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'The park looks amazing.' See swimming beach upgrades, what's new at Stony Brook
As the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation marks its Centennial in 2024, attendance has been sizzling right along with the temperature. On Monday, state parks brass brought the spotlight to Stony Brook State Park, where a $4.5 million investment has put a shine on the swimming beach facilities...
Toxic Candy Found In New York Still For Sale, Many Hospitalized
Recalled candy, that may cause a fatal illness, is still available for sale in New York State. Many people have been hospitalized. The FDA continues to warn about candy from a California company that is getting many people sick across the United States, including in New York State. FDA: Destroy...
“Big Money” Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In New York
Check your Powerball ticket this morning. The New York State Lottery announced that a "Big Money" winning ticket from last night's Powerball drawing was sold in New York. The ticket matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball which means the owner of the ticket won the 3rd place prize of $50,000.
Giant 220-pound fish caught in the Hudson Valley by endangered species research team
This photo is a real catch. Biologists and volunteers working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program spent several weeks in May and June studying trends in the local Atlantic sturgeon population. During that time, they caught a female Atlantic sturgeon weighing at...
Meet the Western New Yorkers who will be at the 2024 Paris Olympics
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Eight people with connections to Western New York will take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will feature 329 medal events. Four of those people are athletes who just so happened to compete in Tokyo, three years ago, during the Summer Games. Anita Alvarez, and Matt Anderson, and Jessica Pegula will be in action at the Paris Olympics.
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...
Disabled NYer’s are Victims of Gov. Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause
Michelle Alcaraz can’t use the closest subway station to her apartment because it doesn’t have an elevator. So whenever she wants to exercise her basic freedom of movement, she needs to point her wheelchair to a station nearly a half-mile out of her way. She’s one of tens...
Las Vegas man accused of threatening to kill federal judges, state employees
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A local man is facing 22 federal counts for allegedly threatening to assault and murder federal officials in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Montana. Between Nov. 30, 2023, and July 7, 2024, Spencer Christjencody Gear, 32, is accused of making threatening phone calls...
Little League NYS All-Star 12s Baseball Tournament 2024: Malhotra (Harrison LL), Laning and Guarino, both of Auburn LL, are skills champs
The talents of dozens of athletes, who are competing in the New York State 12-year-old Baseball Tournament at South Shore and Great Kills Little Leagues this week, were on display Wednesday morning at Great Kills for the always-exciting skills competition. The skills tested were running (Road Runner Award), throwing (Golden...
Neil Young To Join Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp & More At Farm Aid 2024 In Saratoga Springs
Neil Young is set to join Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and more at Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Farm Aid is scheduled to be held on September 21 at Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs. Besides performances from Farm Aid board members Willie...
Producing Superb Final Season for Williams Men’s Lax, PDS Alum Caputo Enjoyed Some Highlight Moments
SHOOTING STAR: Cal Caputo looks to unload the ball in action this spring during his senior season for the Williams College men’s lacrosse team. Former Princeton Day school standout Caputo led Williams in scoring this spring, tallying 61 points on 44 goals and 17 assists as the Ephs went 9-7. Star attacker Caputo totaled 161 points over his college career as he scored 120 goals with 41 assists. (Photo by Shiv Patel, provided courtesy of Williams College Athletics)
Coding Week at the Milne Library!
For 5th-8th graders who want to learn about computers and code! The first day will be a general introduction to code and computers, and the rest of the week will be split up into two interactive projects. It is not necessary to sign up for all events; sign up for any combination of events! For example, you do not have to sign up for the intro session to participate in either of the projects, and the projects build on different concepts, so attending one is not required for attending the other.
Help Needed: Women Go Missing From Hudson Valley, Upstate New York
New York State Police are pleading for help in finding two women who separately went missing. One is from the Hudson Valley the other is from Upstate New York. A search is still underway for a missing woman from Dutchess County. Missing Poughkeepsie, New York Woman. On Tuesday, New York...
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