Stafford News

UPDATE 12:05 p.m.: Grass truck from Chili requested to the scene. A chief says the fire is going pretty good, but current response should be sufficient.

Though the current 3.4 percent interest rate on Stafford student loans is expected to double in July, New York Senator Charles Schumer is co-sponsoring a coming bill from Senator Jack Reed to prevent the increased accrual rates.

A 70-year-old man from Gates was involved in a single-car accident Monday night that caused 231 National Grid customers to lose power for about four hours.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer held a press conference at Syracuse University to talk about his support for legislation that puts off an interest rate hike for federally- subsidized Stafford student loans for a year.

Once upon a time, it was considered great fun to pile into the car, take a nice drive in the country and end up with a good meal.