Governor Cuomo and Senator Chuck Schumer have announced a deal to save the troubled Kraft-Heinz dairy plant in Steuben County. The plant in Campbell is a familiar sight to travelers up and down I-390 and the Southern Tier Expressway. It will be bought by the Upstate Niagara dairy farmer cooperative. About half of the 330 […]
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says the county has reached a tentative contract agreement with its second-largest union, the Federation of Social Workers. The FSW represents about 800 county employees, mainly in the Department of Human Services. Members will vote on the contract deal in the coming month. Other than it’s a five-year settlement, the […]
The global bill that wrapped up New York’s legislative session includes a Governor-Cuomo-approved version of the aid program for flooded Lake Ontario shoreline property owners. This time it’s a $45 million program, half of what the Assembly and Senate wanted to spend. It includes funding for those affected by the March Windstorm in Western New […]