PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Rotary Club honored Penn Yan Academy 11th-grader Ethan VanDelinder as Student of the Month Nov. 14 at the Keuka Candy Emporium in Penn Yan.
Cuomo Directs State Agencies to Prepare for Christmas Eve Storm Bringing Heavy Rain and High Winds Written by Office of the Governor.
Up to Four Inches of Rain Combined with Snowmelt May Cause Potential Flooding Issues in Eastern and Southern Parts of State ThroughChristmas Day
Up to a Foot of Lake Effect Snow Possible in Western New York Through Saturday
Wind Gusts Up to 60 MPH May Cause Power Outages and Dangerous Travel Conditions
MTA Bridges Will Have a Ban on Tandem Vehicles and Empty Tractor Trailers From 6 p.m. on Dec. 24 to 10 a.m. on Dec. 25
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged New Yorkers to prepare for a weather system expected to move through the state beginning Christmas Eve and bring a mix of heavy rain and high winds to the eastern and southern parts of the state, as well as heavy lake effect snow in Western New York. In the Capital, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, New York City and Long Island Regions, flooding may be possible with up to four inch
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All affected residency locations will be staffed for 24/7 operation throughout the duration of priority response operations. Mechanic support will be available 24/7 to keep response equipment operational.
For real time travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org, or logon to the new mobile site at m.511ny.org.
Thruway Authority
The Thruway Authority has 684 operators and supervisors ready to respond with 240 large snowplows, 106 medium snow lows, 11 tow plows and 61 loaders across the state with more than 116,000 tons of road salt on hand. Variable Message Signs, Highway Advisory Radio and social media are utilized to alert motorists of winter weather conditions on the Thruway. The Thruway Authority encourages motorists to download its mobile app which is available for free on iPhone and Android devices. The app provides motorists direct access to real-time traffic and navigat
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To support snow and ice activities in critical areas, a total of 180 additional upstate staff, including: 164 plow truck operators, 8 equipment operator instructors, and 8 mechanics; and 4 mechanic service trucks are being deployed. They are distributed as follows:
The Capital Region will be receiving 2 mechanics and 1 mechanic service truck
The Mid-Hudson Region will be receiving 67 plow operators, 4 equipment operator instructors, 2 mechanics and 1 mechanic service truck
The Southern Tier will be receiving 12 plow operators, 2 equipment operator instructors
Long Island will be receiving 85 plow operators, 2 equipment operator instructors, 4 mechanics, 2 mechanic service trucks
Thruway Authority
Beginning at 5 p.m., all empty tractor trailers and tandem vehicles will be banned from the Thruway (I-87) south of exit 24 (Albany) to New York City (including the Berkshire Spur, Garden State Parkway extension, New England Thruway and the Cross Westchester Expres