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New Yorkers to save $853M with new health insurance premium rates
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New Yorkers are expected to save more than $850 million after the state approved health insurance premium rate increases well below what insurance companies had requested. On Friday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) approved health insurers’ premium rate increases for 2025, with...
Religion at the center of rise in hate crimes across New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In an August 2024 report from the State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office, all hate crimes were counted – and victims were targeted for their race, gender, and sexuality. In 2023, there were 1,089 reported hate crimes across the state of New York. That...
Women's Volleyball Loses in Three Sets in Season Opener
VESTAL, NY- The Merrimack College Women's Volleyball team lost in three straight sets to the Binghamton Bearcats in the first game of the Binghamton Invitational on August 30th. The Basics. Score: Binghamton 3, Merrimack 0. Records: Binghamton (1-0), Merrimack (0-1) How it Happened. The Bearcats jumped out to a two-set...
The FDA Pulls Cinnamon From Shelves Due To Lead Contamination
El Servidor Ground Cinnamon has been recalled due to potential lead contamination. This is the sixth cinnamon product to be recalled since the beginning of June this year, all for the same reason. The recall was initiated by the FDA on August 19th an...
Vestal Police Captain Christopher Streno retires
After 27 years serving the town of Vestal, today was police Captain Christopher Streno's last day; he's retiring. After over 30 years in law enforcement, including time at the Broome County Sheriff's Office in corrections, he says it's time to go. "It is a calling for many people and I...
County Sheriff’s Blotter: Individual gives false ID and shoplifting
The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office released reports of recent arrests in the area. Twomey, 34, of Marathon, was arrested on Sunday (Aug. 25). The county sheriff’s report stated that officers conducted a trespass investigation at the Thrifty Shopper store on Route 281 in Cortlandville. The investigation determined that several individuals were trespassing on the property.
One Arrested For Shoplifting at Thrifty Shopper
Officers with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office responded to Thrifty Shopper on Wednesday, August 28th just after 4:30 in the afternoon for a reported larceny. During the investigation, officers determined 44 year old Erica J. Brown of Cortland, had stolen merchandise from the store. She was arrested and charged...
Syracuse high school basketball coach steps down to take job at Philadelphia junior college
Syracuse, N.Y. ― Cornelius Vines is stepping down after two years as the head boys basketball coach at Nottingham High School to pursue a coaching opportunity at the junior college level. Vines told syracuse.com on Friday that he had accepted an assistant coaching position at Harcum College, a junior...
2 Prisons With The Most Dangerous Inmates Are In WNY
Living in a prison community can be rewarding in the sense that it often provides good-paying jobs to the people in the area. But, on the other hand, there's always the lingering fear that a prisoner may escape or that there could be a riot. No matter how secure a prison is, there is always a chance that something bad can happen. That is especially true when you live near a maximum-security facility that houses the most dangerous criminals in the state. In New York, there are 15 correctional facilities that are deemed maximum security, two of those are in Western New York. These prisons are generally where the worst of the worst are housed. According to Cambridge Dictionary, a maximum-security prison is,
Amazon says removal of gift cards from NY stores was a ‘test’
COLONIE — In early July, Amazon quietly pulled its popular gift cards from the shelves of New York retailers. The move was a bit of a surprise for shoppers at Capital Region grocery and drug stores where the cards were commonly sold along with other gift cards. People often purchase the cards as a convenient way to give a family member a quick birthday present or to thank someone.
NYS: New measures to prevent drowning
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As summer winds down, two new bills were signed into law to help prevent drownings throughout New York State. One will now require the state department of health to have outreach programs teaching the public about fatal and non-fatal drownings and how to prevent them. “It will basically take drowning, which is […]
NJ Health Department reports 2 West Nile Virus deaths among new cases
Two deaths have been linked to the West Nile Virus in New Jersey, among the new cases that have been reported in the Garden State, according to health officials.The state's health department reported an additional six West Nile virus cases, and two additional presumptive viremic blood donors (PVD) -- or blood donors whose tests are reactive to the virus.This comes after the state's first human case of Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) and two earlier cases of the West Nile virus infection were discovered.The New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are urging residents to...
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