For 38 years, Jay Blakesberg has been a staple of the live music scene. The photographer is most well-known for his connection with the Grateful Dead, where he got his start, but has captured everyone from Eric Clapton to Neil Young to The Who and so many more.In two upcoming events, Blakesberg will discuss his career in photography with extensive slideshow presentations. The Chasing The Light discussions will take place at Garcia’s in Port Chester, NY on October 29th ahead of the Phil Lesh & Friends performance on that night, as well as on November 1st at the Davis Auditorium at Skidmore College. Both shows are free admission and open to the public.You can see all of the details in the posters below. For more on Blakesberg’s extensive career, read our extensive interview published here. read more
Hayley Jane & The Primates have had a landmark year of touring, and today release their latest album We’re Here Now in total celebration. The album shows the strength and depth that is blossoming as Hayley Jane & The Primates become a staple in the national touring scene. The album takes listeners on an emotional roller coaster by mixing high energy dance tracks with songs that warm the soul, with rich lyrical imagery delivered by Hayley Jane herself. Jane’s dynamic vocals have a delicacy that touches the heart and also a raw power that can drive one into a frenzy.The album is out today alongside the band’s CD Release Tour kick off. We’re Here Now was recorded at More Sound Recording Studio in Syracuse, NY. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jason “Jocko” Randall, was engineered by Andrew Greacen & Jose Varona and was produced by Craig Brodhead (of Turkuaz).The band features Hayley Jane (Vocals), Justin Hancock (Guitar, Vocals), Greg Smith (Guitar, Vocals), Josh T. Carter (Bass), Bill Carbone (Drums, Percussion (Max Creek)), Craig Brodhead (Guitar, Keyboards), Quinn Carson (Trombone), Mike Oehmen (Tenor Saxophone), Shira Elias (Backup Vocals (Turkuaz)), Ryan Montbleau (Backup Vocals, Whistle solo), and Jake Huffman (Percussion). Listen to We’re Here Now below:THE TOUR DATES:9.28.17 Higher Ground Ballroom Burlington, VT$9.29.17 Stage One – Fairfield CT w/s/g Eggy$9.30.17 Middle East – Cambridge, MA$10.11.17 The State Theatre – State College, PA*10.12.17 A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH*10.13.17 Bluebird Nightclub – Bloomington, IN*10.14.17 Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI*10.15.17 The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI*10.18.17 Brooklyn Bowl Wedding Allstars – Brooklyn, NY$10.20.17 FLX Live – Geneva, NY10.21.17 Java Barn – Canton, NY10.25.17 River Street Jazz Cafe – Plains, PA10.26.17 Mountain Sky – Jermyn PA10.27.17 Gypsy Sally’s Washington, DC supporting Pink Talking Fish%10.28.17 Martin’s Downtown – Roanoke, VA%10.31.17 Opas Underground – Salem, MA%11.11.17 3S Art Space – Portsmouth, NH11.18.17 Portland House of Music & Events – Portland ME11.30.17 Be On Key Psychedelic Ripple – Denver CO at12.2.17 Taos Mesa Brewing Company – Taos NM*Supporting Spafford$Album Release Party%Jenny & The Gumps Theme Shows read more
On a snowy January night 20 years ago, a bus carrying the Notre Dame women’s swimming team slid off the Indiana Toll Road and rolled over. Then-freshman Haley Scott DeMaria suffered a broken back and was paralyzed in the accident. DeMaria said receiving the Beeler-Hipp Award, named for freshmen Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp, who died in the bus accident, was the “greatest honor” she could have received at the time. First awarded her freshman year to a freshman male and female swimmer, she said the Beeler-Hipp Award remains the most meaningful honor she has ever been given. A year after returning to campus, DeMaria swam in her first meet since the accident, winning her heat of the 50-yard freestyle. “I knew at that moment I would be fine. It didn’t matter that I was a freshman, it didn’t matter that I couldn’t walk or I may never swim again for the University,” she said. “I was part of this family, and whatever shape that was going to take, I would be fine.” DeMaria said she believes she would not have received the same level of support had she attended a different university. She said it was “amazing” that students, faculty, professors and coaches continued to visit her at the hospital in the two months following the accident. DeMaria, who will deliver this year’s Commencement Address on May 20, returned to campus this weekend for the Blue-Gold Game and Monogram Club events. She said support from the Notre Dame community still runs strong, even two decades later. “I didn’t come here as a Catholic, I wasn’t Catholic as a student,” she said. “[Malloy] said, ‘Can I pray with you?’ I remember saying what most non-Catholics would say, ‘But I’m not Catholic.’ And he said, ‘That doesn’t matter. Can we pray?’” DeMaria said moving away from the Notre Dame family came with emotional challenges as well. DeMaria said this visit from Fr. Malloy marked a significant point in her recovery. “To be honored in their name, and to have known them, has always been one of the most meaningful things to me,” she said. Physically, DeMaria said the toughest point in her recovery was when she was transferred from South Bend to a hospital in San Diego two months following the accident. DeMaria said a visit from then-University President Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy after she came out of surgery following the accident was the first of many gestures of support she received throughout her recovery process. DeMaria returned to campus in the fall, gradually recovered and began to swim again. Because swimming was such a big part of her life at Notre Dame, DeMaria said returning to the pool and the swim team was the highlight of her recovery. “When I say it truly changed everything in my life, it truly changed everything in my life,” she said. “I am so blessed and so happy, and find meaning in things I never would have before. It’s a challenge at times to think that all of this stemmed from such a sad event … It’s hard to be grateful for something that happened, yet I’m so grateful for the lessons I’ve learned because of it.” “It’s very characteristic to have support at the initial time of an incident or accident happening, but that support never went away,” she said. “That’s what I think is so unique to Notre Dame.” “It was the right place for me to be. I think I knew I would wake up that morning and want to be here … Once I knew there was going to be a Mass, I knew I had to be here. It wasn’t an option to not get here,” she said. “It was exactly what it should be.” But DeMaria beat the odds. Not only did she regain the ability to walk, she returned to swim for the Fighting Irish the following year. In her current role as first vice president of the Monogram Club, DeMaria said she loves interacting with student-athletes at Notre Dame. Through these relationships, DeMaria said she realizes while the campus has changed physically, the University spirit she experienced as a student is still alive. But she said the meet was not so much a personal achievement as it was a representation of the strength of the University family. Not only were professors and fellow students in attendance, but the state trooper who first responded to the accident and her emergency room doctor were present as well. “I didn’t have people coming to see me every day,” she said. “It was a very isolating time, because I didn’t necessarily have the level of support that I did here, because people just didn’t know.” “It was also almost like every other meet,” she said. “That’s what I wanted it to be, at least for myself. It was a big deal in the sense that it was such an illustration of the sense of community that is here.” “That sense of what the students do, and the traditions that haven’t gone away, just sort of those snapshots of life here on campus, a lot of that hasn’t changed,” she said. “I love that.” In January, Notre Dame held a Mass of Remembrance in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the 20th anniversary of the bus crash. DeMaria said she originally planned to spend the day with her family, but when the Mass was organized, she knew she had to attend. Doctors told her she might never walk again. “Swimmers are swimmers. It’s all that I can do … I’m at home in the pool. Someone asked me today what my favorite place on campus is, is it the Grotto or Rolfs [Aquatic Center],” she said. “Well, I love the Grotto, but Rolfs is Rolfs – it’s that sense of chlorine, that smell.” “By that point, my spine had re-collapsed, they weren’t able to straighten my spine. I was looking at a life being very uncomfortable,” she said. “I had suffered heart failure, my lungs had collapsed. I was really in bad shape, physically.” When she considers how far she has come in the time since the accident, DeMaria said she is thankful for the good that has come out of such a trying experience. “It’s been 20 years since the accident, and I can’t tell you how many people still care,” she said. “That level of caring is just different here.” read more
