By Robert J. McCarthy Just one day after declaring he has no current control over Thruway Authority plans to raise tolls on its upstate highway, Gov. Eliot L.

By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun Nov. 21--Fifty years ago, the infamous "Baltimore bottleneck" was unplugged. On the day after Thanksgiving in 1957, Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin opened the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

By James Heaney, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Nov. 15--Two local state lawmakers want to end the practice of Thruway Authority employees and board members riding the toll road free. State Sen. George D.

By James Heaney, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Nov. 11--Motorists and truckers traveling the Thruway are expected to pay an extra $27 million in tolls this coming year because of a rate increase that takes effect in January.

By Tom Precious The Thruway's congested Williamsville toll barrier will be moved 11 miles east to Newstead, where drivers with electronic passes will be able to zip through a new toll-collection facility at highway speeds, Thruway officials announced Thursday.