Organizers in Oneonta to make Black culture more accessible at Juneteenth celebration
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“Anything from t-shirts, to face painting, bounce houses, food, everything will be totally free.”
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“Anything from t-shirts, to face painting, bounce houses, food, everything will be totally free.”
“It’s just the way that we’ve seen people cook all of our lives. It’s not even written.”
“I make a lot of music when I’m depressed or sad,” Randolph added their mental health issues do not mean there is anything wrong with them. “I think it means there’s something wrong with society, you know, society that could be working a lot harder to meet my basic needs and to make me feel wanted and loved.”
Holland said she was put in solitary confinement, denied medical treatment, housed in the men’s facility and harassed.
The next COVID-19 relief package may replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which helped restaurants that were suffering due to the pandemic.
Conviction records follow people around long after they are released from prison, keeping people from finding work and housing. New York’s Clean Slate Act would seal most people’s conviction records.
“We want this for people especially with the food prices raising,” said General Manager Kinya Middleton. “This will definitely stretch someone’s budget.”
Some people in the Southern Tier say supervised drug-injection sites can save lives. Others say it enables drug use.
More than 100 protesters rallied in Binghamton Saturday night, after allegations surfaced online, accusing the owners of several downtown businesses of sexual assault.
An investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found the shooting of Tyler Green by police was justified to prevent the death of his child.
The Binghamton City School District is expecting to hire two youth advocates to work in their high school and middle schools with funding recently awarded to the city for gun violence prevention.
Researchers are recommending hunters get vaccinated for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus to deer.
“It’s a unique archaeological case in that we’re searching for evidence of something that was really working hard to not be seen.”
Investigators said Dennis Brown inflated his income illegally and used the town’s credit card for personal use.
“I’m honored that my peers in county government have elected me to serve this great organization at this critical time.”
This week marks ten years since flood waters from Tropical Storm Lee left residents in Owego displaced, without electricy, and scrambling to save their homes. WSKG is sharing some of their stories.
“I’ve toured the plant, there’s a huge wall there and they say it’s ready for a thousand year flood. So I’m pretty confident. There’s redundant systems, things are behind concrete walls. So there may be minor destruction but nothing like happened on September 2011.”
Current Sheriff David Harder announced he plans to retire at the end of this term.
“It’s great speaking with a customer, someone who lives on the Northside, who reports that they’re no longer dependent on certain medication because of access.”
A majority of those incarcerated will rejoin the community outside of prison at some point.
Elmira commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first Juneteenth event in the city at Ernie Davis park.
Around the end of March last year, CHOW served 140 households a week. At the end of May this year, 10 to 15 households received deliveries.
“This will just continue and boost the work that we’re doing. And give us more work to do.”
The relief fund sets aside $2.1 billion for those who lost work during the pandemic, but, due to immigration status, were ineligible for unemployment benefits or federal stimulus checks.
“We’ve seen people who haven’t been able to work for an extended period of time.”
“You know, some will cite this incident as proof that the practice of armed police responding to a domestic matter should end. Others will say that if unarmed social workers had responded, we may now be mourning a dead child.”
“We are all human and we have to help each other, understand each other, and try to make sense of life.”
Other clinical service at the East Campus will remain open—including Surgicare, Imaging and Cayuga Hematology Oncology Associates (CHOA).
According to Feeding America, 50 million people nationally may experience food insecurity because of COVID-19.
Despite issues with the federal response to COVID, it was much faster than other medical emergencies.
Although the trend is heading in the right direction, John Barry, Executive Director of the Southern Tier AIDS Program, said the state’s ballooning budget has impacted some harm reduction programs and resulted in new infections.
“The opening of Greater Good Grocery ends a 25-year void that left thousands of North Side residents struggling to access healthy, affordable food for their families.”
“It just replays in the back of my mind, like, ‘Hey, if I didn’t moved out I could have saved her.'”
The type of care they give is intimate—bathing, hand-holding, talking for hours, praying, painting nails, back rubs. The relationship can become close, but then, a few weeks or months later, the resident dies.
