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Yankees Honor Fallen East Fishkill, New York Police Officer
On Monday night, September 9th, 2024, the New York Yankees and their fans held a moment of silence for a fallen police officer from Dutchess County. East Fishkill Police Officers Dies in the Line of Duty. On December 18th, 2024, Officer Daniel DiDato of the East Fishkill Police Department was...
Poll: Vote for the Journal's Sept. 3-9 Athletes of the Week
Welcome back! With the school year and the fall sports season underway, we've got the first installment of Athletes of the Week. There obviously wasn't a full slate of games last week, but there still were some impressive wins and standout performances to highlight. Voting will be open until 6 p.m. Saturday. Large-school nominees ...
Buffalo Diocese to close nearly 80 parishes and worship sites in Western NY
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will close nearly 80 parishes and worship sites in Western New York due to financial trouble, the diocese announced Tuesday. The Buffalo Diocese initially recommended 40 churches to close or merge in June, four years after filing for bankruptcy. The diocese is also facing declining numbers in priests, parishioners and donations as it also pays out at least $100 million to settle nearly 900 cases of child sex abuse.
NYC students to receive lessons on reparations, abolishing the police
(The Center Square) – Public school students in New York City will receive lessons critical of capitalism and asserting that Black Americans should receive reparations, that student loans are equivalent to “debt peonage,” the tenets of the Black Lives Matter movement and arguments for abolishing the police. The 520-page Black Studies Curriculum, which is being implemented by New York City Public Schools this fall, provides lesson plan outlines for teachers on controversial topics like the case for reparations, voter ID laws and the difference between...
NJ wildfire burns near 2 schools in Ocean County
BERKELEY — A wildfire described as "erratic" that started Monday afternoon continues to burn near two schools and the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County. The Fishers Pit Wildfire off Northern Boulevard in Berkeley is located near the Garden State Parkway and Central Regional Middle and High schools. It is also not far from Double Trouble State Park.
Nine towns sue New Jersey to stop next round of affordable housing mandates
Fed up with new, court-enforced state mandates to facilitate the construction of more affordable housing, nine municipalities have joined forces to sue New Jersey, seeking to halt a dramatic wave of new residential complexes rising above the landscape in recent years. “This is about standing up for all New Jersey communities,” read a...
Things are getting scary at Baruch College
The impulse of many Jewish leaders to condemn and shine a spotlight on any campus incident with the faintest possibility of being antisemitic has made it difficult for the most upsetting events to break through the noise. Today I want to shine a bright light on two alarming incidents targeting the Baruch College Hillel, which...
Jordan Chiles Traded the Beam For the Catwalk at NYFW
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles has now conquered the only strip of runway more intimidating than the balance beam: the New York Fashion Week catwalk. Chiles, whose bronze medalist status is still TBD, closed out the Kim Shui show on September 7, in a garment that can only be described as a leotard. No wonder it looked so natural on her.
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