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N ovember 18 is the day when teams have to make their final 40-man roster decisions ahead of next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Last year, the New York Mets lost Mike Vasil to the Phila

Cook, a longtime Central New York musician known for his fiery playing and warm personality, died Thursday evening in a rollover crash on Route 481 in Cicero. He was 67. News of his death spread quickly through Syracuse’s music community Friday morning. He had played for years with Mad Jack before forming his own band Cousin Jake in 1996.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants rookie outside linebacker received a temporary benching from interim head coach Mike Kafka to start Sunday’s Week 11 home game against the Green Bay Packers after committing an unspecified infraction of team rules during the week.

The defending state champion Tigers scored a pair of goals in 1 minute, 23 seconds in the second half, setting the tone in a 4-1 win over Section 2 champion Maple Hill at Middletown High School. North Salem had a 10-1 shots advantage in the first half. Once they got going offensively in the second half, they didn't stop.

New York state officials have agreed to suspend implementation of a revolutionary new rule that would ban natural gas or other fossil fuel equipment from all new homes and buildings of seven stories or less. The All-Electric Buildings Act had been scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. Now it’s on hold.

Oct 9, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants offensive tackle Andrew Thomas (78) blocks against Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt (58) during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

A former aide to two New York governors is set to go on trial on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.