Letters to the Editor

Submitted article SANDY CREEK, NY – Town Supervisor Lonnie Crast lifted the State of Emergency in the Town of Sandy Creek at 6 a.m., Thursday morning as conditions have improved. The Town Supervisor emphasized people […]

Submitted article Conditions in the Town of Sandy Creek are improving as of Wednesday afternoon, Town Supervisor Lonnie Crast reported. The State of Emergency declared yesterday is still in effect because trees and downed wires […]

Sandy Creek Supervisor Declares Emergency; Urges People To Stay Home Sandy Creek Town Supervisor Lonnie Crast has declared a State of Emergency in the town, including the Villages of Sandy Creek and Lacona, due to […]

A hodgepodge of stuff today, with no particular theme: Happy birthday, Eliot Spitzer! What’s he up to on his birthday, besides hoping to avoid prison? He’s setting up a fund at his father’s business to […]

Hot enough for ya? As we swelter, (cheesy transition coming) the folks in Albany are sweating out the last days of the legislative year. It seems they’re trying to avoid breaking a sweat. Gov. David […]

Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the end of the primary campaign season. Maybe it’s a previously undiscovered tear in the fabric of the universe. Whatever it is, it isn’t bringing a lot of news […]

Today’s briefing is an example of government in action, or government inaction. Your choice. Top story: Tax cap A commission says there needs to be a whole bunch of reforms in the area of funding […]

Nothing’s surer than death and taxes — so goes the old saying. But death FROM taxes? If that’s the case, you must be living in New York, where every day is tax day. A commission […]

The sun shines down upon us all on this glorious Monday, even upon the elected officials whose job it is to fill this column with the kinds of items that make you forget what a […]