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Can you smoke at the New York State Fair?
STATE FAIRGROUNDS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The 2024 New York State Fair guidelines call for smoke-free fairgrounds. Smoking is not allowed anywhere within the gates. Instead, smokers are encouraged to smoke in designated areas outside gates 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11A. Not following the rules has consequences according to New York State Fair Director, Julie […]
KISS Lead Singer Surprises Grocery Shoppers In Western New York
You may not have realized that the person you were standing next to at the grocery store over the weekend is one of the most well-known rock stars in the world!. Gene Simmons stopped at one of the locations for Tops Friendly Markets in Niagara Falls, NY. Simmons is not a Western New York native, but he has done so much for our local community, from North Tonawanda to Niagara Falls and expanding outside of Buffalo to a nationwide scale. Over the weekend, however he was highlighting his partnership with MoneyBag Soda, a premium soda line launched over 5 years ago in cooperation with Niagara Falls-based soda line, Rock Steady Sodas Inc.
This New York Walmart In the Capital Region Is Limiting Use Of Self-Checkout
Experts say that retail theft occurs every single day in the United States. According to Capital One Shopping, stores across the Nation lost an estimated $121 billion to retail theft in 2023. New York State stores reported a total loss of $9 billion in sales revenue last year. One New...
Many New York Residents Infected With Deadly Virus From Insects
Hudson Valley residents and someone from Long Island were bitten by mosquitoes carrying a deadly virus. First Person In New York State To Test Positive For West Nile In 2024. Earlier this week, a Long Island man became the first person in New York to test positive for West Nile Virus in 2024.
100+ Hot Air Balloons Will Color New York Skies This Labor Day
If you’re still looking to plan a Labor Day Weekend getaway let it be this: a roadtrip to the Hudson Valley for their spectacular annual Hot Air Balloon Festival! This August the annual Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival will make its return to New York for its 33rd year, offering visitors an entire weekend filled with family fun and excitement. Once a small event, the festival has evolved into a Hudson Valley tradition spanning an entire weekend and drawing in crowds upwards of thousands from all over the world. The festival will welcome hot air balloonists from all over the country, with over 100 hot air balloon ascensions being held throughout the weekend. But beyond the balloons there will also be tethered hot air balloon rides, full hot air balloon flights, helicopter rides, fireworks, live music and entertainment from North County Band, Lucky House, and others, food trucks, a beer and wine tent, local vendors, a whole bunch of family activities, and more!
A new coffee shop is coming to Hertel Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new coffee shop is opening in the coming weeks to Hertel Avenue. The Bean on Hertel is expected to open in September at 1862 Hertel Ave. in Buffalo where the Daily Planet closed in July. The café is a project by Jamison Phillips, owner of...
Day 2 at the NYS Fair: Today’s handpicked menu and schedule
Geddes, N.Y. — Welp, Opening Day at the 2024 New York State Fair had its ups, its downs and its sideways. What had been dubbed (by me) the Year of the Goat suddenly turned into the Hour of the Goat. The 100 dwarf goats brought to the Horticulture Building to cuddle with patrons had to turn around Wednesday and go home after one of them came down with a virus that could harm other animals. That sad news came just as heavy showers rolled in, bringing rain that would hit your face as if you were staring at the dark spitting clouds. That weather is likely to blame for keeping attendance for the first day at 38,215.
First Flakes of Winter May Come Sooner Than You Think in New York
Looks like winter 2024 is getting ready for a very early start in New York State. We're starting to see early projections about what kind of winter to expect this year. The tone is already being set with one cold-front in the month of August, and that could be possibly followed by another by month's end.
Fight over health noncompete pacts far from over
Hospitals and other health providers will shift their attention to how states opt to police non-compete agreements now that a federal court has blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on the widely used contracts. Why it matters: The FTC's contentious effort had far-reaching implications for health care — and raised...
Buffalo Chiropractor Sets Eyes on Ellicottville
The continued growth in the Ellicottville market place is prompting a Buffalo developer to undertake his first ever Cattaraugus County project. Chiropractor/developer Scott Croce, through his Qski LLC affiliate, is proposing to turn an empty house and adjoining lot at 41-45 Washington Street into a mixed-use 9,000-square-foot building, anchored by 5 apartments and 2,000-square feet of street-level commercial space.
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