This article originally appeared in Documented. Ahsan Chughtai sat on a gilded chair, wearing a garland and clutching a small water bottle as a group of businessmen paid their respects to him. Prominent members of New York’s Pakistani community had gathered to celebrate his appointment as Mayor Eric Adams’ Senior Advisor on South Asia and Muslim Affairs…
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca man was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday after being convicted of defrauding the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Ejembi Onah, a 61-year-old […] The post Ithaca man sentenced following COVID loan fraud conviction appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
Edwin J. Viera, New York News Connection ALBANY — New York State authorized utilities to develop thermal energy network pilot programs to further its decarbonization goals. Thermal energy networks use non-emitting energy sources like geothermal boreholes or waste-heat, to heat and cool buildings. Eleven pilot projects stem from commitments made in the 2022 Utility Thermal…
ITHACA, N.Y. — Downtown Ithaca’s primary movie haven, Cinemapolis, will remain in its current location for the foreseeable future. Theater leadership worked out a deal earlier this month to take […] The post Cinemapolis secures long-term control of Green Street space appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance spoke about the border and the economy and criticized Democrat Kamala Harris in a short speech in Tucson on Wednesday. Vance gave his remarks to about 500 people from a stage beneath the waving flags of the U.S., AZ and NASCAR at the Tucson Speedway racetrack. By the time…
Caraveo, the Democratic incumbent, and Evans, a Republican state representative, are running against each other in Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District
The locked and sealed steel cages, badge-only access, live camera feeds, vaults, terrorism threat-assessments, backup generators, simulation trainings and bipartisan observers described by Pima County officials are not protecting priceless works of art or dangerous weapons — they are just some of the steps taken to secure the upcoming election. Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly…
Neighborhood leaders contend the facility is not the right fit for the community’s doorstep and argue the area is saturated enough with social service providers. The post Long-awaited Kansas City psychiatric hospital sparks resistance among Northeast residents appeared first on The Beacon.
Wyoming’s wildfires likely only add to threats facing the chicken-sized bird. The post Sage grouse numbers grow, but experts caution about downward trend appeared first on WyoFile .
Wall Street is holding its own in New York, with employment in the financial industries near its highest level since 2000, average wages that tower of any other sector and soaring profits this year that will translate into a much needed tax revenue windfall next year. While other industries like tech have become much more…