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Upstate NYer Buys $10 Scratch-Off At Grocery Store Wins $3M
The New York Lottery has many scratch-off tickets to choose from. There are thousands and millions to win. You can spend anywhere from one to thirty dollars on a scratch-off ticket. The latest Capital Region lottery winner bought a ten-dollar scratch-off and cashed in big!. Which $10 New York Lottery...
8 years later, fight continues to get "Kyra's Law" passed in N.Y.
MANHASSET, N.Y. -- It has been eight years since a little Long Island girl died at the hands of her own father.Since then, her mother has worked to save other families from a similar fate.But the question many are asking is why hasn't her bill become law yet?Kyra Franchetti's tragic story Kyra Franchetti of Manhasset was shot and killed as she slept by her abusive father during a court-ordered visitation. He then doused the home with gasoline in what was determined to be a murder-suicide.Pain was etched on the faces of parents, their children, and community leaders as they sent a...
Steve Bannon's trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term
While Steve Bannon serves a four-month federal prison term, the conservative strategist now has a December date for a different trial in New York, where he’s charged with scheming to con donors who gave money to build a border wall with Mexico. With Bannon excused from court because of his incarceration, a judge Tuesday scheduled jury selection to start Dec. 9 in the “We Build the Wall” case. The trial had been expected as soon as September but was postponed because Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, is in a federal penitentiary in Connecticut. Bannon is behind bars because he was convicted of defying a congressional subpoena related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He’s due to be released in late October. The judge in the New York case, April Newbauer, said she wanted to allow enough time for Bannon to meet with his lawyers and review trial exhibits and things she described as “difficult to go over during counsel visits in prison.”
Town Hall Theater to Present Bread and Puppet's Circus at the Addison County Fair
The circus is coming! The circus is coming! Bread and Puppet Theatre’s circus, that is. On Sunday, September 1st, Town Hall Theater will present Bread + Puppet’s Medium Big Tour at the Addison County Fair Grounds in Vergennes, Vermont. The performance of “The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus” will be set against the iconic Bread + Puppet hand-painted bus – and begin with Bread & Puppet’s brass band at 4:15pm.
Hillary Clinton Coming to NJPAC
Former First Lady, Senator from New York, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has added New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to her U.S. fall tour. Clinton comes to NJPAC on Tuesday, September 17, at 7 p.m. Joined by a moderator, Clinton will take the audience on a journey of unvarnished exchanges on politics, democracy, the threats we face, as well as friendship, aging, marriage, and how we can all work together to shape a future to be proud of.
Trump tells New York appeals court to toss $454 million fraud judgment
Former President Donald Trump filed a brief on Monday calling on an appeals court to toss a judgment that forces him to pay roughly $454 million to the state of New York. Trump’s attorneys filed paperwork before New York’s Appellate Division on Monday, calling the judgment against him an “unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab” by state Attorney […]
Cases of World’s Deadliest Bacterial Illness Rising in New York
After a 30-year decline, cases of a life-threatening bacterial infection are rebounding across New York State. Health officials are sounding the alarm after an illness, dubbed "the world's most infectious killer," continues to infect more people across the United States. Roughly 1.5 million people across the world die from it every year.
Sprawling & Eclectic Marylou Whitney Estate On Market For $16M
This historic 120-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, previously owned by Marylou Whitney and her husband, John Hendrickson, is up for sale. The property features a large 6,218 sq ft mansion from 1851 with 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. It includes amenities like a pool house, tennis courts, rose gardens, multiple garages, and additional buildings such as a chapel and an office. Check it out!
Community invited to Sticks & Stuff's official grand opening
Vermont-based company has been an instant welcomed edition in the Northern Tier. ROUSES POINT | The official opening of Sticks & Stuff’s first New York location has been a welcomed addition to the Northern Tier. And in celebration of the Vermont-based company’s historic expansion to Rouses Point, the community...
US-Canada illegal border crossings surge – and those migrants are heading to NYC
CLINTON COUNTY, N.Y. - A gas station in the small city of Plattsburgh, New York, was once an unassuming pit stop before a trip to the nearby Adirondacks, or perhaps a stay near Lake Champlain. Thanks to its proximity to the northern border, it’s now better known as an outpost for migrants, the penultimate stop on their long journeys from home.
Two Capital Region banks to merge, change names
Arrow Financial Corporation, who owns both Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company, has finalized a merger between the two. The banks will be renamed as Arrow Bank National Association.
On the Road Again: Willie Nelson and His Son Are Joining Forces With Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, and More
September 21 marks another year of Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and friends in Saratoga Springs, New York. Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young will perform, along with a bill of other amazing artists. Right now, Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff...
City of Plattsburgh awarded $1.5+M for new multiuse path
Local project part of latest Climate Smart Communities state funding. ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced more than $7.3 million to municipalities across the state as part of New York State’s Climate Smart Communities grant program. The projects- including a new sidewalk and bike lane in the City...
West Seneca Police Win Social Media With Latest Post
If you haven't started following the West Seneca Police on social media you are missing out. They are using the social media platforms the way they were intended to, to make us laugh. READ MORE: POPULAR WESTERN NEW YORK BUSINESS HAS A NEW HOME. Ask anyone in Western New York...
Small Adirondack community rallies to change racist hill name
Name-change petition circulates for renaming hill in Franklin County after historic Black settlers. Earlier this month in the small Adirondack community of Bloomingdale, several dozen people packed the Hex and Hop Brewery’s wooden picnic tables to participate in a crusade. They listened to a presentation on the history of...
Lake Placid bids to host 2026 Winter Olympics sliding events if Italy falters
It's been a while since upstate New York hosted the Olympic games...over 30 years. Salt Lake City will host the Winter Olympic Games 2034, but upstate New York may have part of the games as soon as 2026. Lake Placid has submitted a bid to host the sliding portion of the winter games if Italy fails to improve their track by March of next year. If selected, Lake Placid would have three sports and 450 athletes participating.
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