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Electric Prices Remain Sky High In State, Group Says

Recent data from the Energy Information Administration and Empire Center for Public Policy show New York’s average residential electricity prices at 29.99 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 70 percent higher than the U.S. average of 17.6 cents per kilowatt hour, and 50 percent higher than in Pennsylvania, and nearly double the price in Florida or Texas. Moreover, New York’s electricity prices rose 5.7 percent over the past month and 14.4 percent over the past 12 months. Over that same 12-month period, electricity prices in New York increased at twice the national rate and four times ...

Langworthy Calls On Speaker To Bring Homeland Security Bill To Floor

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday urging the immediate consideration of the Department of Homeland Security funding measure that passed the Senate unanimously last month. Following his arrival to Washington this week, he held a Zoom press conference outlining his support for passage. In the letter, Congressman Langworthy stressed that there is no time for delay as the nation continues to face serious homeland security threats and the Department of Homeland Security requires stable funding to carry out its mission of protecting the American ...

Union Appeals Ruling That Favored City Of Dunkirk

A union has filed an appeal of an arbitration decision that went against former city of Dunkirk employee Kim Robbins. Robbins was a legal secretary who was told on Jan. 6, 2025, that she was getting laid off. The American Federation of State and County Municipal Employees filed a grievance, claiming her layoff violated the provisions of her contract. However, an arbitrator ruled in January that Dunkirk didn’t violate the contract. The union’s appeal of that decision claims “the contract language is clear and unambiguous” in not allowing layoffs. Dunkirk argued the position ...

Man charged after police chase in Jamestown

A 24-year-old is facing charges after fleeing police early Saturday. Joseph I. Chadwick was charged with third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, having a felony arrest warrant and other traffic tickets. At ...

Two Charged After Search Warrant Served In Ellery Mobile Home Park

Two Ellery residents face charges after a search warrant was executed earlier this week at their residence in the High Acres Mobile Home Park in Ellery. Brady M. Griffin, 30, of Ellery, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal ...

New Directions Sets Krieger Memorial Golf Tournament

RANDOLPH - New Directions Youth and Family Services will present its 16th annual Ed Krieger Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 6, at the Cardinal Hills Golf Course in Randolph. The event will begin at noon. Starting in 2011, New Directions Youth and Family Services has hosted an annual golf tournament to honor the memory of Ed Krieger who was a 20-year Air Force veteran and worked at New Directions Youth and Family Services. Krieger was well-known for his character and dedication to the children and families he served. In late 2010, he was diagnosed with bone cancer and ...