September 23, 2024
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A company once owned by Deputy Mayor Philip Banks III that snared a $150-million city Housing Authority contract has been greenlighted by the Adams administration to qualify for no-bid security contracts at the city’s burgeoning network of migrant shelters. Last November the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) placed the company, Overwatch Services, on a…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Sitting water and sunny days after a weekend of rain created a perfect storm last month. Slowly at first, colonies of cyanobacteria began to form visible green […] The post State decision highlights obstacles to controlling nutrient pollution on Cayuga Lake appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City’s health commissioner, announced Monday that he plans to leave his position in early January.“It has truly been the honor of my…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.The first person to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis in New York state in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Monday.Th…
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake touted his victory as a ‘fresh start’ for the South Asian nation, two years after it came to the brink of economic collapse.
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Just two years into the tenure of its first Black and first woman principal, historic Central High has been named a national Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education — for a record-setting third time.Central is the country’s second oldest…
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Four Colorado schools are among more than 350 nationwide to be named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools for high achievement or progress in narrowing achievement gaps.Zach Elementary in Fort Collins and DSST Cedar High School in Denver won the designati…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Police Department announced the arrest of a man accused of “engaging in sexually explicit behavior” outside the windows of two women in East Hill earlier […] The post Police arrest repeat offender after pair of lewd acts in East Hill area appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.As the deadline approaches to spend federal pandemic relief for schools, Colorado distric…
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Bronx Principal David Liu did not notice an abrupt change in attendance when students returned to in-person learning three years ago after pandemic campus closures. Instead, the problem became clearer to him as the year progressed.Students and staff at…