Buffalo skin cancer rates higher than national average
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING BUFFALO, N.Y. — Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with the highest diagnosis rates on the East Coast, according to new information released…
A.G. Underwood, coalition, demands EPA block Pruitt’s ‘parting gift to polluters’
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood – part of a coalition of 13 Attorneys General – today demanded that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Buffalo State continues Liberty Partnerships Grant to connect with area youth
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo State has received a $450,000 grant for the upcoming academic year to help disadvantaged middle and high school students thrive through the college’s Liberty…
Purchase College celebrates the achievements of nearly 1,100 students at its 46th Annual Commencement Ceremony
STAFF REPORTS PURCHASE, N.Y. — Nearly 1,100 students were welcomed as alumni on May 18 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains at Purchase College’s Commencement Ceremony. The following…
Gillibrand leads bipartisan effort to protect NY’s natural resources from invasive species
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21) today announced the reintroduction of…
National Guardsmen of the “Rainbow Division” stopped Germans cold in 1918 battle
STAFF REPORTS SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — 100 years ago this summer, German forces prepared to launch their final assault on the night of July 14, 1918, to end World War…
NYSP responds to electrocution in Yorkshire
STAFF REPORTS YORKSHIRE — New York State Police Troopers from the Machias barracks responded to a reported electrocution on Block Road at approximately 4:36 p.m. Wednesday. Upon State Police arrival,…
Shelter house in Cazenovia Park renamed ‘Robert J. Williams Shelter House’
PRESS RELEASE BUFFALO — On Wednesday, July 11th, South District Councilmember Christopher P. Scanlon and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy hosted a sign unveiling to mark the renaming of the…
Higgins speaks in support of workers, retirees in multiemployer pension plans
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives to advocate for passage of H.R.4444, commonly known as the Butch Lewis Act. In his…
College entry help sessions at GCC in July, August and September!
STAFF REPORTS What: College Entry Help Sessions at GCC in July, August and September! When: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from…