, D-College Point, have introduced A.8594/S.8430, which would update New York’s Lemon Law in ways Carroll says ...

‘A Huge Honor’

NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Randolph native who has flown Navy Blackhawks and Seahawk helicopters around the world has an even bigger job ahead of him now leading Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Capt. Ryan Dexter recently took command of the naval air station after serving as the ...

State Nears End Of Anonymous Child Abuse Reports

Gov. Kathy Hochul will soon have the final say over the future of anonymous reports to the state’s child abuse registry used to begin child abuse investigations. . Legislation passed by both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year that would end the practice of allowing the ...

New York men sentenced to probation in separate incidents

Three Chautauqua County, N.Y., residents have been sentenced to probation after three separate incidents in Warren County. All three men were sentenced Friday by Judge Maureen Skerda. Michael S. Lockerbie, was sentenced to five years probation with credit for 149 days time served after ...

Lawmakers Push For Peaker Plant Study

A pair of state lawmakers want NYPA, NYSERDA and the state Public Service Commission to study the closure of “peaker” power plants in Brooklyn, Brentwood and Astoria. Peaker plants are power plants that run only during times of peak demand for the power grid - typically during heat ...

State Democrats Push For Limits On ICE Officers

Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing for additional limitations on federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers operating in New York state. Four pieces of legislation - two banning ICE officers from wearing masks, one prohibiting police officers and peace officers ...