Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced plans to use $5 million in surplus money from the 2023 county budget to create a new winter storm fund. The goal of the
“You see poll after poll after poll with voters saying they want to see elected officials take the crime issue seriously,” Erie County Republican Chairman Michael Kracker said. “We have
Last year, New York led the nation in residential fire deaths, with 154 home fire fatalities statewide between January and December of 2023 according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Sadly, we ve seen this trend continue with 24 residential fire deaths reported in New York since Jan. 1 - the most of any state this year. In fact, New York has been among the top four U.S. states for home fire deaths for more than a decade, totaling 1,358 home fire fatalities since 2014.
“You might be surprised to learn, as I was, that carbon monoxide poisonings in ice rinks are actually quite common,” remarked State Assemblymember Monica Wallace.