First it was a whisper. Then it became the dull background sound of waves crashing on the shore in the distance, or a truck on a distant highway. Most recently, it is a roar. The Changing Church. At St. Mark’s, we have a new priest. And with that comes change. Will the services be the same? Will the lay leadership maintain their roles? What if Columba wants to change something significant – maybe music, or types or timing of fellowship?
In an April 29, 2020 editorial, I wrote that I would not take a bet that The Chronicle-Express would be around in print form for its 200th year. It almost wasn’t. Just days before an announced closure, the weekly newspaper was sold by Gannett to CherryRoad Media.
For many New York homeowners, the waning days of August and the start of September bring cheery back-to-school sendoffs and the arrival of the household's STAR benefit.
Tom Passmore Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin USA TODAY NETWORK With apple picking season right around the corner, it’s easy to wonder how the dry, hot weather experienced throughout the Southern Tier this summer will impact local apple offerings. In June, the average rainfall for the month is 5.33 inches, but in 2022, the Binghamton area saw only 4.59 inches fall according to the National Weather Service.
The Yates County Law Enforcement Officers Union Local 1869 (also known as YC COPS) has endorsed Judge Jason Cook in this year’s campaign for State Supreme Court in the 7th Judicial District, which covers Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates counties.
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets ALBANY — New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball recently announced that the department, in partnership with Cornell University, has relaunched its Grapevine Certification program to protect and support New York’s wine and grape industry.
New York's weekly tally of COVID-19 cases fell about 6% in the week ending Aug. 28, but slight upticks in infections across parts of upstate raised risk levels in some communities as authorities raced to launch a COVID- 19 booster push during the back-to-school season.
If you’re younger than 21, you should still be able to buy a can of whipped cream in New York. You just can’t buy a whippet, or whip-it, a small nitrous oxide-filled charger used to aerosolize the dessert topping. On Aug. 29, Democratic state Sen. Joseph Addabbo issued a statement to clarify the intent of a law he sponsored to combat the problem of teenagers getting high by inhaling nitrous oxide from whippets.
With fall just around the corner, apple orchards have begun to prepare for the u-pick season across upstate New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania.
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