Albany
On February 12, 2024, about 20 students and their teachers from five Rochester schools traveled to Albany to advocate for the Advanced Placement (AP) programs. The delegation aims to meet with state legislators to discuss the importance of sustaining AP program support. Their agenda includes addressing the funding for AP exam fees and the necessity […]
A janitor is being sued after an incident from back in 2020. The janitor who works for a cleaning service company that had a contract with a college in the Albany area allegedly powered down a freezer that had been storing cells for science research. The college claimed in the lawsuit the janitor’s actions destroyed […]
It’s the beginning of flu season and doctors are expecting cases to be higher than normal this year. Right now the New York City, Albany, and Central New York area is already seeing a spike in flu cases and a total of 600 hundred cases statewide. Doctors are encouraging people to get their flu shots sooner than […]
It’s like a guessing game at the gas station now, except you know that no matter what you are paying close to $5 a gallon. According to AAA data, New York State has surpassed the $5.00 mark for the average price of gas as of Thursday, making it the highest ever average price on record. […]
Earlier this week inside a Albany courthouse somebody unloaded hundreds of roaches. According to reports 4 people were being arraigned, One of the defendants pulled out their cell phone and began recording inside the courtroom. When the person was ordered to stop recording that’s when a fight began and the roaches were released fromo a […]
Due to severe weather predictions that are forecast in the Rochester area, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all of the second dose appointments for Friday are being postponed and rescheduled for tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. Anyone who had their appointment today should be receiving text or email with more specific details on rescheduling. Governor […]
Since Coronavirus pandemic hit the United States a lot of people lost their jobs and other people are losing their livelihood especially landlords with rent moratorium across the state. One frustrated landlord from Albany decided to take matters into his own hands, Shawn Douglas is accused of kidnapping two tenants and leaving them at a […]
State officials have confirmed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new order that says all Yellow and Orang Zone restrictions in Monroe county have been lifted. Restaurants like Radio Social can now operate under the less rigid restrictions that were in place before the microcluster rules went into place. Radio Social has been closed for 8 out of […]
For the first time in 8 days, Monroe County’s COVID-19 yellow zone is below 4% positivity. This is a really good sign, as we were on track to become upgraded to an orange zone by Albany. Monroe County’s current micro-cluster positivity rate is at 3.68 %. This news comes after the 14 day re evaluation […]
There is about $4 billion left over from the Coronavirus Relief Fund that Albany lawmakers have yet to spend. Assemblyman Harry Bronson, along with plenty of other state officials, are urging Governor Cuomo to give the surplus to struggling non-profit organizations. Local non-profits like the Open Door Mission have been able to stay afloat because […]
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