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Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
New York State Adds Another Free Fishing Day This Weekend
New York State has added another free fishing day this weekend! If you love to fish or want to try it for the first time, you will get another chance this weekend with a free fishing day. That means you can enjoy freshwater fishing without needing a license. This awesome...
New York Agriculture Dept. urges horse owners to vaccinate
A horse in Washington County has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and the New York State Agriculture Department is urging horse owners to vaccinate. “Unfortunately, the mortality is extremely high, up to 90%. So, you want to make sure they don't get infected. Once they are infected unfortunately, they're prognosis remains very guarded to poor,” said Axel Sondhof, Veterinarian with Equine Clinic of Saratoga.
Red Lobster to close more locations, including two additional sites in NY. Find out where
Three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Red Lobster is set to close 23 additional locations nationwide. These closures bring the total number of shut-down restaurants to at least 129 across the U.S. The new closures include three locations each in Florida, Illinois, and Virginia; two in Minnesota and New York; and...
‘No Kid Hungry’ Summer EBT deadline is quickly approaching
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – No Kid Hungry New York is encouraging families to apply for the federal Summer EBT program as the deadline on September 3 draws closer. The program provides eligible families with a one-time installment of $120 per child on their EBT cards to replace the cost of meals received at school in […]
Innovative teaching methods show promise in combating student absenteeism
When students don't come to school, they tend to fall behind; with school starting next week it highlights an ongoing issue for districts across the country and state- chronic absenteeism. "Chronic absenteeism is a growing crisis and it's gotten even worse since back to school after COVID-19,” said Jayne Demsky...
Siena Men's Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara to Meet Fans at the Spa Aug. 30
The new Siena Men's Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara will take part in a meet-and-greet with fans at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, Aug. 30, according to a New York Racing Association release Tuesday. Prior to the start of his first season as head coach of the Saints, Coach McNamara...
HVCU Celebrates Opening of New Latham Branch
LATHAM – Hudson Valley Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of their new Latham Branch on Wednesday, August 21. Nonprofit and business leaders along with elected officials attended the celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the credit union into the Latham community. The event kicked off with remarks...
Students, alumni work and train as professionals during summer music program in New York
Eleven Liberty University School of Music students and alumni traveled to upstate New York this summer to bring music and worship to campers as part of the Adirondack Performing Arts Festival (APAF), a nine-week professional performance and training program. They joined a group of 37 young musicians, including instrumentalists and vocalists, to lead worship and perform concerts, chamber music, and weekly recitals for over 8,000 campers at CAMP-of-the-WOODS, a Christian resort for families in Speculator, N.Y.
The Most Dangerous College in New York Is a Famous Upstate Campus
School is back in session for New York State's various colleges and universities. Move in day was last week for students at Hamilton College, Cornell, Colgate, SUNY Poly, and other famous Central New York institutions. Our state tends to flaunt its reputation for having some of the top universities, best...
New York Mandates Inclusion of Crisis Text Line and 988 Hotline on Student ID Cards
To address the growing youth mental health epidemic, New York state has passed a bill requiring the 988 suicide prevention hotline and Crisis Text Line's numbers (741741) to be printed on the back of student ID cards starting in 2025. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is...
New York State Man Arrested For Two DWIs In a Little Over a Week
Police say a New York state man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, as well as aggravated unlicensed operator, after an incident August 13. What makes this case even worse is that authorities say the very same suspect was busted for DWI just a little over a week prior to his most recent arrest.
New Jersey and New York Grocery Chain Banning this Controversial Item
Stop & Shop has been in the news quite a bit lately. The grocer recently announced the closure of many "underperforming" stores in New Jersey and New York. The following locations in New Jersey will close its doors by the end of the year:. 1083 Inman Ave., Edison. 1049 US...
More than 52,000 come out for Day 7 of 2024 NYS Fair
Geddes, N.Y. — More than 52,000 people hit the New York State fairgrounds for the seventh day of the fair. That brings total attendance so far this year to 439,973 as the fair enters its second week. A stretch of good weather could break Wednesday. The National Weather Service...
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