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14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (330+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here’s your guide to events happening on Sunday in the Rochester area. You can learn more about what’s happening around town on our Community Calendar. The Great New York State Flea continues at the Rochester Public Market. This Sunday…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1706+ words) Fall in New York usually means colorful hillsides, crisp mornings, and the annual race to find the best pumpkin-spiced anything. But this year, there’s another seasonal spectacle worth paying attention to, and it has four paws. Black bears are especially…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (262+ words) SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After 13 days on display at the New York State Fair, the 58th Annual Butter Sculpture is headed to a Western New York dairy farm to be recycled into renewable energy. "We're proud to give this butter a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (995+ words) A rare gathering of marine life recently turned stretches of New York’s coastal waters black as an extraordinary number of sharks, rays and baitfish crowd the ocean just offshore. Drone footage filmed in late August off Smith Point Beach in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (227+ words) Walking For Rochester, a nonprofit that aims to eliminate litter from Rochester, has announced its 20x1,000 campaign, a community-wide fundraiser to raise $20,000 by bringing 1,000 people together to contribute $20 each. Walking For Rochester launches 20×1,000 fundraiser to raise $20,000 for litter cleanup ROCHESTER, N....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1500+ words) WHALE AT ONE O'CLOCK!" Eager cruise passengers zipping around New York's southern shores rush to the starboard bow: a humpback whale is up for air, a breathtaking sighting set against Manhattan's iconic skyline. Such scenes are no longer uncommon in…...