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Vendors represent eastern suburbs at state fair
NYS FAIRGROUNDS – This year’s Great New York State Fair included vendors from out of state and different parts of New York, but also returning stands with connections to the eastern suburbs specifically. One such stand represented the Mediterranean restaurant King David’s, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary...
Bitcoin miner sues to keep plant running
In a bid to block a regulatory order to close its Finger Lakes power plant used for bitcoin mining, Greenidge Generation LLC has filed suit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC gave the company an early September deadline to shut down the Greenidge Generating Station in the...
How Improving Self-Esteem Can Help Your Hudson Valley Student
Welcome Hudson Valley! This is Conor Walsh, host of In Touch, Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley’s Award-Winning Public Affairs and Issues program. This week on In Touch, Chief Mater Gerald Dunn from Karate 4 Excellence returns! In the past, we have focused on martial arts being a tool to help promote bullying prevention, build self-esteem, give opportunities to those with special needs, and to strengthen the family dynamic. Gerald Dunn returns to give us more insight on the difference between confidence and self-esteem, and how having strong self-esteem leads to a solid foundation of success.
Upstate NY Corgi Racing Has Gone Viral in New Video
A new level of cuteness and chaos has been unlocked at an upstate New York county fair after its corgi race devolved into an absolute free-for-all. County fair organizers certainly know which special ingredients to add to their events to make them memorable. While many Dutchess County, NY residents will tell you that the must-try experience at the Dutchess County Fair are the famous 4-H milkshakes, there was a different star a little further north.
Pat Ryan says ‘no doubt’ Harris on top of ticket boosts Democrats’ chance at House majority
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) on Sunday expressed confidence that Vice President Harris’s ascension to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket will boost the party’s chance at taking back the House majority this fall. “Definitely, no doubt,” Ryan said when asked by CBS News’s “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan if Democrats have a better…
Horseracing Wrongs protests at Travers: 'You wouldn't do this to your dog'
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (WRGB) — With every major race in New York, there is always a group stationed outside the main gate protesting the sport, and how horses are treated. The Horseracing Wrongs group has been advocating for rules and laws against horse racing, saying that it's abuse. They tell fans as they walk in, how many horses die each year due to racing.
Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others In New York
A doctor is explaining why mosquitoes bite some people more than others. Did you know that mosquitoes are considered the "world's deadliest" creatures. That's according to the CDC. Zika virus, West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) are three viruses spread by these insects that can cause a fatal infection.
Accelerating, Mo Plex Among N.Y. Showcase Day Standouts
Jockeys Dylan Davis and Jose Ortiz each captured a pair of stakes in the New York Showcase Day program Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course. The special 11-race all-New York-bred card featuring six stakes worth a combined $1.25 million also saw trainer Jorge Abreu win three races, including one of the featured events.
McKulick Vies for G2 Double in Flower Bowl
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ multiple graded stakes-winner McKulick will look to secure her seventh graded stakes conquest in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Flower Bowl, a 1 3/8-mile inner turf marathon for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course. The Flower Bowl provides a “Win...
Tong approves CT hospital merger, forcing Sharon Hospital to keep its birthing center open
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has approved a merger between the Long Island-based Northwell Hospital system and Nuvance Health, provided that Sharon Hospital in Western Connecticut keeps its birthing center open. Sharon is one of four hospitals owned by Nuvance Health. It had applied to close its birthing center in...
GOOD NEWS!: From horse rides to bungee jumping, Friendship Festival doesn’t disappoint
RAVENA — The annual Friendship Festival launched just after noon Saturday with a parade through the village and offered everything from puppies to horseback riding. The Friendship Festival was first started in 1983 as a way for the village and town to collaborate, and this year the event returned to its roots.
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