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Orleans Hub
Published September 27Paralyzed man riding Erie Canal for 350-plus miles reaches Orleans today
Ian Mackay, on trek from Albany to Buffalo, wants to highlight accessibility in nature ALBION – A man who is paralyzed from the waist down is headed to Orleans County today on the Erie Canal towpath, as part of 10-day journey to highlight accessibility in nature for people who…
Orleans Hub
Published 16 hours agoAlbion boys, Akron girls score X-C sweeps
The Albion boys and Akron girls both scored a twin bill sweep in a Niagara-Orleans League cross-country tri-meet this afternoon at Albion. The Albion boys defeated Akron 23-33 and Newfane 19-40 to finish the dual meet portion of the N-O season at 5-1. Akron downed Newfane 23-36…
Niagara Action
Published September 28Major Recognition for Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. Owner Sumit Majumdar By New York State Senate
Major Recognition for Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. Owner Sumit Majumdar By: John Watson Sumit Majumdar, owner of Buffalo Biodiesel Inc., a leading recycler of UCO and producer of renewable feedstocks supplied to renewable diesel and RNG plants, is getting the nod from Albany. The…
Niagara Action
Published September 28Buffalo Biodiesel’s Sumit Majumdar, Tom George Recognized by Secretary of Defense
Buffalo Biodiesel’s Sumit Majumdar, Tom George Recognized by Secretary of Defense By: John Watson The Office of the Secretary of Defense, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, recognized Sumit Majumdar “for contributing to National Security and protecting liberty and freedom…
Investigative Post
Published 6 hours agoNiagara County dallies as overdose deaths mount
Over three years, Niagara County spent less than half the $8 million it received to battle the ravages of opioid addiction. Those funds, originating from settlements to lawsuits against drug manufacturers, came in two pots — one over which the state exercises oversight, another…
Niagara Action
Published 17 hours agoSeven Alleged Attackers Go Back Inside Wagon Wheel to Drink as Man Shouts Slurs, Waits for Niagara Falls Police
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 2:21am on September 29th after reports of an assault at the Wagon Wheel bar on Niagara Falls Blvd. in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim told dispatch that, “seven people tried to…
Central Current
Published September 29AOC comes to Syracuse in an effort to reengage dormant Democratic voters
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' Monday trip to Syracuse was the last leg of a three-city tour across Upstate New York. She also visited Ithaca and Buffalo.
Niagara Action
Published September 28Person Reported ‘Shot’ and Laid Out Inside Vehicle in Niagara Falls
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 4:58am on September 26th after reports of a shooting in the area of Ferry Avenue and 9th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that there was a black Chevy…
Investigative Post
Published September 28City to pay $4.5 million in police shooting lawsuit
The City of Buffalo is poised to pay $4.5 million to the family of Jose Hernandez-Rossy, who was shot and killed by a Buffalo police officer in 2017. The proposed settlement resolves a federal lawsuit brought by Hernandez-Rossy’s mother, Margarita Rossy, five months after Officer…
Niagara Action
Published September 28THE EMPIRE STATE’S FOSSIL FUEL PARADOX: Natural Gas Generation in New York State
THE EMPIRE STATE’S FOSSIL FUEL PARADOX: Natural Gas Generation in New York State By: Sumit Majumdar New York State projects an image of leading the nation’s clean energy transition. Yet, behind the ambitious legislation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act…
Niagara Action
Published September 28The Metrics of Grid Degradation During the Age of Data Centers
The Metrics of Grid Degradation During the Age of Data Centers By: Sumit Majumdar For years, the technology sector has successfully marketed cloud computing as an ethereal, weightless infrastructure. The physical reality, however, is grounded in immense steel logistics…
Niagara Action
Published September 28Rope Built the Modern World, Now It’s Choking Our Oceans
Rope Built the Modern World, Now It’s Choking Our Oceans Understanding Cordage: From Ancient Essential Tools to Modern Ecological Crises Across our Oceans By: Sumit Majumdar Man. There’s a lot of rope that you don’t smoke out there. I love gear, and rope is one of those tools…