Tag: New York

America the Beautiful Festival Celebrates Meaning of Freedom

Loads of fun was to be had in downstate New York on the Independence Day weekend at the America the Beautiful Festival—the first of what’s expected to be an annual celebration of freedom and patriotism. Spanning two afternoons and evenings, the festival converged on the main stage where attendees savored a lineup of classic rock,…


‘It’s Crazy’: Trump Weighs in on NYC’s Wood- and Coal-Fired Pizza Oven Crackdown

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacted to the proposed emission-cutting rules targeting New York City’s pizzerias using coal- and wood-fired pizza ovens. “Even now, they want to take away the pizza ovens. We have the greatest pizza parlors in the world. They want to stop that in New York,” Trump said in…


‘We Cherish Freedom’: Residents Celebrate America the Beautiful Festival in Upstate NY

The local festival in upstate New York, running through Independence Day weekend, July 1 to July 2, is a unique celebration of the Fourth of July. Artists like Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego, Zach Myers of Shinedown, and Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, are headlining the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty…


‘God Placed Me Here Tonight for a Reason’: Country Singer Julie Roberts Performs at America the Beautiful Festival

The America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (America TheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and local event space New Century in Deerpark, New York, was kicked off on July 1 to celebrate Independence Day. Festivities included historical reenactments, BBQ and food vendors, educational presentations on the U.S. Constitution and the history of the country…


LIVE 5 PM ET: America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 2

Come join us Saturday and Sunday, July 1–2, for the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (AmericaTheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup, featuring Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Plus, a spectacular fireworks display…


LIVE NOW: America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 2

Come join us Saturday and Sunday, July 1–2, for the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (AmericaTheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup, featuring Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Plus, a spectacular fireworks display…


America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 2

Come join us Saturday and Sunday, July 1–2, for the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (AmericaTheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup, featuring Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Plus, a spectacular fireworks display…


New York Ends ‘Excelsior’ COVID-19 Vaccine Passport App

New York officials have announced the end of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine passport app, as demand has dried up for the pandemic-era relic that critics call discriminatory. The plug will be pulled on the Excelsior Pass Plus (EPP) on July 28, amid plummeting demand for access to digital test and vaccine records and as the…


Recovering the Titan 12,500 Feet Underwater Was Dangerous, Complex, Emotional

EAST AURORA, N.Y.—When Edward Cassano and his colleagues arrived in the remote stretch of ocean where the Titan submersible had gone missing, they quickly learned that they would have to do what other deep-sea experts had already tried unsuccessfully: to find the lost sub in some of the most forbidding depths of the North Atlantic….


America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 1

Come join us Saturday and Sunday, July 1–2, for the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (AmericaTheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup, featuring Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Plus, a spectacular fireworks display…