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Minimum wage will increase from $14.20 an hour to $15.00 on January 1 for all of Western New York – but some local store owners feel that will be an expensive change in the new year.

The average price of a dozen eggs has doubled in the last year.

If you eat eggs then you probably know you are now paying historic prices. The cost of eggs has doubled since November prices and it’s a nearly 60-percent hike from a year ago.

Cuomo loosens restrictions on restaurants, but industry wants more FacebookTwitterEmail Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at McGeary’s Irish Pub in Albany on Saturday, March 14, 2020, despite the cancellation of the annual parade to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James Franco ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has loosened COVID-19 rules on sporting events, bars, restaurants and other businesses throughout the spring, but Republicans and owne...

The restaurants that sued New York State over Governor Andrew Cuomos restrictions under an Orange Zone classification have been given the green light to reopen. Yesterday, January 13, 2021, New York Supreme Court Judge Henry Nowak announced that the restaurants can temporarily reopen indoor dining, according to WKBW. The decision is temporary and the restaurants must follow yellow zone restrictions. Only four people will be allowed per table, both indoors and outdoors, under Yellow Zone rules. ...