OLD FORGE — It’s a new era for the McCauley Mountain Ski Area. The mountain, which is owned and operated by the town of Webb in the southwestern Adirondacks, began spinning a new Partek triple chairlift on Friday, Jan. 17. The new lift replaces a Hall double chairlift that was ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out a $252 billion spending plan for the state’s next fiscal year — proposing cuts to taxes on the middle class, broad affordability-focused programs meant to get state money back into taxpayers’ hands and incremental progress on adjusting the state’s out-of-date ...
NEW YORK — This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States’ most populous city has been spared the Upper Midwest’s extreme wind chills, not to mention the shock of ...
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by ...
ALBANY — Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The plan, which would require legislators’ approval, would take effect in the next academic year and force ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First” stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and roll out a review of U.S. funding critical for U.N. operations and its many agencies around the world. Noting that the ...