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Two Fatal Crashes, Two Different Prosecutions: Why Landscape Company Owner...
The scene of the May 2018 fatal crash in Big Flats. (Star-Gazette photo) The owner of a Town of Elmira landscaping company is facing two felony charges in the death last May of a Big Flats woman. Brian...
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New Chemung County Cycling Corridor Could Open Cycling To More People
Hanover Square. Chemung County may soon connect Elmira and Horseheads with a new bicycle 6.15-mile corridor that would give bicycle riders a safer path to travel from the Chemung River in Elmira to...
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GoFundMe Set Up For Schuyler Father Of Four Who Was Critically Injured In...
Douglas Collins A GoFundMe account has been established for a Schuyler County man who was critically injured on April 18 when his vehicle was struck head-on by another driver who crossed the center...
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This Week’s Ride Of Silence In Elmira Will Remember Cyclists Who Were Killed...
Bicyclists are encouraged to come together Wednesday evening (May 15) in Elmira to honor those who have been injured or killed while riding. The worldwide Ride of Silence, in its 17th year, will run...
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Nominate A Twin Tiers Veteran To Be Honored This Summer During Baseball Games...
Do you know a military veteran or active-duty military service member home on leave you’d like to see honored in your community this summer? The Ziff Law Firm is the proud sponsor of the popular...
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NY Gets Ready To Approve Cameras On School Bus Stop Signs As Thousands Of...
School districts in New York State may soon be allowed to install cameras on their school buses’ swinging stop-sign arms in hopes of catching motorists who pass stopped buses. Here is a staggering...
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O’Mara Legislation That Aims To Protect Bicyclists And Pedestrians Approved...
The Ziff Law Firm thanks New York State Sen. Tom O’Mara for his tireless fight to make our streets and roadways safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. On Wednesday, the New York State Senate approved...
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Two Fatal Crashes, Two Different Prosecutions: Why Landscape Company Owner...
The scene of the May 2018 fatal crash in Big Flats. (Star-Gazette photo) The owner of a Town of Elmira landscaping company is facing two felony charges in the death last May of a Big Flats woman. Brian...
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New Chemung County Cycling Corridor Could Open Cycling To More People
Hanover Square. Chemung County may soon connect Elmira and Horseheads with a new bicycle 6.15-mile corridor that would give bicycle riders a safer path to travel from the Chemung River in Elmira to...
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GoFundMe Set Up For Schuyler Father Of Four Who Was Critically Injured In...
Douglas Collins A GoFundMe account has been established for a Schuyler County man who was critically injured on April 18 when his vehicle was struck head-on by another driver who crossed the center...
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Chemung County Grand Jury Indicts Drunk Hit-And-Run Driver In Death Of Elmira...
A Chemung County grand jury has indicted an Elmira Heights woman who was arrested in April after an Elmira bicyclist was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash near Eldridge Park in Elmira. The...
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Buckle Up In The Back Seat: NY Working Toward Requiring Seat Belts For ALL...
If you’re a back-seat passenger in a vehicle in New York State, get ready to buckle up every time you ride, regardless of your age. It’s not the law yet … but soon everyone will have to use seat belts...
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Kingsbury’s Cyclery Hosts Tour de Keuka Kickoff Party, Then Ice Cream Ride...
Kingsbury’s Cyclery in downtown Elmira will hold the kickoff party today (Thursday, June 6) for the annual Tour de Keuka bike ride that benefits the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. At the kickoff, from...
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All NY Boaters May Soon Be Required To Take Safety Course
It’s back to school time soon for all New York State boat owners and operators. Starting in 2020, assuming the Governor signs a bill already passed in the Assembly and the Senate, NY will require all...
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Who Is Looking At Your Facebook Posts? 10 Tips To Help You Protect Your Privacy
Ziff Law Attorney Mike Brown was in a mediation hearing recently where an insurance company accessed his client’s wife’s Facebook page to develop ammunition to hurt her husband’s injury case....
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A Sad Local Tragedy — Another Drunk Hit & Run Driver Kills Owego Bicyclist …
Constance “Connie” Mazzarese This has already been a tremendously sad summer for the local bicycle riding community. First, a drunk hit-and-run driver kills a bicyclist in Elmira, and now a second...
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Drivers, Please Share The Road! Why Cyclists Need To Use The Driving Lanes...
Many motorists get annoyed or angry when they are slowed behind bicyclists riding in the driving lane. Many drivers think cyclists riding “in the middle of the road” are doing it to make a statement...
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Military Hero Honored At Elmira Pioneers Game During July 4th Weekend
Lt. Col. Rob Taber, wife Shannon, and their children were at Dunn Field Saturday so Rob could be honored as a Veteran of the Game. Elmira Pioneers fans who attended Saturday night’s game at Dunn Field...
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Renting a Car? Should I Buy Their Extra Insurance?
The summer travel season is shifting into high gear and one question I often get is: Do I need to buy the rental car company’s extra insurance when I rent a vehicle this summer? The short answer is:...
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Ice Cream “Tickets” Teach Cool Lesson To Young Bicyclists, Says NY and PA...
Three-year-old Carter got an ice cream “ticket” from Deputy James Goodwin for wearing his bicycle helmet. (WETM photos) Chemung County is in the national news, and it’s good news! I am always happy to...
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