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Published 15 hours agoHuge turnout needed in upcoming election as GOP zealots try to skew vote
Editor: Final returns on more claims by people with over-active imaginations – GOP zealots, bigots, senile rants – were exposed this month. Trump first claimed there were 250,000 illegal voters in Nevada. Then DHS claimed 16,000 and, when pushed, reduced it to 185. Nevada and…
Orleans Hub
Published 18 hours agoCounty officials push tower in Carlton despite safety violations, taxpayer liability
Editor: The truth is out, and every resident in Orleans County needs to look closely at what our local government is Illegally forcing onto our shoreline. Right now, contractors are rushing to build a 150-foot heavy industrial cell tower at 961 Wilson Road (the Albion Water…
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Published October 01Tenney meets with local law enforcement, faulting Hochul for banning cooperation with ICE
ALBION – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has been holding roundtable discussions with law enforcement leaders across the 24th Congressional District, including one in Albion on Monday. Other roundtables discussions this week were held in Lyons on Wednesday and Canandaigua on…
Rochester Beacon
Published September 29Nativity scene case in Brighton widens
A second Brighton resident has joined the case, claiming that town officials did not respond to his request to erect an Easter banner in Twelve Corners Memorial Park.
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Published September 25Tenney’s website has info to help access new Trump Accounts for children
Press Release, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) announced a new Trump Accounts informational resource on her congressional website to help families across New York’s 24th District understand the program, eligibility…
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Published September 24Hawley says state POWER checks exclude seniors who didn’t file tax returns
Press Release, Assemblyman Steve Hawley Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is raising concerns that New York State’s new Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate (POWER) program excludes seniors and other New Yorkers who did not file a 2024 state income tax return, including…
Livingston County Government News
Published September 24Livingston County Implements Local Law Overriding Tax Levy Limit for 2027 Fiscal Year
GENESEO, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2026 — The Livingston County Board of Supervisors has introduced a local law overriding the tax levy limit for Livingston County for the 2027 Fiscal Year.
Orleans Hub
Published September 24Blakeman makes big campaign promises but offers few details
Editor: We’d like to share our thoughts regarding the upcoming New York gubernatorial election. We are not fans of Kathy Hochul, but have previously voted for her, she being our “lesser of two evils” choice. Her heart is usually in the right place, but she’s seemingly seldom…
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Published September 23Union for corrections officers overwhelmingly votes to back Blakeman for governor
Press Release, NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) ALBANY – Today, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) announced the results of a historic statewide membership endorsement process for Governor of…
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Published September 23Moving historian’s office, selling Central Hall are mistakes
Editor: Such a travesty to now read of the sale of The Central Hall building at 34 East Park St. in Albion. This sale is the result of Orleans County’s Legislature – with only negative vote against – decision to move the Orleans County Historian’s Office to its ridiculous site…
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Published September 23County, Sheriff’s Employees Association approve new 3-year contract
ALBION – Orleans County and about 50 people in the Sheriff’s Employees Association have approved a new three-year contract with raises from 2027 to 2029. The union represents employees in the Sheriff’s Office who are not deputies, including 32 corrections officers, about a dozen…
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Published September 21Schumer says federal changes threaten Head Start programs across the state
Community Action of Orleans & Genesee faces $912,000 federal reduction for Head Start, 50 fewer Head Start slots for young children Press Release, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer After a new federal proposal was released earlier this summer that threatens Head Start programs in New…