ALBANY — Today is I Love My Park Day, a statewide event held each year on the first Saturday of May to celebrate and enhance New York’s parks, historic sites, greenway trails and other public…
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Back In The Day: Plattsburg’s Special Role in Treatment of World War I Shell Shock
PLATTSBURGH — Several months into World War I, newspapers reported “Strange New Diseases Caused by Battle.” French army surgeons described “a peculiar mental condition,” called “hypnosis of battle.” They said this “hypnotic state” lasted at…
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A Canine Gem operator facing more charges
BEEKMANTOWN — Hilary A. Davis, operator of animal rescue A Canine Gem, which 49 dogs were seized from in February due to alleged poor conditions, was arraigned on additional charges in Beekmantown Justice Court Wednesday….
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Friday’s area roundup: Fenerty near perfect for Salem; Pingree rallies late
BASEBALL Salem 5, Saugus 1: Senior righty and captain Riley Fenerty came within one out of a no-hitter but Saugus’ Danny Zeitz hit a solo homer with two down in the seventh to play spoiler….
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Zielinski dominates at her 1st Ken Bell; warm weather results in 357 PRs, many school records
TRAVERSE CITY — One meet record fell Friday at Traverse City Central. And it fell big time. By a lot. Traverse City Central freshman Lorelai Zielinski obliterated the discus record by almost 9 feet, smashing…
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Northwest playoff run ends with Final Four loss to defending state champ Johnson
Northwest Whitfield High School’s playoff run from a third seed in its own region to the Class 4A Final Four ended in a state semifinal defeat Friday night. Gainesville’s Johnson High School, the 2022 5A…
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Early runs help Oneonta top Susquehanna Valley 4-0
The Oneonta baseball team kept its undefeated season going with a 4-0 home win over Susquehanna Valley on Friday. The Yellowjackets scored three runs in the first inning which proved to be more than enough…
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State title game rematch goes the other way as Lions fall to GMC Prep in semifinals
A rematch of last year’s Class A DII state championship game played out in this year’s state semifinals at Christian Heritage School on Friday night. After celebrating a state title after a win against Milledgeville’s…
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Peabody punches postseason ticket with seventh straight win
SWAMPSCOTT — The Tanners are back in the big dance. A year after missing the Division 1 playoffs for just the second time in the last 30 years, Peabody didn’t waste a lot of time…
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Falls launches new web site to better connect residents
After years of looking like the 20th-century world wide web, the Falls has taken a bold leap into the 21st-century internet. On Monday, the city launched the newest version of its website: https://niagarafallsusa.org/ Mayor Robert…
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