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Education majors work with international students at NASA/GLOBE annual meeting
Two SUNY Fredonia education majors broadened their experience by guiding a contingent of students that included 21 from foreign countries during the recent NASA/GLOBE annual meeting. Alyssa Wright, a 2024 graduate with a B.S. in Adolescence Education: Biology, from Attica, NY, and Gregory Holmberg, a senior Adolescence Education: Earth Science...
NYSSSA’s theatre, media, visual arts schools flourish on Fredonia campus
SUNY Fredonia can take a bow, thanks to how well it served future artists attending three New York State Summer School of the Arts programs. Over 100 high school students from across the state received intensive, pre-professional training from internationally acclaimed artists in three New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) programs – School of Theatre, School of Media Arts and School of Visual Arts.
Only On Erie News Now: Soap Opera Star Previews Return to Chautauqua County
Forty-five years. That’s how long Melody Thomas Scott has played “Nikki Newman” on The Young and the Restless (Y&R). Eleven months ago, fans came to see her at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre in Jamestown. Ticket sales raised money for upgrades at the community theater. Almost one year to the day, she’ll be back in Western New York—and now tickets are on sale for this unique event.
CAWTILE continues fight against wind turbines in Great Lakes with public event
Are wind turbines in Lake Erie an environmental disaster waiting to happen? More people in Erie and Chautauqua counties are beginning to ask this question after a wind turbine failure in Nantucket littered surrounding beaches. More from WBEN:
Chautauqua lawmakers to seek NYS AG's probe into City of Dunkirk financial debt issue
DUNKIRK, N.Y. — A Southern Tier city with major financial problems could end up being the focus of more officials in Albany. 2 On Your Side spoke with the Chautauqua County Executive about his concerns for taxpayers in the city of Dunkirk. Chautauqua County Executive P. J. Wendel says...
Second Common Council Meeting of July Will Not Be Rescheduled
Officials in the City of Dunkirk have announced that the second Common Council meeting for the month of July will not be rescheduled. As a result, the next council meeting will take place on Monday, August 5th. That meeting was originally slated for Tuesday, August 6th, but was moved to the previous day so that everyone would be free to participate in the city's National Night Out event. The meeting originally scheduled for July 16th was cancelled due to a lack of quorum.
Report: New York needs $29M to upgrade aging state bridges
(The Center Square) — New York needs to spend tens of millions of dollars to bring its aging bridges into a state of good condition, according to the state's top fiscal watchdog, calling for more funding for the upgrades. The report by New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said about one in 10 municipal bridges in the Empire State are in "poor" condition, with an estimated $29 million needed to repair the structures. ...
New York family of Holocaust victim reclaims Nazi-looted art
US authorities announced Friday the return of another artwork stolen by Nazis to the family of Fritz Grunbaum, the Austiran-Jewish cabaret performer and collector who originally owned it. The drawing, by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, was returned at a ceremony Friday by another Austrian-Jewish family, who purchased the piece without knowing that it had been stolen.
DEC Warns New York ‘Do Not Touch This Plant!’
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is warning everyone to avoid touching this very large invasive plant that can cause painful burns and scarring. If you lived in New York for a while you've probably heard the warning before from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) advising everyone to avoid any contact whatsoever with a specific plant that can be found scattered across the state.
New York Provides Free Overdose Emergency Kits to Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic violence shelters and service providers across New York State now have access to free Overdose Emergency Kits. This initiative is a partnership between the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). The kits are provided through Project COPE (Community Overdose Prevention Education), funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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