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York A Bay Shore man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 34-year-old woman who was found dead in her Farmingville home over the weekend, Suffolk County police said.Charles Pray, also 34, was charged with second-degree murder Monday night.Police said the suspect killed Monica Lino, whose lifeless body was found in her Berkshire Drive home at 3:18 p.m. Sunday.Her body was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be conducted.Suffolk investigators also responded to a shopping center at the corner of Camp and Merrick avenues in North Merrick, where a Volkswagen Jetta registered to Lino was found Monday, police said. The vehicle was impounded.Pray will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Central Islip.Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on the case to call them at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. read more
August 14, 2018 SHARE Email Facebook Twitter Press Release, Public Safety, Weather Safety Harrisburg, PA – As heavy rains continue to cause flooding in central and northern Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf provided an update on current conditions, county disaster declarations and what Pennsylvania Emergency Management Director Rick Flinn and PennDOT officials encountered on visits to several heavily impacted areas of the state.“At my direction, PEMA Director Flinn and PennDOT officials visited a number of areas that were hit hard by the rains over the past few days,” Gov. Wolf said. “These rains arrived on the heels of heavy rain in late July, not giving areas in central and north central Pennsylvania time to fully recover.“It is important that PEMA and PennDOT officials are on site interacting with local emergency management personnel to hear from them and residents how these areas are affected and what help is needed.”PEMA Director Flinn, along with county emergency managers from Schuylkill and Columbia counties, visited areas where flood waters receded, revealing buckled roads and mud-soaked homes. Survivors and businesses were already recovering from considerable flooding that washed out a number of communities only a few weeks ago.“We need to reduce the burden survivors face when trying to put their lives back together, only to be faced with yet another destructive blow,” Dir. Flinn said. “We will work tirelessly with county and local emergency managers to find the resources to help our Pennsylvania communities recover.”Where rain continues in Pennsylvania’s northeast counties, flash flooding still poses a dangerous threat. Multiple residences in Bradford County and a non-profit library were swept from their foundations by flood waters.The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (PA-HART) deployed to Bradford County, in the area of New Albany and rescued individuals who had been swept from their homes.The PA-HART remains in the area for further search and rescue and additional teams have been deployed to Susquehanna County for water and water-based search and rescue.PA-HART is a partnership between the PA Fish & Boat Commission and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and is a team made up of water rescue technicians and a helicopter, working together to ensure needed rescue equipment is accessible as quickly as possible.The Commonwealth Response Coordination Center (CRCC) at PEMA remains partially activated. Situation Awareness, Logistics/Planning and the Fish and Boat Commission are present and coordinating emergency efforts. PEMA is also working with the National Guard to ensure personnel are at-the-ready if and as needed.The emergency operations centers in Columbia, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties remain activated.Seven counties have declared disaster declarations – Susquehanna, Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia, Schuylkill, and Lackawanna. A county disaster declaration primarily provides for relaxation of procurement protocols so supplies and equipment can be obtained more quickly to meet immediate needs.PennDOT advised motorists that numerous roads and bridges are impacted due to flooding.The following roads are closed in north central Pennsylvania as of 3:00 p.m:Bucks CountyLimeport Road between Allentown Road and the Lehigh County line in Milford TownshipDelaware CountyDarby Paoli Road between Roberts Road and Goshen Road in Radnor TownshipMontgomery CountyRoute 320 (South Gulph Road) between Upper Gulph Road/Old Gulph Road and Arden Road in Upper Merion TownshipThe following roads in east central Pennsylvania are closed as of 12:00 p.m. today:Berks CountyPA 625 between Philadelphia and Mt. View roads in Cumru Township.Leesport Avenue between Snyder Road and Huller Lane in Ontelaunee Township.Lehigh CountyHaasadahl Road between Becker Street and Hickory Lane in Upper Macungie Township.Limeport Pike between Bell Gate Road and Chestnut Hill Church Road in Lower Milford Township.Indian Creek Road between