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NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu
NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu A Long Island woman is contesting tickets issued from all over the nation tied to her distinctive "Star Trek" vanity license plates despite not having driven her car in four years, according to a new report. Beda Koorey, a 76-year-old resident of Huntington and a devoted "Star Trek" fan, believes her license plates were cloned, resulting in tickets for violations in locations she never visited, according to CBS News. She says she's even being billed for E-ZPass tolls. The plates bore the same number as the Starship Enterprise: NCC-1701.  Click here to read the complete CBS News repor…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Cashless Tolling Starts At Bridge In Hudson Valley Cashless Tolling Starts At Bridge In Hudson Valley
Cashless Tolling Starts At Bridge In Hudson Valley A new cashless tolling option has been implemented for drivers traveling on a busy Hudson Valley bridge that connects Dutchess and Ulster counties. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday, March 1 that the Mid-Hudson Bridge connecting Highland in Ulster County and Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County has become the latest in the region to go cashless. Related story - New Cashless Tolls Coming To Westchester: Here's When, Where Motorists will no longer have to wait at the gate to pay or scan their E-Z Pass. Instead, sensors will read the car’s EZ-Pass, or a photo will be taken and …

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by Zak Failla
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Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge
Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge Proposed significant rate hikes for travelers on the New York State Thruway and the new Tappan Zee Bridge are now official. The New York State Thruway Authority passed its budget this week, which includes an increase in tolls for drivers traveling without an E-ZPass. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, there will be a 30 percent increase in tolls on the thruway, though E-ZPass users will see no change.  Drivers with an out-of-state E-ZPass will be charged 15 percent more, and large trucks will pay 20 percent more than passenger vehicles. Due to the state’s cashless tolling system, drivers wit…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich
Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich A hearing has been scheduled as lawmakers in Connecticut get ready for a vote on proposed tolls on state highways, including a gantry on a mile-long stretch of I-684 that runs through Greenwich. A vote following the hearing could come as soon as next week. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont introduced a plan for 12 statewide tolls, including one in a remote stretch of I-684 near the Greenwich-North Castle town line that will force truck drivers to pay, despite being in the state for only about one mile.  The roadway is the only way to pass the area in either direction, forcing New Yorkers to…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Gone fishin'. Amid their mid-August vacations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont took time to have a small summit on the waters of Lake Ontario. The two met on Tuesday, Aug. 20, where they discussed topics such as transportation, tourism and tolls -- all while reeling in steelhead trout on the lake in a 31-foot charter boat, “Instigator.”  The governors said that other topics to come up included the potential legalization of marijuana, emergency services, and the environment. Since taking office last year, Lamont has been taking similar meetings with elected …

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by Zak Failla
News
Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways
Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways As Connecticut continues to dig out of a statewide debt, the Department of Transportation has laid out its preliminary proposed price point for tolls on major Connecticut roadways. Officials announced that they are looking to charge drivers 4.4 cents per mile during peak hours, and 3.5 cents per mile during off-peak hours, though they are still mulling their final plan. During his speech announcing his proposed state budget, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont laid out plans for 53 potential toll-collecting gantries on I-84, I-91, I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur parkways that could bring in an estimat…

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by Zak Failla