Washington Square News · Greenwich, NY
Jennifer Wu started attending the NYU School of Law in 2001, just weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks. She was living next to the World Trade Center and recalls watching the towers fall from her criminal law classroom in Greenwich Village. Unable to return to her apartment, she took refuge in a friend’s nearby dorm room. Displaced and seeking a room, Wu visited the office of John Sexton, then-dean and later president of NYU, who handed her keys to a new apartment — no paperwork or conditions. She remembers feeling treated like family, one of her favorite things about NYU’s values. Wu now lives blocks away from the apartment, and recalls thinking she would never leave New York: “I’m gonna live here forever,” Wu told WSN. “This is my home.” While some looked for ways out of the city, Wu’s commitment to the community that embraced her amidst chaos was only heightened. After graduating from NYU Law in 2004, Wu became a patent trial and appellate lawyer at a firm she co-founded.
Manchester journal · Bennington, VT
Nearby: Bennington, VTCommunity News As a reward for the students’ hard work, the first responders of Manchester generously gave a tour of the local police and fire facilities. PROVIDED BRSU students collect 450 socks for neighbors in need Third graders from three local schools donated the socks through Socktober to help people experiencing homelessness in Bennington County. Robert Niles Robert Niles Journal correspondent Published November 11, 2026 - 2:31 p.m. Modified November 11, 2026 - 2:33 p.m. MANCHESTER — Winter just got a lot warmer for a few neighbors in need.
Watertown Daily Times · Albany, NY
Nearby: Albany, NYFORT COVINGTON - A Salmon River high school art teacher has been selected to present a workshop at the 2026 New York State Art Teachers Association Conference being held later this month in Albany.
The East Hampton Star · Albany, NY
Nearby: Albany, NYShare on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 1 day ago State Senator-elect Chris Murray, left, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni hope to capitalize on an even larger Democratic majority in Albany next year. By Christopher Walsh November 12, 2026 Although the “blue tsunami” that swept the United States in the Nov. 3 midterm elections has dominated headlines, the pervasive repudiation of Republicans even in left-leaning New York State is striking. The author and political commentator John Avlon, who was the 2024 Democratic nominee in New York’s First Congressional District and is now chairman of the Southampton Town Democratic Committee, noted this week that in her re-election victory, Gov. Kathy Hochul narrowly won Suffolk County after losing it by more than 16 percentage points in 2022. “Nobody thought that was in the cards,” said Mr. Avlon, who lives in Sag Harbor. “And statewide, she won by 20! Extraordinary.” Ms.
The Troy Record · Rensselaer, NY
Nearby: Rensselaer, NYSunday, November 15, 2026 HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: What’s underneath history might surprise you! Join the Greenbush Historical Society on Sunday, Nov. 15 for a fascinating and often humorous look at the evolution of women’s undergarments. Historian Marilyn Sassi will discuss the evolution of undergarments from the late 1600’s through the early 1900’s. Find out how corsets, hoops, bustles, and other “necessary unmentionables” shaped fashion which reflected the changing beauty ideals and transformed the female silhouette through the centuries. The GHS meeting will be held at the East Greenbush Library at 2PM. Meetings are free, all are welcome, but please register with the library to reserve a seat. Call 518 477 7476.
Rockland Review News · Florida, MA
Nearby: Florida, MAFlorida voters approved a sweeping property tax cut on Tuesday, and the margin was thinner than the headline suggests. Amendment 3, which raises the homestead exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 and then to $250,000 in 2028, cleared the 60% threshold with exactly 62%, according to WLRN. Two points of slack is not a mandate. It is a win that squeaked. Why should Rockland County readers care about a Florida ballot measure? Because the argument that decided it — homeowner relief versus the services property taxes pay for — is the same argument every town board here faces every budget season, just compressed into one dramatic vote. The result is a live experiment in what happens when a community slashes its own revenue base on purpose. The early warnings came from the people who run the services. What did Florida actually vote for?
The Roslyn News · Nassau, NY
Nearby: Nassau, NYAt the Science Museum of Long Island (SMLI) on Leeds Pond Preserve in Nassau County, ecological stewardship is central to the museum’s mission. Two local Scouts recently joined this mission, working to restore the native woods habitat to support local wildlife. Ryan Colello, a senior at Kellenberg Memorial High School and a member of Plandome Troop 71, and Joshua Lin, a junior at Manhasset High School and a member of Manhasset Troop 97, chose SMLI for their Eagle Scout projects, leading an effort to clear invasive non-native plants from the museum grounds and replace them with native species. [caption id="attachment_379841" align="aligncenter" width="518"] Troop 97 Manhasset planting native shade-tolerant bushes in an irrigated area, later to be moved to the woods. Photo courtesy of North Shore Audubon Society[/caption] On two weekends in September, Colello and Lin each led Scout volunteers in removing invasive species from a wooded area near SMLI's visitor parking lot.
Long Island Press · Nassau, NY
Nearby: Nassau, NYPlainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School junior Michael Li has been named the 2026 Nassau County boys badminton champion, earning the first individual county title in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s badminton program. Li won the county singles championship Oct. 17, defeating Great Neck South in straight games, 21-17, 21-17, in the final at Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School. The victory capped a county tournament featuring top individual players from schools across Nassau County. “Winning a county championship is no small feat, and Michael's accomplishment is certainly one worthy of recognition and celebration,” said Jenna Cavuto, Plainview-Old Bethpage varsity badminton coach. “He has represented Plainview-Old Bethpage with tremendous pride and his success reflects positively on our badminton program and the district as a whole.”
VTDigger · Rutland, VT
Nearby: Rutland, VTRUTLAND — A towering, tangible reminder of what one generation gave for the generations to come now stands in the city. Main Street Park hosted more than 300 neighbors, government officials, military service members and veterans Wednesday for the unveiling of a 10-foot granite monument honoring local World War II service members. The monument bears the names of 164 service members from Rutland County who died in the war, beneath an inscription reading “In memory of the greatest generation.” “I feel the service of the World War II veterans that we recognize today, those that lost their lives, those that came back. We owe a dedication of our lives,” Rutland Mayor Tom Donahue said during the Veterans Day event. “My wife and I have five kids and 13 grandkids, all of them here in Rutland, and all of them free, and that is a testament to what this generation did for us.” Donahue wore a World War II military uniform jacket that belonged to his father, who served in the war from 1942 to 1945.