Macungie Road in Lower Macungie Township and Cedar Crest Boulevard in Upper Milford Township.Spring Creek Road between Trexlertown and Mill Creek roads in Lower Macungie Township.East Texas Road between John Fries Drive and Willow Spur Road in Lower Macungie Road.Cetronia Road Between Grange Road and Trexlertown Road in Upper Macungie Township.Monroe CountyLocust Ridge Road between Cherry Blossom Lane and Lackawanna County Line in Coolbaugh Township.Northampton CountyRaubsville Road between Hexenkoph and Morgan Hill roads in Williams Township.Durham Road between Coffeetown and Raubsville roads in Williams Township.Lehigh Drive between South 25th Street and Adamson Street in the City of Easton.Schuylkill CountyFountain Road between PA 125 in Frailey Township and PA 25 Hegins Township (closed since previous storm).Helfenstein Road between Hunter Road in Eldred Township and High Road in Butler Township (closed since previous storm).PA 125 between Scenic and Creek roads in Eldred Township (closed since previous storm).Dutchtown Road between Barry and Tiley roads in Eldred Township;Market Street in Port Carbon Borough.Main Street between PA 924 and Borough Line in Gilberton Borough.PA 924 between Eagle Rock Lodge in East Union Township and Chestnut Hill Drive in Hazel Township, Luzerne County.The following roads in northcentral Pennsylvania are closed as of 3:00 p.m.:Bradford CountyRoute 6 between Route 14 in Troy Township and Saco Road in North Towanda Township.Route 6 between Goff Road in Standing Stone Township and Coolbaugh Road in Wysox Township.Route 187 between Coyle Road in Wilmot Township and Wyalusing/New Albany Road in Terry Township.Route 187 between Route 6 in Wysox Township and Wyalusing/New Albany Road in Terry Township.Route 187 between Route 467 in Rome Township and the end of Route 187.Route 220 between Harney Road in Albany township and Route 414 West.Route 1017 (Herrickville Road) between Route 409 in Wyalusing Township and Mercur Road in Herrick Township.Route 2010 (Wyalusing/New Albany Road) between Route 220 in New Albany and Rienze Road in Terry Township.Route 2024 (Liberty Corners Road) between Route 2027 and Kingsley Hill Road in Towanda Township.Route 409 between Route 6 and the end of Route 409 at Camptown in Wyalusing Township.Route 1023 (Keene Summit Road/Irish Bridge Road) between Route 467 Rome Township and Grimes Road in Wysox Township.Route 1049 (Leraysville Road) between Route 187 in Windham Township and Gulf Road in Warren Township.Route 4011 (Rolling Hills Road/Church Street) between Berwick Turnpike Road and Main Street in Smithfield Township.Route 4017 (Leona Road) between Route 6 in Troy Township and Kingsley Road in Springfield Township.Columbia CountyRoute 339 between Dog Town Road and Shadow Mountain Lane in Beaver Township.Route 487 between the two intersection of Route 239 in Benton Township and Benton Borough.Route 1020 (Winding Road) between Route 487 and Ridge Road in Fishing Creek Township.Route 1022 (Zaners Bridge Road) between Route 254 in Greenwood Township and the Luzerne County line in Fishing Creek Township.Route 4004 (Ridge Road/Quarry Road) between Interchange Road in Hemlock Township and Route 11 in Montour Township.Route 4008 (Back Branch Road) between Millerton Road and Whites Church Road in Mt. Pleasant Township.Route 4009 (Millville Road) between Route 42 in Hemlock Township and Route 11 in the Town of Bloomsburg.Route 4019 (Derrs Road) between Route 44 and Nichols Road in Madison Township.Route 4025 (Ants Hill Road) between the Montour County line and Liuzza Road in Madison Township.Route 4026 (Perry Avenue) in Montour and Hemlock townships.Route 4049 (Central Road/Elk Grove Road) between Route 118 and the Sullivan County line in Sugarloaf Township.Route 4049 (Camp Lavigne Road) from Route 118 to Route 487 in Sugarloaf Township.Lycoming CountyRoute 405 between Main Street and Chestnut Street in Muncy Borough.Route 1005 (Lower Barbours Road) between Route 87 and Dunwoody Road in Plunketts Creek Township.Route 2009 (Muncy Exchange Road) between Clarkstown Road and Fogelman Road in Muncy Creek Township.Route 2014 (John Brady Drive) between the intersection of East Lime Bluff and Industrial Park Road in Muncy Creek Township and Route 405 in Muncy Borough.Route 2044 (Penn Street) between Williams Street in Muncy Creek Township and South Main Street in Muncy Borough.Route 2055 (Chippewa Road) between Route 405 in Muncy Creek Township and Beacon Light Road in Muncy Township.Route 2067 (Wallis Road) between Route 442 in and Dairy Farm Road in Moreland Township.Montour CountyRoute 44 between Sportsmans Road and Gearhart Road in Anthony Township.Route 54 between Shed Road in Derry Township and Front