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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.
Mayor Adams faces barrage of questions on future of NYPD commissioner
NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams was grilled during a news conference on Tuesday about the federal investigation into several high-ranking members of his administration, most notably NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.The mayor, who took questions virtually because he recently tested positive for COVID-19, said he spoke to Caban on Monday, but wouldn't go into details about the conversation or if he will be replaced."You know, as I've always stated, I don't go into private conversations, and whatever new changes in the administration that will be made, when they come about, we will announce them," Adams said. "At this time, we're...
This grocery chain is hiring 13K workers with a starting pay of up to $23 per hour
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Discount grocery chain Aldi – which is opening its first Staten Island store this week - will add 13,000 workers to its staff this holiday season and boost the average hourly wage to $23. “Whether it’s our in-store team filling shelves with fresh produce, warehouse...
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...
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