Author: Marina Villeneuve
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N.Y. court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats
ALBANY, N.Y. • New York’s highest court on Wednesday rejected new congressional maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats, largely agreeing with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. The state’s Court of Appeals said lawmakers lacked the authority to pass the congressional and state Senate maps after an independent…
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Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. • Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday and in her first hours on the job sought to bring a new sense of urgency to tackling immense problems that went unaddressed during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. In an afternoon address, she said she was immediately…
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Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
ALBANY, N.Y. • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for his resignation, and police in the state capital said they stood ready to investigate a groping allegation. The Times Union of Albany reported Wednesday that an unidentified aide had claimed Cuomo reached…
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NYC virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK • New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. The twin developments came even as the crisis seemed to be easing or at least stabilizing, by some measures, in New York and parts of Europe, though health officials…
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National Guard is sent to virus-stricken New York suburb
NEW YORK • New York’s governor said Tuesday that he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight the nation’s biggest known cluster of coronavirus cases, as the battle against the U.S. outbreak intensified. The move — one of the most dramatic steps taken yet to deal with the…
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Police: Man killed Maine deputy, stole his car and robbed store
NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — A Maine man killed a sheriff’s deputy, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store early Wednesday, triggering an intensive manhunt in a heavily wooded rural town in Maine, officials said. Somerset County Cpl. Sheriff Eugene Cole was killed at about 1:45 a.m. on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock about 60 miles…
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What’s the buzz? Pot-growing lights vex ham radio operators
AUGUSTA, Maine — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creating a chronic nuisance thanks to interference caused by electrical ballasts that regulate indoor lamps used…
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Man wins OK to wear goat horns in driver’s license photo
AUGUSTA, Maine — An ordained Pagan priest finally has gotten the OK to sport goat horns in his Maine driver’s license photo. Maine resident Phelan Moonsong said that unless he’s sleeping or bathing, he always wears his goat horns, which serve as his spiritual antennae and help him educate others about Paganism. But Moonsong is…