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Flood mitigation: DEC answers call for more Steuben stream clearing permits
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has responded to calls for state help to mitigate future flood damage in Steuben County. Steuben County Office of Emergency Management Director Tim Marshall and other local and state officials had called on the DEC to further open channels to clear out and stabilize streams...
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Reveals 2024 Winners
Winners of the 2024 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival were named August 17, the conclusion of the week-long festival. The winners will all be published in the 49th edition of Concord Theatricals' Off Off Broadway Festival Plays series, and each made available for licensing via Concord's Samuel French imprint.
Rare Weather Event Could Wash out NY State Fair Opening Day
If you plan on hitting up the New York State Fair on opening day, you might want to wear a bathing suit under your clothes. Central New York's endless cycle of rainy weather continues, but a relatively rare weather event for this time of year will make things extra soggy come Wednesday, August 21.
Local Democratic Party Members React to Day One of the Democratic National Convention
As day one of the Democratic National Convention is wrapping up, Fox 40 got to speak to local democratic representatives regarding President Biden, the November election, and more. Local democratic delegate and vice-chair of the village of Endicott Lena Bishop, who is in Chicago, says Biden's done a lot for...
'The best is yet to come': Dental365 celebrates 10-year milestone
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 is determined to build on its commitment of advancing dentistry in the future as the company celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Dental365 has grown to support more than 130 practices across New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Founder and CEO...
New York State DEC Rescues Man in Hudson Valley Stuck Near Waterfall
Hikers across New York state can get themselves in quite a bind, especially after getting lost or injured while on the trail. But while being unprepared or careless during a big hike can lead to trouble, sometimes it's Mother Nature that just doesn't want to cooperate. And with the state...
“Abrupt Early Taste of Fall” Impacting All of New York This Week
Crisp, autumnal air will soon flow through the Empire State and stick around for the next few days. Summer officially ends a little over a month from now, but fall is already preparing for a very early start. The National Weather Service out of Binghamton said a cold front is...
Mayville Business Owner Receives Award from NYSBDC
The owner of a restaurant in the Village of Mayville has received an award from the New York Small Business Development Center. This week, Rebecca Magnuson, who runs the She Sings Cafe, was presented with the NYSBDC Phoenix Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The honor is presented annually to a business owner whose efforts have not only enabled their business to thrive but also strengthened their community.
Gerringer Awarded $892K NSF Grant for Deep-sea Research
Assistant professor of biology Mackenzie Gerringer has been awarded a three-year, $892K grant from the National Science Foundation, titled, "Collaborative Research: Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI): Pressure Adaptation, Stress, and Convergent Evolution in Fishes across Habitat Depth." Deep-sea ecosystems make up Earth’s largest habitat and present challenging environmental conditions, including...
Jamestown, NY provides update on homeless crisis, receives backlash for methods
Jamestown, NY (WJET/WFXP)– City of Jamestown, NY officials have provided an update on the emergency declaration made at the end of July over the growing number of homeless encampments around the city after receiving backlash from a local homeless agency. Since the declaration on July 25, Mayor Kimberly Ecklund...
Rabies ‘Outbreak’ Identified In Upstate New York
New York State is receiving emergency funding to address "outbreaks" of rabies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just approved the release of nearly $19 million in emergency funding to address current wildlife rabies outbreaks in at least seven states, including New York. USDA Addresses Wildlife Rabies Outbreaks in Several...
On one night, two places in the Northeast get hit with 1-in-1,000 year rainfall
In two places on the same night, the storm that deluged the Northeast this weekend dumped rain at or near rates that should be expected only once in a thousand years. The storm killed at least three people and caused widespread flooding. It dropped about 10 inches of rain over 12 hours on Sunday in parts of Connecticut including Oxford and Southbury. About 35 miles away, about 6.7 inches of rain fell in three hours on Sunday night in Stony Brook, New York. Both are measures that would have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in a year, according to federal rainfall probability data.
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