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Politics
State Cracks Down On Pharmacies Failing To Comply With Drug Pricing Law State Cracks Down On Pharmacies Failing To Comply With Drug Pricing Law
State Cracks Down On Pharmacies Failing To Comply With Drug Pricing Law At least 44 pharmacies failed to post drug prices as required by law, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday. As a result of the investigation, the Attorney General’s Office sent cease and desist letters to the pharmacies found to be in violation, mandating compliance with consumer protection laws that require that pharmacies maintain a list of their prices for the 150 most commonly prescribed drugs.  Pharmacies in violation of these laws were located in: Binghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Nassau County, Northern Manhattan, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Suffolk Count…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week
Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week Odds are improving for legalized sports betting at Empire City in Yonkers, Resorts World Catskills in Monticello as well as Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center. On Monday, June 10, the state Gaming Commission has scheduled a 1 p.m. vote in New York City on proposed rules governing the operation and licensing of limited sports betting statewide.  And everyone seems to want a piece of the action. In amendments filed this week, state Senator Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, revised his mobile sports betting bill to include in-person wagering at professional sp…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
This Orange County School District Ranks First In New York In Spending This Orange County School District Ranks First In New York In Spending
This Orange County School District Ranks First In New York In Spending New York is home to some of the nation’s finest schools and school districts, but which are spending the most and least to educate students? A newly released report from syracuse.com evaluated the upcoming budget numbers for hundreds of districts in the Empire State to determine how much each is proposing to spend on each student. The report found that the average spending is approximately $19,155, with some districts spending as much as $152,539. In Orange County, Kiryas Joel village led the entire state at $152,539, followed by Tuxedo at $58,605 per student. The report does not include …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam
Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam Area residents are being warned of a driveway paving scam. Several incidents had been reported in the Rochester area last summer, resulting in the arrests of several persons on charges of “Scheme to Defraud.” Late last week, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a resident in Garrison reporting an incident. On Tuesday, April 2, two white men approached the homeowner at his residence and identified themselves as being from a paving company, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said.  The men told the homeowner that they had extra asphalt that was alleged…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says
These Hudson Valley Counties Have Highest Property Tax Rates In Nation, New Study Says Homeowners in New York and Connecticut paid some of the highest property taxes in the country last year, according to a brand new report. ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 property tax analysis for more than 87 million homes, announcing that single-family homeowners last year paid a total of $304.6 billion, up from $293.4 billion in 2017. The average was $3,498 per home, according to the report, which made for an effective tax rate of 1.16 percent. According to ATTOM, the report analyzed property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide at the state, metro and cou…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Wegmans To Pay $750K Fine For Running Liquor Stores Without Proper License Wegmans To Pay $750K Fine For Running Liquor Stores Without Proper License
Wegmans To Pay $750K Fine For Running Liquor Stores Without Proper License Wegmans, which is preparing to open its first market in the Hudson Valley, is facing nearly a million dollar fine for allegedly operating five liquor stores without a proper license. The New York State Liquor Authority slapped the grocery store giant with $750,000 in civil penalties to settle eight cases involving violations that include illegally trafficking wine to New York locations, as well as aiding and abetting illegal gifts and services. The Rochester-based company is also facing a potential revocation of their liquor license. Each of the violating stores has agreed to pay $75,0…

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by Zak Failla
News
NY Amber Alert For 14-Year-Old Girl Canceled NY Amber Alert For 14-Year-Old Girl Canceled
NY Amber Alert For 14-Year-Old Girl Canceled Update: The Amber Alert issued for the 14-year-old upstate New York girl who was abducted over the weekend has been canceled, state police announced early Tuesday afternoon after the teen was found in New York City. The Amber Alert for Joanna Coates had been activated late Tuesday night, Dec. 3. Coates was located in Brooklyn.  No further details have yet been released. Original report: A New York Amber Alert has been issued for an abducted upstate girl who authorities say is in "imminent danger" and may be in or headed to the New York City area. Joanna Coates, 14, was abducted ar…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled
NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled Update: Rochester Police located both the toddler and her father, Terrence Williams, who were the subjects of an Amber Alert. The 16-month old girl is safe and is at home, The 27-year-old man, who turned himself in overnight, is at Rochester General Hospital under a mental hygiene arrest. Original report: A New York Amber Alert has been issued for a toddler who has been kidnapped by her father, a registered sex offender. The 16-month-old girl was abducted by a 27-year-old in Rochester and officials say the girl is in imminent danger. The child, Ta-Niyah Williams, has short black hair a…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Westchester Location Coming Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Westchester Location Coming
Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Westchester Location Coming Wegmans Food Markets, which will soon be unveiling a location in Westchester, is now just two stores from having 100. That means the family-owned supermarket chain based in Rochester, will open its 100th store in 2019. Wegmans has plans for 14 other new stores in the next two years, including one along Westchester Avenue in Harrison near three major highways -- I-684, I-287 and I-95 -- as reported here by Daily Voice.  Wegmans signed a purchase agreement in December 2016 with Normandy Real Estate Partners for a 125,000-square-foot grocery in Harrison, where site work has begun. Wegman's 1…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified 5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified
5-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car Hudson Valley Crash Identified A 5-year-old girl was killed during a horrific crash on Route 17 when the pickup truck she was riding in crossed the center lane and slammed into another truck, police said. Charkeilys Viera of Rochester, who was not in a child seat or seatbelt, was killed when she was ejected from the vehicle around 2:48 p.m. Monday, said Eric Chaboty, with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Blake Starner driving eastbound on Route 17, just east of exit 105 in Monticello, when he came upon the crash that had just occurred, Chaboty said.  According to Starner, a 1998 GMC S15 pickup truck driving by…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final
Former Area HS Standouts Lift Wesleyan Lacrosse Into National Final Wesleyan University's men's lacrosse team has advanced to the NCAA Division III championship game on Memorial Day weekend and several former high school standouts from Fairfield and Westchester counties are a big reason why. The Cardinals upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten RIT 19-18 on Sunday afternoon in Rochester and will play either two-time defending national champion Salisbury or Gettysburg in the title game in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday, May 27. Former New Canaan High School star Harry Stanton, a senior attackman, had six goals for the Cardinals. Senior midfielder Cole Turpin,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
This 'Grossest Looking Dish' Rated Most Unique In NY This 'Grossest Looking Dish' Rated Most Unique In NY
This 'Grossest Looking Dish' Rated Most Unique In NY A national web site has ranked what is considers the "grossest looking" but some of the tastiest dishes in a state-by-state survey. Thrillist.com, in this report, wrote:  Contrary to popular belief, New York doesn't begin in Coney Island and end somewhere around 125th St. And you'll be happy to know they are into some weird sh** up there -- the adorably named garbage plate is proof enough.  "Remember when you were five and you took everything in your parents' fridge, put it in a bowl, and microwaved it?" Thrillist asked. Well, they've been selling a grown-up facsimile …

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by Jon Craig