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ALBANY >> New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday…

ALBANY >> The familiar reminder to “change you clocks, change your batteries” twice a year is about to become a thing of the past. Starting just over 12 months from now, New York state will require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage…

ALBANY – Like so many of the other 14,672 bills introduced in the State Legislature this year, Assembly bill number A3057a fell largely below most people’s attention levels. Yet, behind the scenes, an often furious lobbying effort raged over a simple device that often costs less than $20: a smoke…

PENFIELD, N.Y. -- On Jan. 20, 2014, tragedy struck in Penfield, but out of that came a new New York state law that may one day save lives. Eight-year-old Tyler Doohan was one of three people stuck inside a burning mobile home. He initially got out safely, helping six other family…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation this week requiring all smoke alarms sold in St. Lawrence County and across the state to have sealed, tamper proof, ten-year batteries The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), representing volunteer firefighters in St. Lawrence County and across the state, applauded Gov.…

ALBANY – Smoke detectors must contain nonremovable batteries with a working life of at least 10 years, under a new law Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Monday night. The legislation affects smoke detectors sold beginning Jan. 1, 2017. The law is intended to keep detectors operating by making it impossible for…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

ALBANY — New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday…

Albany, NY (WBNG Binghamton) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a smoke alarm bill into law. The new law will require smoke alarms sold in New York State to have sealed, tamper proof, ten-year batteries. The Firemen's Association of the State of New York says it believes this law…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo…