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New York news

DEC announces start of small game seasons

ALBANY — State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos this week announced that most small game hunting seasons open on Saturday, Oct. 1, across New York. Season dates, bag limits and other hunting regulations for New York’s small game species are available in ...

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters

NEW YORK — Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities — to help ease pressures on the city’s already struggling shelter system and perhaps ...

Volunteers sought to help breast cancer survivors in New York state

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program today announced that it is expanding its volunteer corps to include breast cancer survivors throughout New York State. Previously volunteers had to live in the NY Metropolitan area, where the hotline is located “But now, ...

2 young children die after Amish buggy struck by pickup truck in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA BAY — Two children died and four other people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a pickup truck collided with a buggy on County Route 2 in the town of Alexandria. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies said that it was reported at about 2:20 p.m. that a truck had struck the ...

Stefanik sues Hochul over mail-in voting expansion

Immediately after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Early Mail Voter Act” into law on Wednesday, expanding mail-in voting universally to all voters, North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, along with other Republican and Conservative politicians and political organizations, sued the governor and ...