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Get food stamps or public assistance? NY wants to hear how hard the system is to use
Syracuse, N.Y. — The state wants to hear from families who receive benefits like food stamps and public assistance about how hard the help is to get. In the spring, the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council asked the state and county departments of social services to share a statewide survey that asked people about their experience with the public benefit system.
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...
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...
Volleyball’s Valiant Effort Falls Short at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. – A memorable season-opening marathon didn't end Colgate's way in a 3-2 loss to Duke in the first of three matches this weekend inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Colgate took the first set of the season, 28-26, and handled the third set, 25-22, but the Blue Devils on their home court secured the final two frames to shrug off the Raiders' upset bid. Duke completed its comeback victory with a 15-7 triumph in the final set.
Navy Men’s Golf Kicks Off 2024-25 Season at Alex Lagowitz Memorial
The Navy men's golf team is kicking off its 2024-25 season at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial this weekend in Hamilton, N.Y. The event, hosted by Colgate at the Seven Oaks Golf Club, features 15 teams competing over three rounds. Yale enters as the defending champion, having finished 11-under par last year. The tournament will include seasoned competitors as well as newcomers, with Navy looking to make a strong impression.
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...
Columbia antisemitism task force reports ‘crushing’ discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish students at Columbia University have been driven out of their dorm rooms, chased off campus, compelled to hide their Jewish identity, ostracized by their peers and targeted by faculty, according to a report released Friday by the university’s Task Force on Antisemitism. The report, the second one released by...
Middlefield, New York Skunk Tests Positive For Rabies
Per the Otsego County, New York Department of Health, a skunk in the Town of Middlefield has tested positive for rabies on August 24th, 2024. The animal was seen exhibiting abnormal behavior. A number of livestock animals were exposed, but all were up to date with vaccinations. A single human was exposed, and they are now being proactively treated for the disease.
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,
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