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$44M in federal grants to support homeless and at-risk veterans coming to New York State
NEW YORK — Federal grants are bringing funds to New York State to help housing efforts for the homeless and at-risk veterans. $44 million in grants were announced today by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The grants focus on different community organizations across the state, including here in Western New York. It aims to fund initiatives to rehouse veterans and their families, find housing options, and prevent the loss of veterans' homes.
Motorcyclists in New York State Injured By Fallen Powerlines
State Police say that they responded to what they're referring to as an "unusual incident" that led to three motorcyclists being hospitalized. Offcials say the incident happened on one of the more traveled highways in the state, during the early afternoon hours of August 25. Normally, biker injuries are caused...
Demonstrators in N.Y. call for college campuses to ban masks at protests
NEW YORK — Demonstrators in New York gathered Tuesday to call for college campuses to put a mask ban in place to better protect students during protests.Just a block from Columbia University, over a 100 pro-Israeli demonstrators came together to urge American colleges to ban face coverings during protests."They want to make us feel us unsafe, afraid and targeted simply because of our Jewish identify," one demonstrator said.This comes after the spring protests at Columbia where some pro-Palestinian demonstrators covered their faces and taunted Jewish students."Nobody thinks that the hatred will go away when we get rid of the masks,...
22 Restaurants In Ulster County With Health Code Violations
These 22 restaurants in Ulster County had critical or multiple health inspection violations each last month. Ulster County has published a list of restaurants that had critical or multiple health code violations during their latest inspections in July. ***Includes non-restaurants as reported to the New York State Department of Health.
Kara Raap is the New Principal of Berea Elementary
MONTGOMERY – Valley Central School District (VCSD) announced the appointment of Kara Raap as the new principal of Berea Elementary School effective July 1, 2024. With 24 years in education, Ms. Raap makes an excellent addition to the VCSD leadership team. Most recently, Ms. Raap served as the assistant...
Annual International Festival On Labor Day
NEWBURGH – The 35th annual City of Newburgh International Festival will take place over Labor Day Weekend, Friday, August 30th – Monday, September 2nd, at Delano-Hitch Recreation Park, 401 Washington Street. Join with the City of Newburgh to celebrate the end of Summer with food, games, rides, and...
Literary Icon Called “a True Son of New York” Dead at 83
The business and literary world is mourning the death of an industry titan. New York is home to some of America's greatest authors; such as Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, J.D. Salinger, Toni Morrison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Baldwin. The latter was recently voted the state's favorite author of all...
Massachusetts man finds and returns lost wedding ring to New York woman at Hampton Beach
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New York woman’s trip to Hampton Beach took a turn for the worse when she lost her wedding ring in the tide. Visiting her family hundreds of miles from home, Kelsey Battease feared she would never see her ring again. “My heart dropped, my...
Binghamton pharmacy professor receives $1.9M award to tackle gene therapy challenges
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kuo-Ching (KC) Mei was thrilled to learn he and his team had won the $1.9M Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI). “My team and I have been very motivated by our work so it is truly an enabling award for...
UAW, Cornell strike to end Tuesday if tentative agreement is accepted by union
Workers union and activist group United Automobile Workers and Ithaca’s Cornell University have tentatively agreed on the hotly debated reinstatement of a contract for UAW workers at the university, including wage increases of up to 25.4% and a two-tiered wage system. Cornell officials said in a Wednesday statement that the UAW-represented employees will vote on the agreement Sunday and Monday, and will end the strike Tuesday Sept. 3, if approved. ...
Broome County Public Library hosts ‘The Hungry Ear’
On the last Monday of every month, community members come together at the Broome County Public Library for a one-hour session of dramatic short story readings by local actors. The program, known as the Hungry Ear, was founded in 2007 by Judy McMahon, 86, of Binghamton. McMahon, who received a...
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