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$500 Million Investment to Benefit Central NY Communities
The Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund, part of the Green CHIPS incentive agreement between Micron and Empire State Development (ESD), will begin accepting Letters of Intent on August 15. This $500 million fund is designed to boost Micron's $100 billion investment in New York, expected to create nearly 50,000 jobs in Central New York.
Cannabis Association of New York to hold cornhole tournament Saturday: What to know
Fans of the backyard game cornhole will have a chance to showcase their skills in the High Toss Cornhole Tournament on Saturday. The tournament, hosted through a collaboration between the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY), the Broome County Urban League and Just Breathe Tomorrows, will be held at noon on Collier Street in downtown Binghamton. Organizers said smoking will be allowed at the event.
Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control
MILWAUKEE — Republican lawmakers are targeting a handful of battleground states that are prime opportunities to flip in 2024 as part of their efforts to win the White House in November. But GOP leaders are also homing in on one unlikely target: New York. New York has long been a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections […]
Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
(FORT COLLINS, CO) Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children in families with low economic resources are particularly at risk.
Discrimination Lawsuit Against N.Y. City Official Can't Be Totally Sealed at Plaintiff's Behest
From Doe v. City of New York, decided today by Judge Gregory Woods (S.D.N.Y.):. One distinguishing facet of the American legal system is its commitment to public access to the trial process. This legacy of "open justice" is as old as America itself. The plaintiff in this action asks that the Court deviate from that legacy and to permit her to litigate her case under seal in complete secrecy. Because the plaintiff has not overcome the strong presumption to public access that attaches to judicial documents—including her complaint and the existence of the case itself—her motion to seal the case is DENIED….
Ground Broken on Long Island on nation's largest offshore wind farm
SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- There was a historic groundbreaking Wednesday for New York's next offshore wind farm, which will be seven times bigger than the first one.Years in the making, winds of change are coming to the state's energy grid. Months after South Fork Wind went live, the far bigger Sunrise Wind will have 84 turbines to generate 924 megawatts, making it the largest wind farm in the nation.Ocean winds will be supplying the project's clean energy by 2026."Six hundred thousand homes. That is the metric and that is a true game changer for Long Island," said Doreen Harris, president of...
Warwick Weightlifting Club members win at youth championship
Two members of the Warwick Weightlifting Club recently achieved success at the USA Weightlifting 2024 National Youth Championships held in Pittsburg in June. Ten-year-old Sadie Cirbus won the USA Weightlifting Championship for the Under 11, 55-kilogram division and 12-year-old Landon Tarazona won a bronze medal for the Under 13, 61-kilogram weightlifting class.
Port Jervis wrestler Charlie Wylie takes home Fargo Nationals title
It’s been a transformational year for Port Jervis wrestler Charlie Wylie, all because she learned to accept change. Standing only 4 foot, 11 inches, Wylie was always cutting weight trying to maintain 100 pounds for her matches. She proved successful for the most part but it wasn’t always comfortable. “I finally went up,’’ she...
Caught on video: Rockland County, N.Y. man nearly struck by lightning
NEW CITY, N.Y. - Wednesday's storms brought destruction to parts of New York state. A tornado did damage in the upstate New York city of Rome in Oneida, north of Utica. The twister snapped trees in half and sent debris flying into people's homes. It toppled power poles and downed power lines. Some buildings were completely destroyed, with bricks and debris falling on top of cars. Several people in the city said they lost everything. The National Weather Service said it was the worst tornado to hit the area in at least 30 years. "I am so lucky to be alive" There were long hours...
New Play Explores Displacement and Migration Wordlessly
MIGRATIONS is a wordless play with original sound design exploring journeys of displacement and migration. It is drawn from interviews with displaced people and personal stories of the international performance collective Long Story Short. It’s being presented Friday, July 19, at NACL in Highland Lake, NY by Long Story Short...
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