Regardless of one’s feeling about the legal use and sale of marijuana, we should all be able to agree that the state’s inability to craft decent legislation, rules and regulations for its nascent marijuana industry could hurt local businesses. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Gary ...

The makeshift memorial that sprung up quickly after 16-year-old Alexis Hughan was killed by a tractor-trailer more than a year ago was a beautifully spontaneous outpouring of support for Hughan’s family. But something more lasting was still needed. Thumbs up, then, to city resident ...

What a difference 50 years makes. American troops who fought during the Vietnam War era were looked upon by some as the enemy. These individuals, who faced chemical warfare at ground levels, battled on a regular basis in dangerous, jungle-like conditions. Last week, they were saluted during a ...

There’s an old adage among carpenters that you always measure twice and cut once. This week’s tabling of a Climate Smart Communities pledge is the latest example of a city administration that too often cuts before it has even broken out its tape measure. The pile of mis-cut wood could ...

The time has long since come to bring an end to closed political caucus meetings — particularly at the local level. The New York Coalition For Open Government this week released its latest study that showed 23 of 27 of county governments for which records could be found hold closed caucus ...

The City Council has made a good decision holding off approval of the New York State Climate Smart Communities pledge. The pledge was pitched by FEMA as a way to bring more grant dollars into the city. That may be a benefit, but what are the costs and issues that such a pledge could create? ...