Company Files A Lawsuit Against The Thurston Town Board And The Town Of Thurston 

The Thurston Town Board and the Town of Thurston is being sued by Casella Waste Systems.  Casella Waste Systems is trying to fight the town of Thurston’s Local Law #3 which reportedly bans putting sewage sludge, or biosolids on the land in Thurston.  In lawsuit filed by Casella it says that the biosolids act as farm fertilizer for some farms there in the Town of Thurston.  We reached out yesterday for a response from Thurston Town Supervisor Michael Volino.  Volino emailed us back saying he has no comment at this time but he did pass along our email to two attorneys involved in defending the Town Board and the Town of Thurston. 

 

The Reasons Behind The Increase In Auto Insurance In NYS

Car insurance.  It’s been going up at all insurance companies in New York State.  We asked Jeff Ryan, owner of the Ryan Agency in Hornell, if that had anything to do with the fact that car theft has been happening more and more across the state.  "The increase in auto and converter thefts has definitely impacted auto insurance rates," Ryan said. "However the cost of vehicles, parts and the time it takes to get those parts has had a greater effect.  Unfortunately right now it's a crazy time for all companies in the auto insurance marketplace.  It's a good time to partner with your agent and consider appropriate deductibles and other strategies to help keep the costs down," Ryan said. 

 

O'Mara Endorses Sempolinksi For Assembly Run

Republican State Senator Tom O’Mara is endorsing Joe Sempolinski for the Assemblyman Joe Giglio seat in the state assembly.  Giglio announced he’s not running on Friday morning.  Sempolinski announced he’s running for the Giglio seat on Friday afternoon.  O’Mara says, "that he can think of no one more qualified for the Giglio Assembly seat than Giglio’s current chief of staff, Joe Sempolinski."

 

Free Snowmobiling Weekend Statewide In March

The governor says there will be two free snowmobile weekends in New York State, for out of staters and Canadians.  That’ll be the weekend of March 1^st through March 3^rd and March 8^th through the 10^th.