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Company With 600 New York Stores, Closing Nearly 300 Locations
It appears it's time to say farewell to another popular brand-name store in New York State. The closing announcements sadly don't stop in New York State. Supermarket Chain with 60 New York Locations Confirms Hudson Valley Closure. Last month, Hudson Valley Post reported a supermarket in the region was closing...
ADL demands state attorneys general investigate anti-Israel groups
EXCLUSIVE — The Anti-Defamation League is pressing state attorneys general in New York and Arizona to investigate the tax-exempt statuses of two anti-Israel groups linked to protests in support of Hamas, according to sets of letters obtained by the Washington Examiner. The letters, which the ADL sent Tuesday to New York Attorney General Letitia James […]
Utica Blue Sox tops Boonville in PGCBL contest
The Utica Blue Sox scored nine runs over the seventh and eighth innings against the Boonville Lumberjacks. The offense helped the Blue Sox score a 10-0 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League win Monday over the Lumberjacks at Murnane Field in Utica.
Fourth of July observation at Tomb of Unknown Solders in Rome
ROME — An Independence Day Observance will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers of the American Revolution, hosted by the Rome Historical Society and Rome Rotary Club. The event at the tomb, at the corner of James and Liberty streets,...
SUNY ESF janitor threatened to shoot up campus, troopers say
Syracuse, N.Y. — A janitor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry threatened to shoot up the college’s campus in Syracuse after disciplinary issues on the job, troopers said. The janitor, a 54-year-old man, made the threats in text messages to a co-worker Tuesday afternoon, troopers...
President of CNY youth soccer club charged with stealing over $50,000 from organization
Cicero, N.Y. – A president and coach of a Central New York youth soccer club has been charged with stealing over $50,000 from the group, troopers said. Paul R. Palucci, 36, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records after allegedly using his soccer club’s accounts for fraudulent charges, according to a news release from State Police.
Armed security coming to St. Joseph’s Hospital
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On July 3, In an email to NewsChannel 9 St. Joseph’s Health confirmed that they have increased partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement in an effort to to recruit and attract retired law enforcement officers to key security roles. Security officers will be trained to take a more authoritative […]
Troubled Downtown Binghamton Bar Closed After Shooting
A Binghamton nightclub with a long history of problems has shut down following the latest incident in which a man was shot in the chest. The Cave, which operated out of a basement at Centre Plaza on Henry Street, had been fined thousands of dollars by the State Liquor Authority in recent years.
Kingston opts into "good cause" eviction, passes ceasefire resolution in tense council session
New York’s “good cause” eviction law, passed in the latest state budget, allows upstate communities to opt in to restrictions on landlords, preventing them from evicting certain tenants without legitimate cause and from and from making predatory rent hikes. Albany was the first city to opt in in June. The Kingston Common Council opted in with a unanimous 9-0 vote, following a tense public comment period that stretched over three hours.
Spotlight on Youth-Police Interaction: Save Our Streets Aims to Save Our Children
UTICA, N.Y. -- Healing is hard. Sometimes, it helps to do it together. That's the goal this Friday. A pop-up cookout, with area kids and Save our Streets. But underneath it all, a serious goal. The most important goal, as highlighted by recent events in the City of Utica. Behind...
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