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New Law Will Put A Student On Every School Board In NY
A law requiring all state boards of education to have at least one student member will take effect on July 1, 2025. The students will attend public meetings, but not executive sessions, and won't be allowed to vote. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the bill on Thursday, Sept. 5. It will...
Gov. Hochul requests federal help for people impacted by Tropical Storm Debby
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Gov. Kathy Hochul requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden Saturday. It’s an effort to help folks in communities impacted by Tropical Storm Debby Aug. 8 through Aug. 10. In our region, Steuben, Ontario and Yates counties were hit the hardest by floods as a result of the storm. Damages, […]
New Ban Makes These Illegal in New York
Starting September 1st, 2024 if you are caught with one of these in New York you can expect to pay a fine of up to $500. Over the last year or so New York officials have begun a major crackdown targeting drivers who attempt to invade tolls on bridges, tunnels, and toll roads by covering, disguising, or altering their license plates. The crackdown started back in March when New York Governor Kathy Hochul launched a multi-agency task force to crack down on "ghost" plates and "ghost" cars using fake or altered plates.
New York Ranks Third in Invasive Plant Species
Recently Traci Taylor wrote a story about the Japanese knotweed, a beautiful but invasive plant that is causing environmental problems in New York. So it got me wondering, how does New York compare when it comes to dealing with invasive plants?. A recent study by Lawn Love ranked the states...
Girl Scouts of WNY names new Chief Executive Officer
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Girl Scouts of Western New York have appointed Cara Biddlecom as the new Chief Executive officer. The Western New York native and former girl scout holds a Master of Public Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from The Evergreen […]
Historic Staten Island village will tear down retro structure and bid farewell to resident ice cream parlor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For Egger’s Ice Parlor at Historic Richmond Town, this is summer’s last licks — for real. After seven years, tenancy ends for the business on Sept. 30 at the signature train station, a leftover set prop from HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Egger’s...
‘Such hatred’: NYC Jewish center on high alert after FBI foils terror plot
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Horrified. That is how so many Jews across New York City say they’re feeling after learning about an alleged terror plot against a Jewish center in Brooklyn. That mass shooting was supposed to take place around the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack against Israel. “We are not going […]
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