Street in Washingtonville.Route 54 between Route 44 in Limestone Township and Valley Road in Valley Township.Route 1004 (Arrowhead Road) between Route 54 and PP and L Road in Anthony Township.Route 1011 (Fox Hollow Road) between Route 44 and the Lycoming County line in Anthony Township.Route 3003 (Narehood Road) between Steckermill Road and Mexico Road in Liberty Township.Route 3010 (Steckermill Road) between Route 54 in Derry Township and Narehood Road in Liberty Township.Route 3010 (Steckermill Road) between Route 54 in Derry Township and Narehood Road in Liberty Township.Northumberland CountyRoute 1025 (Shakespeare Road/Shakespeare Avenue) between Route 45 and Hobbes Road in East Chillisquaque Township.Route 1029 (Creek Road) from Route 642 to Mexico Road in East Chillisquaque Township.Sullivan CountyRoute 2002 (Main Street) between Route 220 in Davidson Township and Nordmont Road in Laporte Township.Route 3005 (Ogdonia Road) between the Lycoming County line in Shrewsbury Township and Route 87 in Hillsgrove Township.Route 4001 (Elk Creek Road) between Route 87 in Hillsgrove Township and Route 154 in Elkland Township.Route 4009 between Campbellville Road and Millview Mountain Road in Elkland Township.Route 4014 (Estella Spur) between Route 154 in Elkland Township and Millview Mountain Road in Forks Township.Route 4016 (Campbellville Road) between Route 4009 in Elkland Township and Warburton Hill Road in Forks Township.Route 4018 (Dushore Overton Road/Main Street) between Kelly Hill Road in Forks Township and Churchill Street in Dushore Borough.Pennsylvanians are encouraged to follow ReadyPA on Twitter @ReadyPA and Facebook for the latest on the weather and how to prepare, and motorists can check road conditions on over 40,000 miles of roadway at 511PA.com.PennDOT cautions motorists to remember to never drive through flooded roadways, as it takes just two feet of fast-moving water to float a car. Anyone who drives around barriers intended to close a road can face increased penalties if emergency responders are called to rescue motorists who disregard traffic control signs.The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission stated that as of 2:00 p.m. today, utilities reported approximately 4,400 outages across Pennsylvania related to storms and flooding – down from an overnight total of just over 18,000 outages. Damage assessment and repair work are ongoing, but damage to roads and high water are still preventing crews from reaching some sites, while in other locations power lines have been deenergized to allow emergency responders to conduct water rescue operations. Crews will continue to assess and track damage and will move forward with restorations when it is safe to perform work.The PUC offers tips for consumers dealing with flood damage here: http://www.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/press_releases.aspx?ShowPR=4067 Governor Wolf Provides Update on Officials’ Visit to Flooded Regions of the State, Latest Road Closures read more
THE country’s top cyclists throughout the various categories will match pedals tomorrow for over $300 000 in prizes and trophies at the fourth annual Albert Rose Memorial Cycling Road Race.Organised by the Linden Bauxite Flyers Cycling Club, the annual event is sponsored by the Rose family in memory of the late Albert Rose and will this year feature a daring 90-mile race.It will begin at 09:00hrs with the cyclists pedalling off from the Linden/Georgetown Bus Park, Republic Avenue in Linden. They will then head to Silver Hill on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway before returning to the point of origin to complete a lap.The event will cater to categories such as Seniors, Juniors (3 laps), Veterans U-45 (2 laps), Veterans O-45, Females and Juveniles (1 lap).The prize structure of the Seniors category will see the winner pocket $52 000 while second place to sixth place will collect $37 000, $27 000, $17 000, $12 000 and $10 000 in that order.Meanwhile the first prize for the Veterans U-45 is $15 000 while the winner of the O-45 event will grab $12 000. The winners of the Juniors, Ladies and Juveniles events will pocket $16 000, $12 000 and $10 000 respectively.The defending champion is Evolution Cycle Club’s Paul De Nobrega who took the event in two hours 43 minutes 37 seconds last year.Meanwhile Briton John (United We Stand CC), Junior Niles (Team Coco’s), Gordon Spencer (Evolution CC) and Trojan CC’s Shenika Teixeira were the respective senior, junior, veteran U-45, veteran O-45 and female winners last year.De Nobrega had sprinted away with three primes and crossed the finish line ahead of Jamual John, Curtis Dey, Briton John, Junior Niles and Silvio Inniss. read more