“I will need to incorporate my feelings of sadness and loss in my life moving forward, and that’s okay.”
Rachel Murat is a Social Studies teacher at Maine-Endwell.
Millions of absentee ballots were already returned nation-wide, but candidates are still campaigning. So, what if you change your mind?
County health officials announced in a press release the two—a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s—were from the same household.
Mayor Rich David tweeted Monday he was out of quarantine and back at City Hall.
SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras also announced Barbara Jean Morris resigned.
Each candidate claims the other did not do enough while in office to limit Spectrum, while still accepting its money.
“There’s only one person for this crime, and so, there is nothing that a person says or does or anything that puts them to blame.”
“This is a policy that addresses housing placement, safety, access to medical care, name and pronoun use, search procedures.”
Tenney said Rep. Anthony Brindisi is not doing enough to fight Spectrum’s business practices, Brindisi’s campaign disagrees.
In the U.S., cremation has outpaced burials since 2015, and the gap continues to widen.
“The recent actions of the elected leadership of the Village of Endicott are not only racist but a dereliction of duty.’
“I am humbled to have the support of the Republican voters across NY-22.”
Georgia Verdier is the President of the Elmira-Corning NAACP.
“What we found is that most people who have loved ones incarcerated have lost the desire to vote.”
“I think we still need to keep our foot on the gas, fight for freedoms that we can’t just assume they are going to come.”
“It’s just you want some sort of closure already because, even now, I feel like we’ve been mean or something to dad.”
“Low-income renters, in particular, are more likely to have all of their income earned in at-risk occupation,”
Broome County’s Executive Jason Garnar said if the region continues to fulfill the reopening criteria set by the state, it could see Phase 2 on May 29th.
“They’re going to be flooded with evictions that happen all the time.”
“We’ve been fortunate in that none of our residents, to our knowledge, have been diagnosed with COVID, but that can change.”
County Executive Jason Garnar’s office said the Willow Point resident was moved to a negative pressure room in the facility.
Binghamton’s curfew, free garbage pick-up and free parking expire on May 16.
The funding can be used for a wide variety of purposes meant to prepare, prevent or respond to COVID-19 for housing authority employees and people living in public housing.
The types of apartments rented in Binghamton do not give tenants much opportunity to organize into a collective bargaining unit.
Broome health officials said non-fatal overdoses have increased, advocates said fatal overdoses did, too.
Most sections have put the start of the regular season on hold
As of Wednesday, 18 people have died of COVID-19 in Steuben County. Some at Hornell-area nursing homes.
Seward and his wife, Cindy, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in late March.
“The body has to get moved and we have to touch it”
“The federal government should be prioritizing areas of the country hardest hit right now and putting the national stockpile towards those regions.”
“In times of loss, people naturally, instinctively, gather to comfort each other and share the pain of loss and the reality of loss.”
Oneonta plans to hold its ceremony in August, Binghamton hasn’t set a date.
There’s also home-delivery where food pantries have closed.
The county is asking for unused personal protective equipment like N-95 and surgical masks, medical gowns, gloves, shoe covers, and plastic face shields. No other items will be accepted.
The move is meant to offer some financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director of WSKG’s Education Department Jackie Stapleton shared some resources for learning at home and how families can maintain some normalcy.
In a statement, Brindisi said he was in contact with Congressman Ben McAdams last week. McAdams and another congressperson have since tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Department of Social Services will soon start monitoring open day care spots in Broome County.
Sugar Maple is New York’s state tree and has one well-known, particularly sweet feature: syrup.
“Although we have a pandemic plan, this is changing so rapidly that every single day, every single hour almost, there’s a new piece of news that you have to adjust to.”
According to the Federal Election Commission, Delgado’s campaign had over $2 million in cash on hand for his reelection at the end of last year.
Kopko is running as a Democrat. Current D.A. Matt Van Houten is also a Democrat.
The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system can defend American naval vessels against drones, small boats and cruise missiles.
The lower layer of the bark contains a compound that tastes and smells like wintergreen or rootbeer. Twigs from smaller trees can be snapped off and chewed up for a tasty treat on the hiking trail.
