Author: Megan Hatch
Alyssa’s Law: How will New York schools implement panic buttons? (video)
As the school safety movement spreads across the nation, New York State is taking steps to install panic buttons in schools. Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed Alyssa’s Law, which will require all…
Cornell graduate student invents CO2 filter that could help combat climate change (video)
Mary Zick is pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Cornell University. She recently created a carbon dioxide filter that might be one solution to climate change in the future. In a collaboration…
Tompkins County: Unarmed officer pilot program aims to improve police-community ties (video)
Public safety in the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County might improve in the next year through the Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative. The collaborative has been developing multiple programs, including its most…
Who will be the next Wayne County judge? GOP primary held Tuesday
Wayne County voters turned out today for the Republican primary election for the next county judge. Republicans from all over Wayne cast their vote on Tuesday, June 28 for either Michele Villani,…
What next for Geneva’s Trinity Episcopal Church? (video)
After long negotiations and meetings, the Trinity Episcopal Church was officially sold to McGroarty Investments in early June. Real estate developer Mark McGroarty now owns the church and two adjacent buildings. According…
Penn Yan Airport serves as the first solar light testing site by the FAA (video)
Penn Yan is officially the first airport in the U.S. to have solar lighting from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is using Penn Yan’s airport to study how solar-powered lighting and…
Bird feeder battle divides neighborhood in Sodus Point (video)
Sodus Point resident Don Antal feeds the neighborhood birds, squirrels and ducks with his 23 sheet pans of peanuts and bird food. The 71-year-old lives in Sodus Point year-round and started his…
Will New York’s Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill encourage black market pet sales? (video)
New York’s Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill is on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk to be signed. It would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores. Petland in Cicero is…
“I’ve never seen anything like this before”: The state of mental health care in the Finger Lakes
Mental health care in New York has reached a crisis point as the number of patients seeking care overpowers the number of available services. Attorney General Letitia James said New York is…
Waterloo school board selects tigers as new mascot for sports teams (video)
The Board of Education for the Waterloo Central School District voted last night to replace the district’s former ‘Indians’ mascot a new one- ‘Tigers’- yesterday. Final decision on new name for Waterloo…
New York’s Adult Survivors Act now in effect
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act into law on May 24. The law allows victims of sexual trauma who were adults when the alleged incident occurred to proceed…
Ontario County: Leonard’s Express CEO says new warehouse will bring needed storage, jobs to region (Video)
Leonard’s Express celebrated the construction of its temperature-controlled warehouse in Shortsville on Thursday. Construction workers, Leonard’s employees and local community members gathered to sign the warehouse beam at the topping-out ceremony on…
New community dashboard gives Ithaca residents insight into calls received by police
The City of Ithaca has a new interactive Community Dashboard that tracks calls received by the Ithaca Police Department. “This is an interactive dashboard that allows members of the public to gain…
First case of monkeypox outside New York City reported by NYS Health Department
The first case of monkeypox outside of New York City has been reported by the state Health Department on Wednesday, June 8. The DOH announced the first case outside the city was…
Test-out option for unvaccinated NYS employees suspended
The option for New York State employees to test out of the testing requirement was suspended Tuesday. There are now more options for COVID-19 testing than ever before, therefore, employers are encouraging…
Families of Buffalo shooting victims testify in front of Congress
On Tuesday morning, Garnell Whitfield, Jr., the son of victim Ruth Whitfield of the mass shooting at Tops in Buffalo, testified before Congress during a hearing on domestic terrorism. In the hearing,…
