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Upstate New York School One of First in Area to Ban Cell Phones
As Governor Kathy Hochul continues her statewide push to ban smartphones inside New York schools, a school district in the Capital Region has already implemented a plan to make its school a "phone-free" space. Should All Schools Do This?. Eventually, they will. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week that she...
Daniel's Law Task Force meets, moves closer to issuing recommendations
The Daniel’s Law Task Force met virtually Wednesday as New York continues to explore reducing police involvement in mental health-related calls. The program stems from proposed legislation known as Daniel's Law, named for Daniel Prude, who died in 2020 of asphyxiation while in Rochester police custody during a mental health incident.
'Building leaders from the ground up': Jewish scouts from NY, NJ perform life-saving CPR on cross-nation flight
A scout is supposed to always be prepared, and two teenagers from the Tri-State area put that principle into action earlier this month when they helped save the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest on their cross-country flight.
Hillary Clinton Coming to NJPAC
Former First Lady, Senator from New York, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has added New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to her U.S. fall tour. Clinton comes to NJPAC on Tuesday, September 17, at 7 p.m. Joined by a moderator, Clinton will take the audience on a journey of unvarnished exchanges on politics, democracy, the threats we face, as well as friendship, aging, marriage, and how we can all work together to shape a future to be proud of.
Trump tells New York appeals court to toss $454 million fraud judgment
Former President Donald Trump filed a brief on Monday calling on an appeals court to toss a judgment that forces him to pay roughly $454 million to the state of New York. Trump’s attorneys filed paperwork before New York’s Appellate Division on Monday, calling the judgment against him an “unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab” by state Attorney […]
Cases of World’s Deadliest Bacterial Illness Rising in New York
After a 30-year decline, cases of a life-threatening bacterial infection are rebounding across New York State. Health officials are sounding the alarm after an illness, dubbed "the world's most infectious killer," continues to infect more people across the United States. Roughly 1.5 million people across the world die from it every year.
$470 million Pfizer expansion in Pearl River on hold until at least fall
PEARL RIVER – Pfizer’s $470 million project to expand its Pearl River campus has been put on hold until at least the fall, several sources have confirmed to Mid-Hudson News. In 2022, the pharmaceutical giant announced that it would build a new 260,000-square-foot facility, including 55,000 square feet...
Little League NYS All-Star 10s baseball: Mid-Island topples Baldwinsville 4-1, to gain winners’ bracket final
ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- Mason Garland (win) and Matt Acampora (save) were in command throughout and Mid-Island scraped out three runs in the fourth to earn a 4-1 decision over Baldwinsville LL (D8) Wednesday afternoon to advance to the winners’ bracket final of the Little League New York State 10-year-old tournament at Union Endicott LL.
Mohawk Valley edges Oneonta on last out
LITTLE FALLS, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — For the third time in four games, the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs took their game to the last inning. For the second time in those four games, it was the Oneonta Outlaws who got the short end of the late-game dramatics. Levi McAllister socked...
Southern Tier Actors Read present a play that was almost too controversial to be produced
Southern Tier Actors Read is presenting a reading of Henrik Ibsen's ground-breaking play Ghosts in three performances, July 26 at 7pm, and July 27 and 28 at 2pm in the Carousel Theatre in the Ground Floor of the Roberson Museum and Science Center, 30 Front Street in Binghamton. We hear from director Chris Nickerson, who fills us in on the background of this play that shocked Europe in the 1880s, since its content includes themes that were not talked about in polite conversation.
NWS Upgrades Possibility For Severe Storms Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Binghamton (NWS) has upgraded the potential for severe storms in the Central New York Region for today, Wednesday, July 24th. The NWS the possible threats include damaging winds, small hail, and heavy rain. The Severe Weather Outlook by the NWS currently has the CNY Region...
Bear Terrifies Upstate New York Campers, Campers Ticketed
Upstate New York campers who called for help with a bear ended up getting caught doing something illegal. On Tuesday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released its "DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review" report which highlights "Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actions." Bear Encounter: Village of...
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