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Westchester Medical Center Begins Work on $220M Expansion
VALHALLA—New York State Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado was among the many dignitaries who joined Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s leadership on July 24 to commemorate the start of construction for the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center. The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center, a $220-million...
Upstate New York School One of First in Area to Ban Cell Phones
As Governor Kathy Hochul continues her statewide push to ban smartphones inside New York schools, a school district in the Capital Region has already implemented a plan to make its school a "phone-free" space. Should All Schools Do This?. Eventually, they will. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week that she...
Ride Every Ride, All Day, For Less At New York State Fair
Get ready to ride all day for less at the New York State Fair. But you need to act fast. The flash sale for Ride All Day wristbands is for 22 hours, for $22 and its only available online. It's available until midnight Tuesday, July 30 or until they sell out.
Oral Rabies Vaccine Bait Program to Begin In New York
Soon you will see low-flying planes and helicopters in the skies across New York State. The United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services program is set to start the distribution of oral rabies vaccine baits in New York State. Weather permitting, ORV baits will be distributed by air throughout the...
Proposed legislation could protect Ithaca’s birds from window collisions
Nestled high above Cornell University’s campus, over 30 red-tailed hawk chicks have hatched, fed and taken flight. They’re all part of one feathered family, raised by their mother, a hawk named Big Red. Big Red and her brood have been the stars of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s...
CNN’s Kate Bolduan Asks Dem Gov About Kamala Harris VP Shortlist Being All ‘White Men’: ‘Does It Bother You?’
Kate Bolduan asked Kathy Hochul if it "bothered" her to look at Kamala Harris's shortlist for a vice presidential candidate and only see white men. The post CNN’s Kate Bolduan Asks Dem Gov About Kamala Harris VP Shortlist Being All ‘White Men’: ‘Does It Bother You?’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Health Officials Urge New York Residents: ‘Thoroughly’ Clean Fridge
Life-threatening recalls are forcing health officials to recommend New Yorkers "clean refrigerators thoroughly." The suggestion from the FSIS comes after a listeria outbreak linked to meat and veggies sold in New York State. Vegetables, Produce Recalled In New York. Three food retailers are issuing a major recall on vegetables and...
New York judge declines to appoint NRA monitor
(The Center Square) — A New York judge has shot down Attorney General Letitia James' bid for a court-appointed monitor to oversee the National Rifle Association but banned the group's former head from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade. The split ruling by New York Supreme Court Justice Joel Cohen, issued from the bench, blasted the NRA for a "lack of accountability" after it was found to have violated state nonprofit laws, but he ultimately determined that court oversight was not...
Lansing’s Avery Wells to play D3 baseball at Marywood
Lansing baseball has been the cream of the crop for sports in Tompkins County. To go along with their multiple sectional titles and state tournament runs—including a state championship in 2012—the Bobcats have consistently seen their alumni excel in the college scene. Recent graduate Avery Wells is set to continue this trend.
Local ice cream shops offer sweet relief from the heat
With this summer’s heat waves and occasional power outages, local ice cream shops have been weathering the positives and negatives of the hot temperatures and making the most of the summer season. “We hit our busiest week that we’ve ever had in the shop’s history,” Evie Morse, shift lead...
Robert Tuori: 20 years Teaching Science at the Ithaca High School
Growing up Robert Tuori’s father worked for 45 years in a factory in Syracuse. No one suspected many of these factories would be shuttered by the time Robert and his family would return to visit in the 1990’s. A good student, Robert headed to the State University of...
First-Prize Take 5 Ticket Purchased in Jamestown
Four top-prize tickets worth $8,250 apiece were sold for Tuesday's Take 5 evening drawing, and one of them was purchased in Jamestown. The New York Lottery has announced that Robo on Main, located at 817 North Main Street in the city, sold one of the four tickets that matched all five numbers. Lottery officials say the other three top-prize tickets were purchased in Buffalo, the Bronx, and Jackson Heights. The winning numbers for the Tuesday evening drawing were 1, 3, 10, 20 and 30.
Historic Upstate New York Weather Proves More Help Is Needed
Top New York officials believe the federal government needs to do more to protect New Yorkers from tornadoes. Following the most tornadoes New York has seen in one month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for increased funding for weather systems. Schumer Calls For More Federal Funding After Record...
NY weather: Washington County under a flood advisory Wednesday evening
A flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Washington County. The weather service says, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding possible in low-lying and poor drainage areas," describes the weather service. "Turn around, don't...