Gasoline prices are still dropping across Central and Western New York, although the statewide average is a little higher than a year ago. The AAA says New Yorkers are paying an average of $2.37 per gallon for regular, down two cents from last week. For Rochester, the average is $2.33, down two cents over the […]
Drought conditions are getting worse in Western and Central New York. The federal government’s U.S. Drought Monitor puts most of the western half of the state in at least “moderate” drought. And for the first time, all or parts of five counties west of Rochester are considered in severe drought. The Eastern Great Lakes area […]
Nearly all of Western New York is now considered in a “moderate drought” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly map of drought conditions across America. The chart shows all but Wayne County, has at least some areas of drought. The rest of Western and Central New York is considered “abnormally dry.” Only […]