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New Yorkers are less confident about the economy, according to the latest New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment. The Siena College Research Institute says the index for the first quarter of 2018 stands at just over 87, down more than five points from the end of last year. That’s 14 points less than the […]
Rising gasoline prices hit a plateau last week, as the state average dropped by a penny to $2.76 for gallon of unleaded regular. The Rochester regional average held unchanged at $2.71; Buffalo was also unchanged at $2.71 and Syracuse held at $2.71 as well. These averages are about 25 cents more than they were a […]
Yesterday’s windstorm that toppled three tractor-trailer rigs in Monroe County still has utility crews working to get power back on for thousands of Rochester-area residents. Rochester Gas and Electric reports about 13,000 people still to be reconnected this morning, and National Grid reported 45,000 customers out, most of them in Central New York and the […]