Over 3,000 people received tickets in New York State as part of Operation Hardhat. New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies issued a record 3,062 tickets from April 1 to November 17 of this year to crack down on work zone … [Read more...]
Route 60 to See Improvements Thanks to $5 Million State DOT Funding
FALCONER - Route 60 will finally be seeing some upgrades to address safety concerns that have led to countless accidents and more than 80 fatalities the past 45 years. Senator Cathy Young and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell joined several local … [Read more...]
[WATCH] State and Local Officials Call on Albany to Increase Road and Bridge Funding
FALCONER - A group of local and state lawmakers were in Falconer Friday morning to raise awareness about the need for more funding for road and bridge projects. Rebuild NY Now, a broad-based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the … [Read more...]
Train Derailment Leads to Evacuation of 100 Residents in Ripley
RIPLEY - It was a busy day in Ripley on Wednesday as crews continued to remove some of the 16 cars from a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Tuesday night, forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 residents from their homes. Officials now … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Public to Vote on Jamestown School Bus Purchases in May
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School budget isn’t the only thing residents will be voting on in May. Tuesday night the school board approved a resolution calling for the purchase of six new buses and two new vans, at a cost not to exceed $795,000. … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Crosswalk Coming to Washington Street
JAMESTOWN - Residents that use a city park on the North Side of town will now have a safer way to cross a nearby busy street. According to a recent report in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the New York State Department of Transportation is announcing … [Read more...]