The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global health emergency this week.
The idea for the blankets was inspired by a hospital in Florida, but, in the winter weather of Upstate New York, the group is making theirs thicker and the need is greater.
German is endorsing Ola Hawatmeh in the race.
George Korthauer, Oneonta City Manager, submitted his resignation effective February 7, 2020.
Starting in February, Broome County residents will be able to dispose of their unwanted medications safely in their own homes using warm water and a special pouch.
The county said this year’s flu season has come on quickly and aggressively.
The department will dissolve by March 1st. After that, Sheriff’s departments from Broome and Delaware Counties will service the area.
The Christmas fern gets that name because the leaflets’ shape is similar to a Christmas stocking hung over the fireplace.
Scott VanEtten was named as the new chairman of the Steuben County Legislature on Thursday.
Joe Hauryski was first elected to the county legislature in 2007 and has served as the chairman since 2010, a record nine years.
The goal is to keep the lights out of a landfill, but the school also plans to reclaim the copper wiring to raise a little money for a local charity.
Stress from shopping and debt, from social events or missing loved ones, the break from normal routine, less sleep and exercise, and excessive eating and drinking can all contribute.
Brindisi said he believes there is sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial in the Senate.
“Everybody gets a choice to whether they want to keep their department at a cost or go with the alternative which is the Broome County Sheriff’s Department.”
Nobel Laureate and Binghamton University Professor Dr. Stan Whittingham accepted his prize Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. At the same time, BU held a watch party in Vestal.
Witch Hazel is a small tree with multiple smooth trunks and flowers that look otherworldly, burgundy with yellow petals bursting out that look like crinkled yellow ribbons.
A county administrator oversees the government much like a county manager or executive.
According to Feeding America, the proposal stands to save the government $4.5 billion and would impact 7-million Americans.
The alternative is having sheriff departments from Broome and Delaware cover the area.
Even as the fire was still going on, emergency shelter was set up at Hornell high school, and donations began pouring in.
United Airlines cites a low demand for travel between Elmira and Washington D.C.
The Maidenhair fern is not as common as some other ferns, but it can still be found in damp, shady woods, especially down by ravines.
County officials say nearly 400 people voted early.
Five candidates vie to fill three open seats for New York Supreme Court.
Delgado met with people affected by opioids and medical professionals working to provide addiction recovery treatment. He represents New York’s 19th congressional district.
Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded program meant to help low-income households pay for heat during the winter.
Stan Whittingham is regarded as the man who laid the groundwork for the science.
According to NYSEG there are three ways to identify a leak: by smell, by sound, or by sight.
New York announced the largest decrease in HIV diagnoses since the state started the “Ending the Epidemic” initiative. Governor Cuomo’s goal is to end the epidemic by 2020.
“This legislative package will require more accurate data from internet service providers and ensure that new broadband service funded through the FCC will deliver internet at speeds required for the modern era.”
Last week, Congressman Antonio Delgado hosted a hearing in Columbia County where the public and some experts had the ear of the Federal Communications Commission, the agency responsible for broadband.
The flower blooms for about a month between September and October.
The hearing is expected to cover how internet access affects students, small businesses and rural hospitals.
Reed said Cuomo opted for a virtual pipeline with roughly the same route but less efficient, less safe and more expensive.
There was another climate strike led by young people Friday at the Peacemaker’s Stage in Downtown Binghamton. Students from Binghamton University and Binghamton High School skipped school to attend the strike.
Congressman Antonio Delgado (NY-19) sponsored the bill, which requires some companies to report their usage of PFAS to the EPA.
Democrat represents a region that showed support for Trump in 2016.
“There is no doubt that the kids that are in school today are our future.”
Strikes are happening all over the world including in Delhi, Ithaca, Hamilton, Scranton, and Binghamton.
Martha Sauerbrey has been chair of Tioga Legislature since 2014
The measure defends Department of Defense, but also includes related measures.
The state is rewarding Broome County for cutting costs. The county enacted efficiencies that save taxpayers over three-million dollars.
They are the Sirens Women Motorcycle Club of New York City and they are leading the Milk Caravan.
