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East Islip 7-Eleven Sells NYS Lottery Ticket Worth Over $30,000
A 7-Eleven has made one lucky Long Islander over $30,000 richer after they purchased a winning lottery ticket at the East Islip-based convenience store last week. According to New York State Lottery officials, the top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket for the drawing held on July 8 is worth a cool $32,341 to whoever has the ticket in their possession.
NY schools must notify parents of lockdown drills, try to avoid unintended student trauma
Starting this fall, New York schools will have to develop procedures for notifying parents ahead of lockdown drills and will have to make sure that drills do not mimic a school shooting or other incident of violence. The state Board of Regents, which sets statewide education policy, approved the changes...
New BKW superintendent says: We can come together to support our students
HILLTOWNS — Berne-Knox-Westerlo Superintendent Bonnie Kane says that she is a servant leader. “I believe that we are all better when we work together toward community-established goals,” she told The Enterprise this week. “My primary focus is to lead with integrity and support all members of our learning community.”
National Grid: Power restored to 75%+ of upstate customers that lost it
National Grid said early Wednesday evening they’ve restored power to around 76% of the 198,000 customers who lost it in Tuesday’s storms. The most severely impacted areas were Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren and Washington counties. There are 3,000 people working to restore power, said National Grid....
Troy offering free swim lessons for youth
The South Troy Pool will be hosting free swim lessons this summer. There are two sessions available. Session 1 is from July 22 through Aug. 1. Session 2 is from Aug. 5 through Aug. 15. Lessons are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. : Boys & Girls Club...
Two Troy men arrested for alleged gun, drug possession
Two Troy men were arrested on Wednesday, July 10, for alleged drug and gun possession by the Troy Police Department. Police said Tyeshawn Fitch, 25, and Xavier Carr, 23, were arrested during a traffic stop on 3rd Street near Monroe Street.
MTA Reduced Brooklyn Bus Service After Congestion Pricing Was Nixed, Lawsuit Says
After Governor Kathy Hochul paused the implementation of congestion pricing, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority cut about 10% of bus service in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan, according to a lawsuit filed by a officials from a transit workers union, a city official and a Brookyn resident. A lawsuit filed in...
Attorney E. Stewart Jones disbarred for commingling clients’ money
Prominent local attorney E. Stewart Jones has been disbarred after an investigation found that he was commingling clients’ funds. The probe was spurred by a check associated with an escrow account at his former firm that was returned in January 2019. All of the escrow accounts at the firm were audited over a seven-year period.
Hannaford recalling breaded chicken cutlets
Hannaford Supermarkets is recalling its private brand of breaded chicken cutlets due to the packaging potentially missing a "milk allergen" specification label. The 7.5 oz. packages of fully cooked breaded chicken cutlets were distributed from January 24 to July 17.
Meet 'Crush': A rare orange lobster saved from a restaurant
The Downtown Aquarium in Denver said the lobster was “accidentally delivered” to a Red Lobster in Pueblo. Luckily, the shell was much brighter than the other lobsters, earning it a home at the aquarium in Denver rather than on a plate.
Oak Hill & Vicinity: Baseball in Oak Hill
“There was no question as to what was the most popular sport [in Oak Hill and Vicinity in the early decades of the 1900]. Hands down, it was baseball,” wrote Mike Hayes in his book “Oak Hill Voices from an American Hamlet.”. It is widely agreed that by...
Amanda Seyfried visits Upstate NY to support author of mystery set in Adirondacks
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Celebrities love a good book — and a trip to an Upstate New York bookstore — just as much as the rest of us bibliophiles. Amanda Seyfried stopped by the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs last week for author Liz Moore’s book tour. The actor posted a photo on Instagram of her and Moore posing next to a blown-up image of the cover of “The God of the Woods”, Moore’s latest novel, inside the beloved bookstore.
Bethlehem Central School District opens Universal Pre-K
36 Bethlehem Central School District students have won the lottery – that is the district’s lottery for its first year of free Universal Pre-Kindergarten. The post Bethlehem Central School District opens Universal Pre-K first appeared on Spotlight News.
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