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SUNY Potsdam Alumni Honor Carol Dumka ’75 with Donald L. Tompkins Distinguished Service Award
Carol Dumka ’75 of Liverpool, N.Y., Honored with 2024 Donald L. Tompkins Distinguished Service Award from SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association. The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association recently honored Carol Dumka ’74 of Liverpool, N.Y., with the Donald L. Tompkins Distinguished Service Award during Reunion 2024. The Donald L. Tompkins...
New York Customers Frustrated Over Sam’s Club Expensive New Rule
Social media is an outlet where users can come together to learn and communicate with one another. More than ever, we scroll online to see our favorite stores and their deals, keep in contact with family and friends and get informed. As for Sam's Club, their customers have been sharing...
New York State Police Seek Your Help Identifying These 2, Accused of Stealing From an Upstate Farm Stand
Take the road less traveled. Sure the New York State Thruway will get you from point A to point B quickly but think of all you will miss along the way. The small town charm of Main Street or perhaps the roadside farm stand where you can buy fresh goods from local farmers. Just don't be these guys.
NRA corruption trial to enter second phase
The second phase of the National Rifle Association (NRA)’s corruption trial in New York, where a judge will determine whether ex-leadership should face any nonmonetary penalties for misspending the prominent gun rights organization’s money, is set to begin Monday. Earlier this year, a jury found longtime NRA head Wayne LaPierre squandered millions of dollars of…
New $6 million fund will try to turn Upstate Medical University’s ideas into new businesses
Leaders in Syracuse’s biotechnology space, along with local and state representatives, celebrated a first-of-its-kind venture capital fund for medical and life science innovations at the CNY Biotech Accelerator on Monday. A crowd including Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr., Empire State Development President Hope Knight...
Educators awarded by New York Association of Agricultural Educators
CAZENOVIA — Local agricultural educators Mandi Millen and Dr. Jan Woodworth were recently recognized at the New York Association of Agricultural Educators (NYAAE) Professional Development Conference in Auburn. During the June 16 awards banquet, both teachers received “Years of Service Awards” for their longtime leadership and service in agricultural...
New York Republicans condemn Biden, Democrats over Trump assassination attempt
Amid stepped-up security along Fifth Avenue, police officers watched the cars and the entrances to Trump Tower as supporters of the former president gathered on the sidewalk with bright red hats and draped in American flags.Public acts of defiance as several of New York's Republican politicians condemned Saturday's shooting and the rhetoric from Democrats they believe inspired it."When you convince people that someone is evil, there's going to be some maniac who wants to rid the world of evil," Andrew Lanza, R-NYS Senate, said.But by mid-afternoon, the gunman's motives remained a mystery. Apart from the circumstances, there was no clear...
Syracuse Football: In new rankings, 'Cuse has two of the highest-rated 4-star commits
The Syracuse football three-member 2026 class is well-represented in the new ESPN 300 for this cycle. Not too long ago, ESPN refreshed its national rankings for the rising high school junior class. The Orange, currently, has two of the 15 highest-ranked verbal pledges in this updated set of ratings. Two...
Plank Road Park pickleball courts to open July 23
Plank Road Park is sporting some new pickleball and tennis courts and everyone is invited to the grand opening which will take place July 23 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park, located at 5471 Mudmill Road in Brewerton. It’s an exciting time for the community, especially members of...
Syracuse firefighters battle late-night vacant house fire near Eastside neighborhodd
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department extinguished a vacant house fire on July 13 around 11:43 p.m. in the area of Lexington Avenue and Westcott Street, in the City’s Near Eastside Neighborhood. Firefighters arrived in the area a little more than two minutes later and began to...
Kristen Sharkey Has Been Promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Womens Basketball Program at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE - Kristen Sharkey who has been a member of Coach Felicia Legette-Jack's staff for the past decade at Syracuse and Buffalo, has been promoted to associate head coach at Syracuse University. Kristen played at Southern Regional High School under head coach Kathy Snyder. She graduated from Southern in 2010. Kristen had a great career as a player at Division 1 University at Buffalo. Sharkey scored 1,264 points and had 758 rebounds during her career and is 10th on Buffalo's all-time scoring list. She is tied for sixth in career games played at Buffalo and is fifth in free...
Phoenix Mercury Stars Get Crucial Injury Updates Before Clash With Sun
The Phoenix Mercury received crucial injury updates ahead of their clash with the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Head coach Nate Tibbetts expressed optimism, telling Desert Wave Media, "We're leaning towards having everyone which would be great, besides the ones that are listed as out. They're gonna ...
Severe Weather And Tornado Risk In Western New York
Nasty weather is set to return to Western New York. The National Weather Service in Buffalo is warning of possible strong thunderstorms and a slight risk of tornados across the region. READ MORE: RECORD NUMBER OF TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED IN WESTERN NEW YORK. It was just last Wednesday that four...
Veteran NYS Fair food vendor moves to iconic fairgrounds spot. ‘Big shoes to fill’
Heading into his 8th year as a New York State Fair food vendor, Nick Sanford admits to being “both excited and a little nervous.”. After all, the owner of Toss N Fire wood-fired pizza company is filling what he calls “some really big shoes.”. If you purchase a...
New York Shines Bright in the Olympic Medal Count
With the Olympic Games fast approaching and Team USA getting ready to show off their skills once again in Paris, New York stands out for its incredible contribution to the United States gold medal tally. While the excitement continues to build for the upcoming competition, let's shine the spotlight on...
Entity tied to Brandon Miller’s Chelsea development project files for bankruptcy
An entity tied to a property owned by the late Brandon Miller of Real Estate Equities Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in New York on Thursday. The company, Highline 118 LLC, is connected to 118 10th Avenue, a property that was at one time under...
First American Equipment Finance Recognized on Selling Power’s “60 Best Companies to Sell For in 2024” List
First American Equipment Finance was recognized on the Selling Power 60 Best Companies to Sell For in 2024 list, featuring companies leading the charge in perseverance and determination despite facing inflationary headwinds within a period of transformational technological change. This is First American’s eighth consecutive year on the list. The list includes companies of various sizes ranging from medium to enterprise.
Can St. Swithin’s Day Actually Predict the Weather in New York?
Today, July 15th, marks St. Swithin’s Day, a traditional church holiday that has long been associated with predicting the weather for the next 40 days. According to folklore, the weather on this day can determine whether New York and other regions will experience 40 days of rain. But is there any truth to this age-old legend?
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