The nine-member board, which oversees and sets general policy for the Georgia Department of Public Health, has met just three times this year, most recently in May, canceling seven meetings including October’s. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, n…
After extreme flooding, Boone and App State face sinkholes, landslides, destroyed houses and roads, and challenges to recovery. ‘Mother nature took back her mountains.’ Surviving Helene in Boone. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an a…
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has been awarded $9.9 million in federal funding for space power and propulsion research.
CHEMUNG, N.Y. — Police are investigating human remains discovered near the Chemung River in the Town of Chemung. Two kayakers reported the remains on Saturday, Sept. 28, prompting New York State Police to respond. Troopers found partial skeletal remains in a wooded area near the river. While the investigation is ongoing, a State Police spokesperson…
Oct. 2 — Constitution Party presidential candidate Randall Terry, despite not being on the ballot in New York, held a news conference in Binghamton to campaign against Proposition One, a New York state measure aimed at expanding equal rights protections. Terry, who is on the ballot in 12 states, strongly criticized the proposition, calling it…
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Customs Facility at the Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport, celebrated at its 2018 groundbreaking as a way to make Ithaca a global destination, will close just four years after it opened following a tenure marked by sizable financial losses and little usage. After brief comments from Airport Director Roxan Noble and some…
MCGRAW, N.Y. — A man from McGraw was arrested Saturday for allegedly exposing himself to a child and other visitors at a local park. Officers from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at McGraw Park, located at 15 Clinton Street, at about 4:55 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered 38-year-old…
Consumers should be prepared for ongoing fluctuations in egg prices, according to Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension. This instability is primarily due to the time required for U.S. egg farms to rebuild the population of egg-laying hens that were euthanized following an avian flu outbreak late last year. Barkley…
SPENCER, N.Y. — The Village of Spencer board has approved a policy designating all municipal grounds as 100% smoke-free. The policy, which was passed in early September, prohibits the use of all tobacco products, cannabis, and vape devices on village-owned properties, including playgrounds and sports fields. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no…
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is urging federal agencies to allocate more resources for monitoring mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses amid a rise in eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases in New York, including a recent human death. Schumer has called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with the…