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Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard for Friday, May 24
After two months of playing, the local high school sports have made it to the sectional final four! Is your school playing to the final weekend of sectional play? Find out on Friday’s edition of the Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard! We have all the sectional playoff action from baseball, softball and lacrosse, plus Herkimer softball’s chance at a national championship, because we are committed to bringing you the Local Sports, Stats and Scores That Matter to you and all of Central New York!
Marathon for a Better Life is set to take place June 8
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – In Schoharie County, preparations are underway for Marathon for a Better Life on June 8. Started in 1996, Marathon for a Better Life provides financial help to Schoharie County residents battling cancer. According to Bruce Tryon, the organization has helped close to 1800 residents in Schoharie County. The marathon committee holds […]
2 dozen animals found dead, over a hundred neglected
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State Police have arrested four people in connection to an animal abuse case in the Town of New Berlin after dozens of animals were found dead and neglected. The police released new details on Tuesday, May 21, at a press conference held...
A Big Weekend of Baseball Festivities is Making an Impact on the Cooperstown Community
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball is driving in fans from all over the region and beyond for a special weekend of festivities. On Thursday, a brand new statue of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron was unveiled. On Friday evening, there was a ribbon cutting to officially open the new exhibit "The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball."
Hyde Hall Opens for the Season
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- If you were in Cooperstown Saturday and baseball wasn't your thing, then perhaps you stopped by Hyde Hall for the opening of their 2024 season. Located in Glimmerglass State Park, Hyde Hall proudly proclaims itself to be one of the most unique historical experiences in New York.
Ilion Receives Financial Assistance for Water Infrastructure Improvements
ILION, N.Y. -- The Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved $3 million in financial assistance for Phase II of the water infrastructure improvement project in Ilion. The approval "authorizes municipal access to low-cost financing and previously announced grants to get shovels in the ground for critical water and sewer...
New billboard proclaims Upstate NY village as the real birthplace of basketball
A new billboard proclaims a village in Upstate New York is the real birthplace of basketball. Dr. James Naismith has long been credited as inventing the game of basketball in December 1891 at a YMCA International Training School gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield is now the site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame where hoops legends like Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Kobe Bryant are enshrined.
Gloversville man admits to raping child
A Gloversville man has admitted to raping a child under the age of 17. Lee Horning Jr., 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony second-degree rape, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office. Horning was arrested last September after police said he had unwanted sexual contact with the...
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