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Last Chance To Dive In City Pools Before Season Ends
Attention Albany residents! Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the Department of Recreation have just announced that all public pools will be closing their doors for the season on Monday, September 2nd. With summer winding down, this is your last chance to splash into fun and enjoy the city's sparkling pool facilities. Whether you're looking to cool off or perfect your backstroke, now’s the time to dive in and make the most of these final swim days!
The NYS Writers Institute brings something for everyone in new season
he healing power of animals, the arid West, a centenary birthday tribute to a film star, and a marathon public reading of a classic novel are just a few of the highlights of the upcoming New York State Writers Institute season. The post The NYS Writers Institute brings something for everyone in new season first appeared on Spotlight News.
‘Ultra’ Cheap Airline Offering $19 Flights From New York State
A very cheap airline is adding new flights from New York to Florida and other hotspots for just $19. Frontier Airlines on Tuesday announced 11 new routes across 15 airports will start this fall. Frontier Airlines Announces 11 New Routes Across 15 Airports Launching This Fall. "Ultra-low fare carrier" Frontier...
New Yorkers are using Meta, TikTok, Craigslist to buy 'ghost plates,' Manhattan BP says
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine attends as Mayor Eric Adams makes public safety and quality-of-life-related announcement at 14th Street Y. Borough President Mark Levine is urging the companies to prevent New Yorkers from buying unreadable license plates that evade tolls and fines. [ more › ]
NYS wastewater surveillance system receives award
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—At the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center in Albany, wastewater samples from around the state are being tested for diseases. “It’s a powerful tool,” explained Dr. Kirsten St. George, Chief of Viral Diseases at the Wadsworth Center.” It’s actually been in use around the world for decades for other purposes. […]
Today in Weather History - Tornadoes in Stillwater and Schaghticoke, August 29, 2020
A supercell thunderstorm tracked from central Herkimer County through Fulton, central and southern Saratoga, northern Rensselaer and southern Bennington counties between 2:30 and 7pm Saturday August 29, 2020 producing a few pockets of minor straight line wind damage, some large hail and two brief EF1 tornadoes as it tracked across the region. Additional thunderstorms lined up along an advancing cold front following the supercell during the late afternoon and evening which produced heavy rainfall and some additional pockets of minor wind damage with a notable 85 mph microburst from a briefly rotating cell within a line segment over Lake Luzerne just before 7pm which also produced a brief EF0 tornado in Hartman. Although most areas did get a thunderstorm, severe weather was overall isolated in this event.
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas company connected to daughter of judge in Trump hush money trial
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed a company connected to the daughter of New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan as Republicans continue to claim that her political work influenced how Merchan handled the hush money case against former President Donald Trump.
New York Mandates Inclusion of Crisis Text Line and 988 Hotline on Student ID Cards
To address the growing youth mental health epidemic, New York state has passed a bill requiring the 988 suicide prevention hotline and Crisis Text Line's numbers (741741) to be printed on the back of student ID cards starting in 2025. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is...
Funeral home to pay $600k in fraud claims
CITYWIDE — DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga on Monday announced an agreement with the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Homes chain, which operates in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, to provide more than $604,000 in restitution for “egregious” violations of the city’s Consumer Protection Law. The city had filed suit against Ortiz in April after receiving dozens of complains about the chain, reportedly including refusing to disclose the location of remains, misrepresenting prices, failing to provide paid-for services, presenting remains in “unacceptable conditions” and other offenses, according to a press release from the DCWP. In addition to $100,000 in civil penalties, the city says that 28 victims will receive payouts totaling $104,000, leaving $500,000 for other affected customers, and encourages those who may have been harmed by Ortiz’ “predatory and deceptive practices” to come forward by filing complaints online on the DCWP’s webpage or by calling 311. Ortiz also operates under the names of Rivera Funeral Home, McGonnell Funeral Home, Louis Tommaso Funeral Home and Parkchester Funeral Home.
New York Prepares for Two Spectacular Eclipses
New York is gearing up for not just one, but two extraordinary celestial events in the next two months. New York will be witness to a partial eclipse of the Full Harvest Moon on September 17, followed by the awe-inspiring "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse on October 2, 2024. Partial...
RFK Jr. appeals ruling that knocked him off New York's presidential election ballot
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to restore him to New York’s presidential election ballot, even though he has suspended his campaign. A state judge knocked Kennedy off the state’s ballot earlier this month, ruling that he had falsely claimed to live in New York on his nominating petitions, despite actually living in California. Kennedy suspended his campaign less than two weeks later and endorsed Republican Donald Trump. Kennedy began withdrawing his name from the ballot in states where the presidential race is expected to be close, including Maine, where election officials said Wednesday that he met a deadline to withdraw from the ballot. He has asked supporters to continue to back him elsewhere, however.
Baby goat petting exhibit owner says NYS Fair 'called it wrong,' says goat is not sick
GEDDES, N.Y. — The Cuddling with a Baby Goat exhibit at the New York State Fair made it less than eight hours before New York State veterinarians shut the operation down, visually diagnosing one of the baby goats with a viral skin disease. The owner of that exhibit said...
Income criteria set for free school meals
The Guilderland, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Voorheesville, and Bethlehem school districts have released the income criteria for students to qualify this school year for free or reduced-price lunches, breakfasts, and milk. All four districts have the same standard, based on family size and income. In order to qualify for free lunch or breakfast,...
Juvenile charged for painting racial slurs
GUILDERLAND — A group of youths were spray-painting racial slurs on a Western Avenue sidewalk near Venezio Avenue last Sunday evening, Aug. 25, according to a release from the Guilderland Police. A call came in just before eight o’clock and officers soon “located a group of juveniles within the...
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