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By City News Service Photo: Mayor Eric Garcetti's Office LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With the 2021-22 fiscal year budget increasing funding to the Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program by a third, Mayor Eric Garcetti said today that he met with the program's new recruits who will be using engagement strategies to reduce violence in their communities. “Strengthening the human bonds in the neighborhoods we serve is essential to public safety, and that work starts by empowering the people who have earned the trust of their community,'' Garcetti said. “Keeping people safe isn't just a job for...

eye on the news A Self-Inflicted Crisis Declaring a gun-violence emergency, Governor Cuomo won’t face certain inconvenient causes of rising violent crime. Politics and law New York New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a “gun violence disaster emergency” this week. Cuomo said he would pattern New York’s efforts to contain the sharp increase in shootings on its victory over Covid-19. “New York,” the governor explained, “is going to lead the nation once again with a comprehensive approach to combating and preventing gun violence, and our first step is acknowledg...

OSWEGO - Oswego Bookmobile will be driving books home to Oswego neighborhoods this summer for the 11th season beginning on Monday, July 5 and running through Friday, Aug. 20. The summer reading theme for 2021 is Tails & Tales. Each week will have a theme organized around a weekly book choice. The weekly themes this summer are: Week 1: The Better to Read You My Dear Week 2: Fur, Feathers, and Scales “Oh My!” Week 3: Hopping Into a Great Tale Week 4: In an Ocean Far, Far Away Week 5: Read, Connect, Protect Week 6: Man’s Best Friend Week 7: There’s No Place Like Home Children...

TROY, N.Y. — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, child care providers have performed a vital role in helping families cope and receive services.

Aurora's First Fridays to offer activities for teens and kids May 7 On May 7, 1 E. Benton will be open with artwork on display by three local artists during First Fridays. Courtesy of Joseph Weber   Updated 5/4/2021 12:47 PM First Fridays will feature nearly two dozen venues open with art, music, and more on May 7. The monthly event returned in April after going virtual for some dates last year. May's event will have something for everyone, and includes more than a handful of activities geared toward kids and teens.   The Alive Center for Teens, 78 S. LaSalle St. located insid...