The suit alleges Jena Faith was held in a facility that does not correspond with her gender identity.
State says Trump Administration is overstepping.
Abundant Solar said the chances are high that they will develop on the other sites.
Republican George Phillips spoke at a stop in Binghamton Tuesday
Beginning next April, residents with the older blue and white plates will have to turn them in for new plates. Mark J.F. Schroder believes that’s enough time to work with the legislature to explore alternatives.
This year’s 800-ound butter sculpture depicts a grandfather and child dunking cookies, and a young couple sharing a milkshake.
Toronto-based Abundant Solar Incorporated will install solar panels at the county’s landfill in Bath.
It was seen on 2nd and Cascadilla Streets before it was captured by Tompkins County Animal Control.
The DMV has a mobile office in the Center of Progress Building.
The Pathfinder Village will expand its school after receiving two anonymous gifts.
Comments come after Planned Parenthood’s rejects federal funding over abortion guidelines.
Clean-up requirements were met for the New York Superfund Site at the former Hidden Valley Electronics facility in Vestal.
Video inspections of 45 pipes in Binghamton’s floodwalls are underway.
City sanitation crews will not pick up residents’ recycling if the bin contains a plastic bag.
“Remember, if any deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.”
VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — Owego was awarded $10 million dollars as part of New York state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, or DRI. Owego is in Tioga County. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the various projects. They are meant to boost the local economy by attracting new businesses while strengthening existing ones, repair infrastructure, enhance recreational opportunities, and address the demand for affordable housing. The money will go toward 17 projects.
Whey Street Dairy received the 2019 State Agricultural Environmental Management Award.
Artists and architects from across can create a proposal for a memorial honoring the victims of Hurricane Maria.
More than half of respondents believe the governor has improved New York.
It’s expected to be up and running next year.
Voters in Otsego county will be able to cast their early ballots at the Meadows Office Complex in Cooperstown.
One of Brindisi’s bills would close a gap in federal animal cruelty laws. He said current law doesn’t go far enough.
Governor Cuomo said the new law will allow more women to run for public office.
Starting today, plastic bags aren’t an option when you check out at Wegman’s stores in Ithaca and Corning
The congress man said Mueller’s testimony seemed to just reiterate what Reed referred to as a thorough and extensive report.
“Washington got this right.”
The Congress Members are heading to the border Friday to see conditions at U.S. detention camps.
The group will head to the Rio Grande Valley
Sometimes music helps people communicate when they can’t use words. Jayne Demakos of Compassion Harp is a therapeutic harpist. Every weekend, she visits a nursing home to play for the people facing both physical or emotional challenges.
In this segment, we tag along on one of her visits.
In this bonus episode of ‘Hear Here!’ listen as WSKG’s Sam Goodyear talks about how music can be used to intrigue and build anticipation in an original piece he calls ‘Chocolate Music’.
This episode is all about sharing and listening. Moms, Dads and their kids share music they like. They talk about why they like it, and how it makes them feel. We also meet therapeutic harpist Jayne Demakos who plays for people living in a nursing home.
This episode was produced by Dan Davis. Sarah Gager is the Executive Producer.
How is voice used in jazz? We’ll learn about improvisations, other vocal techniques, and listen to some big band singing. We will also hear from Catherine Gale, an Ithaca, NY based jazz singer and teacher. Biddle De Bop was produced by Celia Clarke and edited by Gabe Altieri. Additional editing support comes from Monica Sandreczki.
During a tech rehearsal of the theatre piece “Bitter Banquet” we will hear from Ithaca-based composer/performer Annie Lewandowski who is at home with both classical music and rock. We will learn about the journey from composition to performance, and how many people it takes to present a “one-woman” show. A One-Woman Show? was produced by Bill Snyder and edited by Monica Sandreczki. Additional support comes from Nancy Coddington.
Some people think that classical music is lifeless and boring. They might be in for some surprises during this episode of Hear Here! Classical music can be amusing, funny, or just plain wacky, like the soundtrack of a crazy cartoon. We will discover how music can actually make us laugh. LOL was produced by Sam Goodyear and edited by Gabe Altieri.
