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Little League NYS All-Star 11s baseball: Never-say-die South Shore rallies for 3-2 win vs. Massapequa to cop state title
All-Star tournaments are a battle of attrition. It’s a test of which team has the will to bounce back in the most pressure situations -- especially in a double-elimination format. South Shore Little League, winners of the District 24 and Section 3 South title earlier this summer, had run...
Police Investigate Tractor Trailer Involved Crash in Dolgeville
Dolgeville Police are investigating a crash that involved a tractor trailer on Friday evening. Police Investigate Tractor Trailer Involved Crash in Dolgeville. Dolgeville Police are investigating a crash that involved a tractor trailer on Friday evening.
Herkimer Town Board reviews park reopening, solar project, and various community initiatives
“It was a good weekend,” Herkimer Town Supervisor Dominic Frank said at the July 15 meeting of the Herkimer Town Board. He was referring to the grand reopening of the Town of Herkimer Park at 154 Pine Grove Road, which took place Saturday, July 13. The park features many improvements, including a basketball court, an improved tennis/pickleball court, a walking trail, and an outdoor fitness area.
Wegmans Dethroned: Surprising New Supermarket Favorite Takes Top Spot
Move over Wegmans. There's a new favorite store in town. The Rochester-based supermarket chain has been dethroned as the best in America. And you'll never guess by who. Wegmans is beloved by not just shopped, but employees too. The chain has received numerous honors as one of the best places to shop and the top place to work.
Herkimer BOCES student places 6th in nation at SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta
A recent graduate of the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Health Science Careers program and Herkimer Central School District finished off her final year of high school by placing sixth in the nation at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta. Zoey Caldwell first won the state championship in the SkillsUSA...
'A problem we can solve:' More affordable housing is coming to Buffalo
NEW YORK — More high-quality, affordable housing is coming to Buffalo. State Senator Sean Ryan announced the first step of ‘The City of Good Neighborhoods’ plan to build safe and affordable rental units statewide. $40 million in the state budget was established in New York’s Vacant Rental Improvement Program to create more affordable rental properties for low-income families, notes the Senator’s Office.
New Scotland Spirits makes Little Falls stop
Jesse Sommer with New Scotland Spirits stopped by the studio to do a podcast about his company and his life. Jesse Sommer with New Scotland Spirits is on a mission to get the rest of us in New York to experience the passion and taste he’s put into his whisky.
Dawgs Take It Down To The Wire Again, Win Third Straight Over Amsterdam
LITTLE FALLS, NY – Thursday night’s dramatics for the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs came in the form of the pitchers, and they delivered in spades. The Diamond Dawgs took the lead in the bottom of the eighth and never looked back, pitching a nail-biter to knock off the Amsterdam Mohawks, 2-1. The two teams were scoreless until the seventh when Zach Eldred (East Greenbush, NY/SUNY Brockport) scored Evan Haeger (New Hudson, MI/Alabama) on an RBI single that got all the way to the right field wall. Mohawk Valley tied it up, though in the bottom of the seventh on a hot grounder by Luke Nomura (Maplewood, NJ/Fairfield) that the Amsterdam shortstop booted into left field. That allowed Max McGlone (Doylestown, PA/West Point) to score and tie up the game.
Cooling station for unhoused people opens in Ilion
Photo by Donna Thompson – Christine Lawrence stands beside the lockers at the new Loaves and Fishes Cooling Station at 55 Central Plaza, Ilion. Visitors will store items in the locker while spending time at the site. The cooling station will be open from noon to 5 p.m. and will provide guests with a bag lunch as well as a place to get out of the heat.
29 Student-Athletes Receive Long Island Junior Soccer League Scholarships
The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL), the largest league in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), has the largest scholarship program in Eastern New York. The league distributed 29 scholarships at the LIJSL Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, July 21 at the Huntington Hilton. These well-rounded teenagers, selected based on academic and athletic excellence plus community service, exemplify the mission of the league and its idealistic slogan of “Building Character Through Soccer.”
Winning Take 5 ticket sold in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York has another lottery winner. The New York State Lottery announced Friday there were multiple top-prize winners for the July 25, 2024 TAKE 5 evening drawing. One of the tickets was sold right here in WNY. A prize-winning ticket worth $16,759 was sold at...
Two more tornadoes confirmed in New York: See where they hit
A small tornado touched down in Oswego County and damaged trees during storms on July 24, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado struck near the town of Orwell, causing a short path of broken tree limbs near a tributary of Pennock Brook. The estimated peak winds for the twister was 85 mph, placing it on the upper limit of the Enhanced Fujita Scale rating of 0; it traveled 0.2 miles and had a maximum width...
DEC warns of Asian Longhorned Beetles
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There are two species of beetles that can be found throughout New York State. The first being the Native Whitespotted Pine Sawyer, which is native to the state. The other being the Asian Longhorned Beetle. “The Asian Longhorned Beetle is an invasive insect from Asia that attacks and kills hardwood trees, […]
Honoring Heritage: Meeder’s Restaurant Joins NY Historic Business Registry
(WNY News Now) – RIPLEY, NY – Senator George Borrello recently presented the New York State Historic Business Award to Meeder’s Restaurant, celebrating its inclusion in the state’s Historic Business Preservation Registry. Established by legislation passed in 2020, the Historic Business Registry includes businesses that have...
Upstate New York May Be Home To Mobster’s $130 Million Hidden Treasure
The search for a mobster's $130 million hidden treasure continues in the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Legendary mobster Dutch Schultz may have buried a fortune somewhere in Upstate New York. Pine Plains Business Is Named After Dutch Schultz. In September 2020, Dutch's Spirits opened on Harvest Homestead Farm...
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