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Cannabis Association of New York to hold cornhole tournament Saturday: What to know
Fans of the backyard game cornhole will have a chance to showcase their skills in the High Toss Cornhole Tournament on Saturday. The tournament, hosted through a collaboration between the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY), the Broome County Urban League and Just Breathe Tomorrows, will be held at noon on Collier Street in downtown Binghamton. Organizers said smoking will be allowed at the event.
Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control
MILWAUKEE — Republican lawmakers are targeting a handful of battleground states that are prime opportunities to flip in 2024 as part of their efforts to win the White House in November. But GOP leaders are also homing in on one unlikely target: New York. New York has long been a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections […]
Discrimination Lawsuit Against N.Y. City Official Can't Be Totally Sealed at Plaintiff's Behest
From Doe v. City of New York, decided today by Judge Gregory Woods (S.D.N.Y.):. One distinguishing facet of the American legal system is its commitment to public access to the trial process. This legacy of "open justice" is as old as America itself. The plaintiff in this action asks that the Court deviate from that legacy and to permit her to litigate her case under seal in complete secrecy. Because the plaintiff has not overcome the strong presumption to public access that attaches to judicial documents—including her complaint and the existence of the case itself—her motion to seal the case is DENIED….
Ground Broken on Long Island on nation's largest offshore wind farm
SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- There was a historic groundbreaking Wednesday for New York's next offshore wind farm, which will be seven times bigger than the first one.Years in the making, winds of change are coming to the state's energy grid. Months after South Fork Wind went live, the far bigger Sunrise Wind will have 84 turbines to generate 924 megawatts, making it the largest wind farm in the nation.Ocean winds will be supplying the project's clean energy by 2026."Six hundred thousand homes. That is the metric and that is a true game changer for Long Island," said Doreen Harris, president of...
Palmyra Canaltown Days canceled this year; event's future in jeopardy
Palmyra, N.Y. — It could be the end of the road for a popular annual event in Wayne County. The board of directors for Palmyra Canaltown Days said this year's festival, which was set to take place in September, has been canceled after the board voted Tuesday to dissolve the organization.
Bright Spot: A personal parade
Penfield, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a special festivity in Monroe County. A mini-parade was held Thursday on Whalen Road in Penfield in honor of Bill Watt. The 75-year-old is in comfort care at his home, and was slated to ride in a Corvette at the Town of Penfield's Independence Day parade last month, but wasn't able to.
Now open: Riverton Oaks municipal golf course in Henrietta
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WROC) — The Riverton Oaks Municipal Golf Course in Henrietta is now open. Riverton is a nine-hole golf course and also has a disc golf course. The official opening day was May 7, and they plan to be open until about Thanksgiving. While the town always owned the course, a previous business operated […]
Local attorney calls Webster traffic incident the norm, not the exception
WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) — When Webster Police Sergeant Mike Wilder arrived on Orchard Street in the Village of Webster on April 1 for reports of a man passed out in a parked car, there was nothing about his response out of the ordinary – at first. But after he acknowledged he knew the off-duty Rochester […]
Man pleads not guilty to shooting at officer in RPD car
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The person accused of shooting at an occupied RPD patrol car pleaded not guilty. According to investigators, the marked car was stopped on Grape Street at Smith Street with its lights on when it was shot at least twice around 3:10 p.m. The officer inside was not injured. According to RPD, […]
Rochester man sentenced to four years in prison on gun charge
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a gun charge. On August 12, 2023, 30-year-old Edward A. Pearce was arrested during a traffic stop on Dewey Avenue. Officers said Pearce had a loaded pistol in his waistband. Pearce was charged and convicted of being a felon […]
Public invited to share input on plans for Durand Eastman Beach House and Master Plan
The City of Rochester will conduct a public meeting on designs for a potential Beach House and an update to the Master Plan for the beach Durand Eastman Park. The meeting will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Camp Eastman Kusak Lodge, located at 21 Camp Eastman Way. Participants can also join virtually via Zoom using the following link: https://cityofrochester.zoom.us/j/84968978505 (Meeting ID: 849 6897 8505, Passcode: 679064).
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