1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1465+ words) The Victor Planning Board approved final plans Tuesday for 71 townhouses in the Woods at Valentown development after removing a proposed 100-unit apartment building from the current application because engineers could not yet confirm the town’s downstream sewer system could handle…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) More than 400 New York school districts are expanding free prekindergarten this year as the state works toward universal access for 4-year-olds by fall 2028. The expansion is adding thousands of seats this school year, with tens of thousands more planned over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) New York officials have completed a $98 million affordable housing development in the Town of Huntington, ending a project whose roots stretch back nearly five decades and through a landmark federal fair-housing case. Matinecock Court includes 145 limited-equity cooperative homes in 17 two-story…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (604+ words) Auburn’s new downtown parking system is drawing criticism from residents and business owners who say the payment process is too complicated, too dependent on phones and potentially discouraging people from visiting downtown. The concerns surfaced repeatedly during this week’s city…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) New York has expanded financial aid, frozen tuition at SUNY and CUNY and opened free community college to thousands of adult learners as the state marks five years of higher education policy changes under Gov. Kathy Hochul. The state Higher…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) A Nebraska pilot program will combine short-term financial aid with personalized case management in an effort to help families remain housed after a financial setback. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center on Children, Families and the Law is one of 10 organizations…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (141+ words) Some New York City delivery subcontractors say a proposed law requiring companies such as Amazon to directly employ delivery workers could put their businesses at risk, according to State of Politics. The Delivery Protection Act, spearheaded by Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán,…...