Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on March 17, 2022
Canada is planning to lift the COVID testing requirement for those who are vaccinated entering the country starting April 1st. CTV News said although the requirement to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test will be lifted, travelers may still be subject to random PCR testing at airports. Travelers will also still have to use the ArriveCAN app to show proof of vaccination and other required information. On February 28 adjustments to COVID-related measures at the border went into place, which included allowing travelers to have the option of using a COVID-19 rapid antigen test result within 24 hours or a molecular test result within 72 hours to meet pre-arrival requirements.
A power outage took out electricity for nearly all of Wyoming county National Grid customers Wednesday afternoon. 2 outages were reported in Alexander around rt 98 and along much of rt 238 at around 3pm. The loss extended down into Wyoming county. In Genesee county about 1200 people were affected. Power was restored by late afternoon.
The democrat party is looking for a representative for the new congressional district created by the redistricting that goes into effect this year. District 24 has no incumbent representative for the 258 mile long, 14 county slice of New York. The Chairs of the 14 member counties of The Lake District are asking for interested individuals to send their resumes with a cover letter to oswegodemocraticcomitteechair@gmail.com.
How much do potholes cost to fix? Probably less than 26 and a half billion dollars. That’s the price tag AAA is reporting that drivers paid to repair or replace tires and fix other damage to cars after they hit a pothole in 2021. In New York it was as much as 1 in every ten cars on the road that needed fixing because of a pothole. On average each repair costs the driver 600 dollars. AAA offered some tips to avoid needing repairs such as checking your tires alignment, pressure and tread depth and simply being cautious to avoid hitting potholes and if you can’t, to slow down before the hit but not right as you go into the hole as braking as you go over the bumps will add compression to the tires and suspension and could cause the damage you are hoping to avoid.
The Buffalo Bills have made a big hiring decision that they hope will get them through the playoffs and win them the Super Bowl. They signed a 120 million dollar 6 year contract with edge rusher Von Miller fresh off his Super Bowl winning season with the Los Angeles Rams. Miller had five sacks in eight regular season games with the Rams and four more in the playoffs, including two in the Rams’ Super Bowl win. The 32-year-old pass rusher has 115.5 career sacks and 540 tackles in 11 seasons in the league.