Come along as singer-songwriter Joe Crookston explores the world of music, sound and songwriting! What kind of sound do various instruments make? How do stories and sounds then turn into songs? Let’s find out together! Can’t Never Did Nothing was produced by Crystal Sarakas and edited by Gabe Altieri.
People are still displaced following recent flash floods in New York and Pennsylvania. The Red Cross of the Southern Tier said they sheltered nearly 140 people in several affected counties. The Red Cross is distributing recovery materials and food at Five Mile Point fire station in Kirkwood this weekend.
Volunteers from the American Red Cross will offer free flood relief services and supplies at the Five Mile Point Fire Department in Kirkwood on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10AM to 3PM.
VESTAL, NY (WSKG)— Recent heavy rains have led to flash flooding in parts of the Southern Tier and Northern Pennsylvania including in Seneca and Bradford counties.
New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro blames the governor after the corruption convictions of a former Cuomo associate and three developers.
Students running around the track at Cornell University’s Charles F. Berman field might not realize that about five stories down there’s another track sending atoms circling – a particle accelerator. It was shut down this week for massive upgrades.
On Saturday morning, people can trade their guns for groceries. Between 9AM and noon, anyone can bring in unwanted, working firearms to Binghamton’s American Civic Association in exchange for a gift certificate.
More women than ever are running for Congress nationwide, according to a recent report from the Associated Press. That number is also staggering in Pennsylvania, a state with no female representatives in congress. In fact, the state has had few women in its congressional history. Adelina Lancianese reports.
Starting Friday morning, people seeking detox services in Broome County can go to the Syracuse Behavioral Health facility. The state funded facility will help patients with detox and stabilization.
There was a memorial service Tuesday night at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, NY, to remember the 13 victims of the shooting that happened there nine years ago.
“It’s one of the challenges of the human spirit – developing a positive outlook in the face of the fact that we’re all going to die and birth is a fatal disease,” said David Marsland, whose wife was killed in the attack. “It’s a question of how you live as opposed to how you die.
Students across the nation walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to, as organizers put it, ”protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” At Maine-Endwell High School, it was pretty quiet.
Traditional instruments are not necessary to make music! In this episode: an orchestra who plays vegetables, a professor who builds instruments using found objects, and a pioneer of early electronic music, Delia Derbyshire, who would record a seemingly simple sound and then manipulate that tape to create complex music. Plus, WSKG staffers compose a song, but their only instruments are things they can find on their desks! (Produced by Sarah Gager)
Feeling inspired? Check out these activities for at-home or classroom!
Hikari Oe is a contemporary Japanese composer, known for his charming short pieces for piano, flute, and violin. He was born with autism. It was the songs of birds that awakened him to the larger world and led to his development as a musician. Narrated by two young performers, Birdsong tells the story of Hikari Oe’s spiritual and professional triumph. (Produced by Sam Goodyear)
Classroom Discussion Prompts (Post-Listen)
~Where was Hikari Oe born?
Hear Here! is a music appreciation podcast for kids (K-5)! In this 5 episode season, we’ll explore different genres of music and the various ways music affects our lives.
Every third Monday of January, the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth and service of racial and economic equality. This year, the holiday falls on what would have been King’s 89th birthday. MLK Day was first observed in 1986, and, in 1994, Senator and civil rights leader John Lewis of Georgia sponsored the King Holiday and Service Act, making the holiday one to encourage people to volunteer in their communities. The Corporation for National and Community Service says the holiday : “[…] calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a ‘Beloved Community.'”
The All for Good website has a list of volunteer opportunities.
Education groups in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes will share $400,000 to use for farm-to-school projects. Among the awardees: Broome-Tioga BOCES, Sidney Central School District and the Cornell Cooperative Extensions serving Steuben and Seneca counties. The Farm-to-School program, funded through the FY 2017-2018 state budget and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Program, is meant to connect kindergarten through grade 12 schools with local farms.
The governor proposed an expansion to this program in his 2018 State of the State Address and announced the awards last week.