Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a decision to make now that Medical Aid in Dying legislation has passed the state Senate. S.138 passed the state Senate by a 38-27 vote on Monday, largely along party lines, with state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, among those voting against the bill. The ...

The Department of Development, in an effort to streamline the approach to housing development and address housing concerns, has brought before the city council a map and begun discussion regarding a pre-permitting process for specific infill housing sites. The idea behind streamlining the ...

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood Village trustees Monday plan to draft an amicus brief that will be filed with ongoing lawsuits over state wetlands regulations that took effect this year. Trustee Ellen Barnes said four separate lawsuits from across the state were filed in April. “Two of these ...

There is a lot of laughter and a lot of love when it comes to twin sisters Margie Trethewy and Jerry Carlson. The 95-year-old twins — though Carlson jokes that she is 45 — have not seen each other in 15 years, as Carlson is a Jamestown resident but Trethewy lives in Phoenix, Arizona. This ...

With the CHQ Chamber’s recent announcement that they will no longer hold their annual Cruise-In event this summer, some local downtown businesses are hoping that the event will still be able to continue. The CHQ Chamber announced in mid-May that they will no longer be holding the event, ...

In a largely party line vote, the state Legislature has approved legislation that would protect access to emergency services radio broadcasts. A.3516/S.416 was sponsored by Assemblywoman Karines Reyes, D-Bronx, and Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Astoria, passed both legislative chambers on ...