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City of Jamestown Has Used Less Than Half of Budget Plan Through June
There was some good budget news for the City of Jamestown this past week. The city used approximately 48.5% of its 2024 budget plan as of the mid-year mark, and according to Mayor Kim Ecklund, that will help going forward as lawmakers grapple with a projected $2.9 million shortfall. Ecklund credits new City Comptroller Ericka Thomas' ability to hold the line on spending for that...
Let's celebrate the lohud Athlete of the Year and the 2024 Whelan All-Sports Award winners
Back in 2018 we created our Tom Whelan All-Sports Awards to honor a longtime champion of scholastic athletics and highlight a select list of winners from the previous school year. Tommy was an old-school character who's ability to share compelling stories made him welcome on any sideline or any barstool. He could recite names and numbers of the countless athletes he chronicled across multiple generations. Whelan made everyone feel important. So with a nod to the...
Veteran NYS Fair food vendor moves to iconic fairgrounds spot. ‘Big shoes to fill’
Heading into his 8th year as a New York State Fair food vendor, Nick Sanford admits to being “both excited and a little nervous.”. After all, the owner of Toss N Fire wood-fired pizza company is filling what he calls “some really big shoes.”. Toss N Fire this...
Tickets to the Great New York State Fair go on sale Tuesday
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Tickets for the Great New York State Fair go on sale on Tuesday! Admission, parking, and tickets to the Midway will go on sale Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. This year’s fair goes from Wednesday, Augst 21, to Monday, September 2. Admission to the fair costs $8.32 a ticket, with frequent […]
Cleanup underway after latest summer storm
ALDEN, N.Y. — Not even a week after tornadoes ripped through Western New York, Mother Nature came back for more Monday. Another round of severe summer weather struck the region with heavy rain, winds, and hail hitting Buffalo and its suburbs. It started in Buffalo with torrential rain, bringing...
Recall In New York For Illegal, Ineligible Beef And Chicken
Illegal meat sold in New York State has been recalled. The meat products were imported into the United States illegal and are ineligible to be sold to New Yorkers. Here's what you need to know about the chicken and beef at the center of the recall. The U.S. Department of...
New York Customers Frustrated Over Sam’s Club Expensive New Rule
Social media is an outlet where users can come together to learn and communicate with one another. More than ever, we scroll online to see our favorite stores and their deals, keep in contact with family and friends and get informed. As for Sam's Club, their customers have been sharing...
New York state tourism has surged in unexpected places
Whether it has been streams of tourists flooding Times Square or masses of travelers driving upstate to see the total solar eclipse, tourism has rebounded significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York state. But while the travel restrictions and shutdowns that marked the height of the pandemic have faded, tourism still looks vastly different today than it did in 2019.
We Agree! Study Calls New York the ‘Best State in America’ for Sports Lovers
We've always believed that New York has the best sports teams, and the best sports fans, in the country. Now, we've found data that backs this claim up. A study was recently done by the experts at SmileHub Ratings that determined the best states in America for sports lovers. The...
New York county's latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued a county on Long Island over its latest move to ban transgender females from playing on women’s sports teams at county facilities. The separate lawsuits came on the same day Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, signed the policy into law. Months earlier, a judge had blocked a similar rule Blakeman put in place through an executive order. Both cases argue the ban violates state anti-discrimination laws. “With this law, Nassau County is once again attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from participating in sporting events while claiming to support fairness,” Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said in a statement.
11 Roads With 14 Cameras Busting Speeders in New York
14 cameras are busting speeders on several roads in New York State this week. The radar was installed as part of legislation, signed into law in September 2022. The cameras move around the state every week to different construction zones in an effort to get drivers to take their foot off the gas and keep workers safe.
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