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Maple Avenue bridge in Glenville struck twice in a week

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The railway overpass on Maple Avenue has been struck again. Glenville Police say the latest incident happened on Sunday afternoon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A 2019 International was heading northbound when it struck the bridge. The entire roof of the box truck was torn off.The driver, Timothy Boardwell, 35, of Garden City, Idaho, told police he was delivering packages. His GPS directed him onto Maple Avenue. Boardwell was cited for failure to obey a traffic device and the Glenville Town Code violation for disobeying an over-height warning.No injuries were reported. Maple Avenue was closed for two hours. This marks the second time in the last week that the bridge has been struck by a box truck. A 2019 Freightliner hit the bridge on Thursday morning.

Pay transparency law goes into effect

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--New York employers with four people or more must now include a pay range in job postings, promotions, and transfers"It can either be a yearly salary or it could be an hourly pay," explained Roberta Reardon, New York State's Labor Commissioner. "You cannot include tips in the money amount. You can say $18 plus tips. You can say $18 plus tips that might average a certain amount, but you can’t say $25 an hour, meaning you’ve added the expected tips into the hourly wage."Employers must also state if the position is commission based. "It’s a great way to even the playing field, not just for women, people from underserved communities, people who are new to a job," said Reardon. "It gives you a lot of information and it gives workers a certain amount of heft, which is important."The Business Council of New York State, however, has some concerns."We don’t know if it addresses the issues the advocates are hoping it addresses, and that is tremaining pay equity issues, a...

miSci to host after hours 'brewology' event

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Museum of Innovation and Science announced they will be presenting "AfterDark: miBrewology", an evening of science and adult beverages. The 21+ event is scheduled for September 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! miBrewology will feature beer, wine and specialty liquors from dozens of local craft breweries, wineries and distillers. Attendees will also be able to enjoy food trucks and lawn games, as well as being among the first to view the museum's fall exhibits, which will focus on food science. The Museum of Innovation and Science is located at 15 Museum Drive in Schenectady. You can purchase miBrewology tickets by visiting the museum's website.

DEC announces 41st annual Five Rivers Fall Festival

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

DELMAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is hosting the 41st annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 23. The family-friendly event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Five Rivers is thrilled to announce the 41st annual nature-focused event at DEC's beautiful facility," said Gina Jack, Center Director. "This family-friendly event makes for the perfect Saturday outing with something to enjoy for all generations and abilities."Visitors can register for two guided, meditative morning walks. Reading Nature's Signs begins at 10 a.m. and is an hour long. Forest Bathing starts at 10:30 a.m. and lasts a half hour.From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be live animals with Uncharted Wild. There will also be 25 interactive exhibits, and Five Rivers staff is offering bass casting and an insect safari. Things to know about fishing in the fall The Frettin' Old Guys and guita...

Woman dies while being held at the Jefferson County Jail

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A 41-year-old woman died while being detained for a probation violation at the Jefferson County Jail Sunday. Earlier that day, Melissa Miles of Robertsville had returned to the facility from a hospital.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says that Miles was being held by herself in a medical area. They found her unresponsive at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.Investigators do not suspect foul-play in this death. The Regional Medical Examiner's Office examined her body and found no signs of assault. An official cause of death is still being determined.

Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller told suspended football coach Mel Tucker Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.“The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present reasons to me and the interim president as to why he should not be terminated for cause,” Haller said in a statement sent by the school.Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract and if he is fired for cause, the school would not have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal.Haller said the decision does not affect the ongoing investigation into Tracy’s allegations of sexual harassment, which is being handled by the school’s office for civil rights.Tracy said Tucker sexually harassed her during a phone call in April 2022. Eight months later, Tracy filed a complaint with the school’s Title IX office and the investigation was completed in July. A hearing is scheduled for the week of...

Denver Art Museum staff questions provenance of Florida museum’s traveling Greek exhibit, fueling a debate

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, was riding high as “From Chaos to Order,” an exhibition of ancient Greek art, became its first major traveling show in years, making stops at museums in Florida and South Carolina before preparing to head west.“The idea was to look at the origins of Greek art in a new way,” said Michael Bennett, the former St. Petersburg curator who organized the show of works from the Geometric period, circa 900 to 700 B.C. “We felt it had something new to say about Greek art.”But earlier this year, when the exhibition was scheduled to travel to the Denver Art Museum, the staff there balked because many of the 57 artifacts lacked detailed provenances. None of the antiquities, on loan from businessperson and collector Sol Rabin, were known to have been looted, but some had been purchased from sellers who have been accused of handling stolen antiquities in the past, Denver museum officials noted.The Denver museum had recently had its own scandal, wh...

Broncos sign edge Ronnie Perkins off New England’s practice squad

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

The Broncos are adding yet another former Oklahoma player to their roster.Denver on Monday signed former Sooners defensive lineman Ronnie Perkins off of New England’s practice squad, the team announced.Perkins, originally a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, has not yet appeared in an NFL regular-season game.In Denver, he joins a team that has several fellow former OU players in outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, safety Delarrin Turner-Yell, rookie wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. and veteran offensive lineman Ben Powers.Perkins played on the same defense as Bonitto and Turner-Yell in Norman and also worked with now-Broncos pass-rush specialist Jamar Cain during his college days.The Broncos had a roster spot open after placing tight end Greg Dulcich on injured reserve Saturday.Denver must carry Perkins on its 53-man roster for a minimum of three weeks after signing him from another team’s practice squad.Perkins was drafted No. 96 overall in 2021, just before Denver took right guard Quinn...

Ex-Compton city councilman accused of bribing politician for marijuana permits

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

A former councilman for the city of Compton has been arrested on a federal grand jury indictment accusing him and a consulting client of paying $70,000 in bribes to another politician in exchange for for marijuana permits, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Isaac Jacob Galvan, 36, was arrested Monday at his Compton home on a 10-count indictment filed earlier this month.Also arrested as part of the bribery scheme was Yichang Bai, 50, of Arcadia, the owner and operator of W&F International Corp., a Diamond Bar-based import-export business.Galvan and Bai are charged with one count each of conspiracy and bribery, and eight counts of honest services wire fraud, officials said.Galvan allegedly paid the funds to a “corrupt” member of the Baldwin Park City Council, identified as Ricardo Pacheco, for votes and to support commercial marijuana permits for Bai’s corporation.Back in 2017, Baldwin Park began allowing the cultivation, manufacture and distribution of marijuana within c...

Chick-fil-A plans return to U.K. after past anti-LGBTQ+ backlash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:04:18 GMT

Chick-fil-A is planning to open restaurants in the United Kingdom by 2025, officials announced.The planned expansion comes four years after the company opened a temporary storefront in Reading, a town west of London, in 2019. LGBTQ activists and supporters protested the company’s arrival due to comments made by former Chick-fil-A CEO Dan T. Cathy regarding same-sex marriage in 2012. McDonald’s to phase out self-serve soft drink fountains In the past, Chick-fil-A has also faced criticism for its donations to Christian organizations, such as the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which have expressed opposition to gay rights.In 2019, the company announced it would give money to charities that focused on “education, homelessness and hunger and expanded its partnerships with Junior Achievement, Covenant House and local food banks,” USA Today reported. The company no longer donates money to the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes but still recieved bac...