My last column celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. This one goes deeper into the ways government action can create prosperity for all of us. This flies in the face of being fed a constant diet of myths that any government actions and policies send us down the path to socialism.…
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COBLESKILL STUDENT KILLED IN I-88 CRASH Fatal Accident Occurs In Town Of Maryland SCHENEVUS – At approximately 4 a.m. today, a SUNY Cobleskill student died in a car crash involving six students on Interstate 88 in the Town of Maryland, the college reported. The fatality is Douglas Alvarez, 19, of Mamaroneck, Westchester County. He was a first-year Business Administration student. All other students are either being treated at area hospitals or have been released, the college reported. Details are emerging. New York…
Wells Bridge I-88 Rest Area Reopens, Joining Worcester’s WELLS BRIDGE – After seven years of rest, the Interstate 88 rest area here is open again to between exits 12 and 11 to westbound drivers. On site today, State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who obtained the necessary state funds to reopen this rest area – and, in 2014, the one in Worcester as well – announced the news. When the closings were announced in 2010, “I joined with the motoring public…
Police: Man Driving Wrong Way On I-88 Hits Bus, Cited For DWI ONEONTA – State Police at Oneonta yesterday announced the arrest of a Worcester man for DWI after he allegedly struck a bus while driving the wrong way on I-88 in the Town of Oneonta late Saturday evening. Andrew C. Scheiner, 28, was charged with a misdemeanor, aggravated driving while intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level of .22, and several other vehicle and traffic law violations, according to the…
Worcester’s I-88 Rest Area Due To Reopen Friday WORCESTER – Closed since 2010, The Interstate 88 rest area, between Excits 18 and 19 in Worcester, is due to reopen this coming Friday. “With the holiday travel season now upon us, I am extremely pleased that this rest stop, a critical component for highway safety, is set to reopen,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who pushed for the reopening. “I fought against the NYSDOT decision to shutter this and other…
