Sentences with phrase «in upstate communities»

He is well aware of the issues in the upstate community looking to serve.

Rep. Chris Gibson called on Wednesday for an investigation into the state and federal government's response to the contamination of drinking water in the upstate communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh.

«I urge leaders in Albany to convene hearings so that we can examine how officials at all levels of government have responded to contaminated drinking water in upstate communities and what must be done to restore access to clean water for residents in those communities,» she said in a statement.

Lentol said expanding alcohol sales in theaters also could be an economic development tool, particularly in upstate communities where smaller movie houses struggle to attract patrons.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promoting his plan to combat gang activity in upstate communities.

Of the funding, $ 1.4 billion will be allocated for new construction, while an additional $ 565 million will be spent on a large - scale financing program for the preservation of existing units in the state and for housing authorities in upstate communities.

Five years later, a lot has changed: Cuomo is presiding over casino openings in upstate communities, touting their construction as a part of a turnaround for a struggling region of the state.

Republicans contend Cuomo's involvement in the race, however, could hurt Fiala given the opposition in upstate communities to his gun control law as well as the controversy over a ban on hydrofracking in the state.

They're both stalwart incumbents with high name recognition, and their campaigns were fueled by war chests that, on the scale of elections in these upstate communities, should have been big enough to make them invincible.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York's Assembly minority leader is urging the body to accelerate authorization of ride - hailing services in upstate communities.

Lawmakers are holding the forums after contamination of municipal drinking water has been found in upstate communities, including Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and Newburgh.

The bills come amid a series of drinking water contamination issues arose in upstate communities and on Long Island.

The survey comes hard on the heels of a new pro-fracking public relations effort in upstate communities.

He insisted that Trump would win in upstate communities like Cheektowaga, and the many towns and cities around the nation that resemble them.

Ms. Marchione has quite correctly insisted that it's time for a serious plan for creating and retaining better jobs upstate, especially since this move puts at risk the best jobs available in some upstate communities, where prisons for years were the only growth industry.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about New York State money for pedestrian safety upgrades in upstate communities and a Supreme Court decision on guns bans in New York and Connecticut.

Several residents in the upstate community of 3,500 believe the $ 850,000 tentative agreement was negotiated too quickly and want the companies — Saint Gobain and Honeywell — to offer more.

The artist Frank Stella, who was facing a sentence of 30 days in jail for speeding in this upstate community, will instead spend two weekends in April or May lecturing to local residents about his painting.

«We don't want to have any obstacles in the way of these entrepreneurs and of all this really important investment, particularly upstate and in upstate communities where these wineries and cideries are just taking off.»

Over 60 % of these investments are in upstate communities, with over 100 completed projects in Buffalo since 2012.

In upstate communities, checks will be available at county Area Agencies on Aging.