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Varying fireworks laws by county cause confusion Steve Maugeri Replay Video UP NEXT A fireworks vendor is right outside the Vent Fitness on route 146 in Clifton Park. It’s one of several places in the town where people can buy sparkling devices, which are the only type of legal fireworks in New York. State law allows states to opt in or out of allowing the sale or use of sparking devices by passing a local law. Both Saratoga and Rensselaer county have opted to allow their sal...

There has been a long-running battle between Epic Games (Fortnite makers) and Apple over Apple’s policy of 30% commission. This means that apps on the Apple App store will pay a 30% commission for every revenue-generating transaction. The 30% commission will be payable if the total sale of the seller exceeds $1 million. However, if it is less than $1 million, then the commission rate will be 15%. Since Epic Games sale is well over a million dollars, it will have to pay 30% commission. For thi...

Apple is getting bigger than the U.S. government - refused to participate in an antitrust hearing. It claims that the case is in court

3:50 After 12 months of regular COVID-19 updates, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy has delivered his tenth State of the County Address. McCoy, speaking via Facebook, opened with a nod to the pandemic, setting a theme that would permeate this year’s talk.   "Every minute of every day, were closing in on our enemy, and I shall accept nothing short of full victory." ~ Albany County Executive Dan McCoy "The first known case of COVID-19 in Albany County was on March 12, 2020. Today marks ...

The plan The five-page draft spends the first page-and-a-half going over the governor’s executive order, mentions a survey “already offered to gather input from the community,” and encourages the public to “submit their constructive comments relative to the plan” to [email protected]. The draft then lists nine numbered points. The first explains that the sheriff’s office has been a New York State accredited police agency since 2003 and plans to continue “its efforts to exceed tho...

A county legislator is calling for the Capital District Transportation Authority to run a...

COVID-weary Clevelanders share their post-pandemic travel plans for 2021 Updated Jan 07, 2021; Facebook Share And go where? Everywhere and anywhere – to Austria and Alaska, Maui and Mont St. Michel. Stuck at home for the past 10 months, Cleveland travelers have compiled long lists of places they want to visit when the world is safe again. We asked readers to share their travel plans for 2021, and we heard from dozens of would-be wanderers with an overflowing suitcase of pent-up demand. Their...