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High risk sports get green light

A surprise announcement by the Section I Athletics Executive Committee last week proved to be a pleasant surprise for area student-athletes still holding out hope for a winter season. On Jan. 27, the committee officially gave the green light for “high risk” winter sports to return. Although there are still […]

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High school bowlers hit the lanes

Coronavirus precautions may have necessitated a few changes in format, but on Jan. 25, several area bowling teams got their first taste of competition this year as they officially kicked off the winter varsity season with a slate of matches at Bowlerland. And while the competition might have looked a […]

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Cuomo announces $200M in infrastructure funding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, Jan. 25, the availability of $200 million in BRIDGE NY funding for local governments to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. The new funding will allow localities to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide.  It builds upon $500 million previously […]

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State ramps up Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 24 updated New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program.  The total week 6 federal allocation of vaccine delivery to providers was completed last Sunday. Delivery of the week 7 allocation from the federal government does not begin until the middle of this week.  As of […]